Can African proverbs be of value in the current climate of conflict on the African continent? Exploring the use of proverbs in the promotion of the Tool on African Traditions and the Preservation of Humanity in Warfare 04/07/2025, Other Traditions Ntokozo Sibanyoni The ICRC Regional Delegation in Southern Africa (Delegation) launched version 2.0 of the Tool on African Traditions and the Preservation ...
Military chaplains and equivalent religious personnel under international humanitarian law 03/04/2025, Humanitarian AffairsAndrew Bartles-Smith This groundbreaking article by Andrew Bartles-Smith published in the International Review of the Red Cross (read the full article here) explores the implications ...
Security beyond the physical – Addressing the Nasa indigenous people’s spiritual harm in armed conflict 19/11/2024, Other Traditions This article was originally posted on the Armed Groups and International Law blog as a part of the Beyond Compliance Blog Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and ...
Buddhism’s Psycho-ethics of Non-harm and Restraint for All Sentient Beings During Armed Conflict 19/11/2024, Buddhist Circles This article was originally posted on the Armed Groups and International Law blog as a part of the Beyond Compliance Blog Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and ...
Ottoman Governance and Military Ethics 09/07/2024, Islamic Circles The blog post by Shadeen Ali is based on the longer article Ottoman Laws of War by the same author which forms Chapter ...
Mongol Laws of War 04/07/2024, Other Traditions This article by Dr. Samuel C. Duckett White forms Chapter 2 of The Laws of Yesterday’s Wars 3. History is not always ...
Podcast: Islamic Laws of War 22/03/2024, Islamic Circles What are the key Islamic law principles aimed at protecting civilian persons and objects during armed conflict? In this podcast published by the ...
Philippines: Yakan book emphasizes protection to victims of armed conflict afforded by Islamic law and IHL 06/03/2024, Islamic Circles The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been at the forefront of promoting respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) – the ...
Exploring Hindu ethics of warfare: The Purāṇas 17/01/2024, Hindu Circles In this new study in the International Review of the Red Cross, Raj Balkaran and Walter Dorn supplement their 2022 paper ‘Charting Hinduism’s Rules ...
The Path of Peace: Using the Buddhist ‘Middle Way’ to Encourage IHL Compliance 18/12/2023, Buddhist Circles Armed conflict is when one party or more exercises force against the other(s). However, a party’s resort to violence in times of war ...
