Buddhist Empirical Realism and the Conduct of Armed Conflict 01/06/2022, Buddhist Circles This thought-provoking article by Dr Elizabeth Harris argues that ancient Pali Buddhist texts such as the Cakkavatti-sīhanāda Sutta and the Mahā-dukkha-kkhanda Sutta are ...
Fundamental Intelligence, a Buddhist Justification for the Universal Principles Underlying IHL 27/05/2022, Buddhist Circles In this fascinating article from the ICRC Buddhism and IHL project, Dr Diane Denis, focuses on an ancient North Indian Buddhist text, the ...
Two Dimensions of Buddhist Practice and Their Implications on Statecraft 24/05/2022, Buddhist Circles This article by esteemed Sri Lankan scholar Professor Asanga Tilakaratne argues that, within Buddhism, the ethics of lay Buddhists aiming for better rebirths ...
‘Not knowing is most intimate’: Zen Kōan Meditation Practice and the Fog of War 20/05/2022, Buddhist Circles The branch of international humanitarian law (IHL) related to targeting is notoriously challenging to apply in practice. In this important article from the ...
Implications of Buddhist Political Ethics for the Minimisation of Suffering in Situations of Armed Conflict 19/05/2022, Buddhist Circles Contemporary Buddhism has published a revised version of an article by the highly respected Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar Professor P. D. Premasiri. The ...
Buddhist Motivation to Support IHL: An Article by Prof. Peter Harvey 18/05/2022, Buddhist Circles As part of the ICRC project on Buddhism and IHL, the Contemporary Buddhism journal has just published a seminal article on Buddhism and ...
The Ethics of Warfare in the Aztec Civilization 31/01/2022, Other Traditions A look at history shows that rules surrounding the conduct of war have existed across all civilisations. The American Red Cross in its ...
[Spanish] International Humanitarian Law and the Mayan Legal Order 12/01/2022, Other Traditions All cultures have evolved rules and mechanisms to regulate armed conflicts and to prevent unnecessary suffering. While the underlying principles are often universal, ...
Contemporary Buddhism Publishes Pioneering ICRC Article Exploring the Interface Between Buddhism and IHL 21/12/2021, Buddhist Circles Given that Buddhist teachings encourage compassion and non-violence, scholarship has tended to critique Buddhists’ involvement in armed conflict rather than considering how it ...
Call for Papers: Southeast Asian Contributions to the Development of the Rules of Warfare in Islam 31/05/2021, Islamic Circles The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in cooperation with Journal al-Jamiah of State Islamic University (UIN) Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta and the ...
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