ICRC Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog

243 Episodes

1. Respect for the dead under Islamic law: considerations for humanitarian forensics

   Published: 6/19/2025
2. Verses of mercy: how Somali oral traditions can mitigate conflict and support IHL

   Published: 6/5/2025
3. Reaffirming IHL’s specific protection of hospitals

   Published: 5/27/2025
4. Eighty years on: honouring memory, upholding humanity

   Published: 5/23/2025
5. The shifting battlefield: technology, tactics, and the risk of blurring lines in warfare

   Published: 5/22/2025
6. Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts: detention operations in international armed conflicts

   Published: 5/15/2025
7. From “total war” to “total defence”: tracing the origins of civilian involvement in armed conflict

   Published: 4/30/2025
8. The imperative to protect water and water systems during armed conflict

   Published: 4/24/2025
9. Addressing landmine pollution: how the 'polluter pays' principle can help

   Published: 4/17/2025
10. From disenchantment to a universal culture of compliance: IHL education “2.0”

    Published: 4/10/2025
11. Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts: key preparedness measures

    Published: 4/3/2025
12. Anchoring protection: Islamic law contributions to the development of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions

    Published: 3/27/2025
13. Environmental destruction in conflict: broadening accountability in war

    Published: 3/20/2025
14. Anti-personnel mines: the false promise of security through exceptionalism in war

    Published: 3/13/2025
15. Hospitals under fire: legal and practical challenges to strengthened protection

    Published: 3/6/2025
16. AI, war and (in)humanity: the role of human emotions in military decision-making

    Published: 2/20/2025
17. A steppingstone for more? Progress on the protection of civilian populations from ICT activities during armed conflict

    Published: 2/13/2025
18. A call to make international humanitarian law a political priority

    Published: 2/6/2025
19. Canada’s first voluntary IHL report: a step forward with opportunities for improvement

    Published: 1/30/2025
20. ‘Hybrid threats’, ‘grey zones’, ‘competition’, and ‘proxies’: When is it actually war?

    Published: 1/16/2025