❝War in the age of rising chaos
Competition for scarce resources, widening inequalities, mounting demographic pressures – as technological weapons become increasingly accessible, the world…
Mirjana Spoljaric Egger: ‘Switzerland and the ICRC shouldn’t mix their distinct forms of neutrality’
The ICRC president calls for a paradigm shift as the organisation must now engage directly with heads of…
Gender (re)balancing: the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
International humanitarian law (IHL) has long been critiqued for its gendered fault lines, specifically the marginalization of violence…
a humanitarian break and colonial continuity
More than seven decades after their adoption, the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 remain foundational to contemporary international…
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…