How humanitarians safeguard the law of armed conflict October 25, 2016, Humanitarian Action / Law and ConflictThe 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? October 11, 2016, Analysis / Law and ConflictEzequiel 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 May 18, 2016, World Humanitarian SummitMarc DuBois In the words of the UN Secretary General, ‘Leaving no one behind’ “is a central aspiration of most political, ethical or religious codes ...