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Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts: movement, mass displacement and family links
By the end of 2024, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated that 123.2 million people worldwide were forcibly displ…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Nordic governments must uphold the global ban on anti-personnel mines
As security concerns intensify across Europe following the escalation of the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine in 2022, several…
5 months ago
Restoring education after armed conflict: an IHL-guided framework
When armed conflict ends, education does not always return with it. In many post-conflict settings, schools remain closed long after ceasefires, whil…
5 months, 1 week ago
When the perpetrator is the climate
Climate change and armed conflict increasingly intersect in humanitarian settings. While the sector is now alert to climate-related risks – particula…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Deciding under algorithms: artificial intelligence and the protection of civilian infrastructure in armed conflict
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based decision-support systems are increasingly embedded upstream of the use of force, shaping how military actors plan …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Engaging non-state armed groups on the protection of missing people and their families
The ICRC continues to witness unacceptable levels of suffering when the law designed to protect families, prevent people from going missing, and ensu…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
The adoption of the 1949 Geneva Conventions: a humanitarian break and colonial continuity
More than seven decades after their adoption, the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 remain foundational to contemporary international humanitarian law …
6 months, 1 week ago
Islamic law and the right to life in armed conflict
Islamic legal traditions and the modern framework of international humanitarian law (IHL) emerged from different contexts and traditions, but they sh…
6 months, 1 week ago
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”: the ICRC’s approach to Common Article 3 in its updated Commentary
The updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV) includes a number of important updates to its treatment of Common Article 3 (CA3)…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Protecting civilians in good faith a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
Following five years of research and consultations, the ICRC published a new, updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV) of 1949 in O…
6 months, 2 weeks ago