The Crisis, Conflict and Arms division documents and exposes violations of human rights and the laws of war during armed conflicts ... humanitarian aid and other basic necessities, as well as ...

International humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the laws of war or the law of armed conflict, is a set of international laws that establish what can and can't be done in an armed conflict. The ...

armed conflict under international humanitarian law (the laws of war). Serious violations of international humanitarian law constitute war crimes. 117 It is widely recognized that a civilian ...

Some delegations considered the general principle to reflect customary international law. A number of delegations stated that the definition of armed conflicts in article 2(b) deviated from the ...

IHL applies to armed conflicts, but it does not regulate ... the need for constraints in the waging of war. Its basic rules reflect a universal humanitarian instinct and overlap with human rights law ...

This note outlines and explains the role of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies during international armed conflict under international humanitarian law (IHL). While it primarily focuses on ...

The main published output for this project is Women’s Rights in Armed Conflict Under International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2020). A Policy Summary of the book can be accessed through the ...

The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world ... to adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian law. A young refugee from the war in Sudan attends school at a ...

With sponsorship from the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), Russell Buchan and Asaf Lubin have been invited to coordinate a pioneering new project examining the protection ...