The power of words: the dangerous rhetoric of the “terrorist”

March 4, 2020 6 mins read Counterterrorism / Religion Ellen Policinski

Although acts of terrorism are prohibited under a wide variety of legal regimes at the international, regional and domestic levels (including international humanitarian ...

From child soldier to child ‘terrorist’: safeguarding innocence from counter-terrorism

November 20, 2019 6 mins read Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Principles Sandra Krähenmann & Paulien Vandendriessche

Despite legal prohibitions, children continue to be recruited and used in various capacities during armed conflict, in some cases by armed groups labeled ...

Black magic, zombies and dragons: a tale of IHL in the 21st Century

September 3, 2019 14 mins read Armed Groups / Conduct of Hostilities / Counterterrorism / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Scope of application / Sexual Violence / Technology in Humanitarian Action / Terrorism and IHL / The most read blog posts in 2019 Helen Durham

As we marked the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions last month, I want to ...

5 operational realities of detention in contemporary armed conflict

November 30, 2018 12 mins read Counterterrorism / Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Terrorism and IHL Laurent Saugy & Tilman Rodenhäuser

Hidden behind thick walls and barbed wire, detention realities are generally little known to the ...