The Role of the Private Sector in Ensuring Respect for IHL

The Role of the Private Sector in Ensuring Respect for IHL

The Role of the Private Sector in Ensuring Respect for IHL On September 12th, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) published its report, International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts. It is customary for the ICRC to...
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Redressing Civilian Harm and Going Beyond IHL Compliance

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Redressing Civilian Harm and Going Beyond IHL Compliance

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Redressing Civilian Harm and Going Beyond IHL Compliance Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War and Armed Groups and International...
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Strategies to Reduce Harm and Need in War Through a Decolonial and Intersectional Lens

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Strategies to Reduce Harm and Need in War Through a Decolonial and Intersectional Lens

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Strategies to Reduce Harm and Need in War Through a Decolonial and Intersectional Lens Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of...
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Compliance + Restraint Towards Full(er) Protection in War

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Compliance + Restraint Towards Full(er) Protection in War

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Compliance + Restraint Towards Full(er) Protection in War Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War and Armed Groups and International...
Beyond Compliance Symposium – Why and How to Go “Beyond the Law” to Address Negative Lived Experiences of Armed Conflict

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Why and How to Go “Beyond the Law” to Address Negative Lived Experiences of Armed Conflict

Beyond Compliance Symposium – Why and How to Go “Beyond the Law” to Address Negative Lived Experiences of Armed Conflict Editors’ note: This post forms part of the Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to Prevent Harm and Need in Conflict, featured across Articles of War...
Regaining Perspective on the Law of Armed Conflict

Regaining Perspective on the Law of Armed Conflict

Regaining Perspective on the Law of Armed Conflict As I noted in my “2024 Year Ahead” post, I am worried that the law of armed conflict (LOAC) faces an array of threats to its application on the battlefield and beyond. The post set out five that I find especially...