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Two truths and a lie: seventy years of the Geneva Conventions

Two truths and a lie: seventy years of the Geneva Conventions

November 14, 2019, Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict
Jean-Marie Henckaerts

This year’s anniversary of the Geneva Conventions provides the space for humanitarian practitioners and legal ...

How humanitarians safeguard the law of armed conflict

How humanitarians safeguard the law of armed conflict

October 25, 2016, Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict
The editors

In situations of armed conflicts and violence across the world, humanitarian actors operate amidst recurring violations of international humanitarian law (IHL). Not only ...

The establishment of courts by armed groups: what is the legal basis?

The establishment of courts by armed groups: what is the legal basis?

October 11, 2016, Analysis / Law and Conflict
Ezequiel Heffes

While the law of armed conflict is understood as granting armed groups the possibility to install judicial mechanisms in order to pass judgments ...

Leaving people behind: Impartiality’s forgotten clause

Leaving people behind: Impartiality’s forgotten clause

May 18, 2016, World Humanitarian Summit
Marc DuBois

In the words of the UN Secretary General, ‘Leaving no one behind’ “is a central aspiration of most political, ethical or religious codes ...