"The Dangerous Rise of Dual-Use Objects in War" by Oona A. Hathaway, Azmat Khan et al. Each day, the news brings stories of military attacks on schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, electrical facilities, and other critical civilian infrastructure. The militaries attacking these obje...

“… targeting of #dual-useObjects— #civilianInfrastructure with potential #military application—poses severe risks to civilians & blurs the lines of #internationalHumanitarianLaw
… attacks often cause disproportionate civilian suffering, erode protection standards, & … total #infrastructural collapse

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellows - Laura Baron-Mendoza, a Colombian lawyer with a Doctorate in Law from McGill University and an LL.M. from the Geneva Academy of #InternationalHumanitarianLaw and #HumanRights.
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Presenter urges United Nations member states to act after humanitarian workers killed A presenter told attendees that hundreds of humanitarian workers were killed in 2025 across 21 countries and that more than 1,010 have been killed over three years, and urged United Nations member states to strengthen protection and accountability for aid workers.

Hundreds of humanitarian workers have tragically lost their lives in recent years, prompting a dire call for United Nations member states to take immediate action to protect those who risk everything for others.

Learn more here

#US #CivicAccountability #InternationalHumanitarianLaw

Yes, wars have rules. They exist to preserve the dignity of humanity, and so we can live together again when war is over.
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#LOAC #IHL
#LawOfArmedConflict
#InternationalHumanitarianLaw

Expert Q&A: A Targeting Primer on Iran War Leading legal experts Q&A analyzes how the law of armed conflict applies to United States, Israeli, Iranian strikes - focusing on targeting rules and civilian protections.

Expert Q&A: A Targeting Primer on Iran War

By @mikeschmitt.bsky.social, @tessbridgeman.bsky.social, @rgoodlaw.bsky.social

#IranWar #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #NavalWarfare

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HRC on Iran: the Council must condemn human rights violations by all parties to this conflict | ICJ United Nations Human Rights Council 61st Regular Session Urgent Debate   Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the

🚨 @humanrightscouncil.bsky.social ICJ condemns the unlawful attacks by #Israel & the #US against #Iran & urges the Council to condemn human rights violations by all parties to this conflict.
🔗 Read the full statement: www.icj.org/hrc-on-iran-...

#InternationalLaw #InternationalHumanitarianLaw

@legaleagle.tv & Spencer, The Scowl Owl | LegalEagle: "War Crimes in Iran" | #LawsOfWar #LawOfArmedConflict #BelligerentEquality #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #PeteHegseth #DepartmentOfWar
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#NewBlog "State exploitation of regime fragmentation: A case study of Sudan’s weaponisation of an institutional gap in the international protection legal framework" by Oriola O. Oyewole.

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#InternationalHumanitarianLaw #RefugeeProtection #IDPRights #SudanCrisis

I'm no Miss Cleo or Nostradamus, but this sounds like further confirmation of U.S. policy, approval of Israel's genocide of Palestinians.

Which means that the time of
#InternationalHumanitarianLaw
is over.

American or not, get in the way of their master plan, and you will be Pinochet-ed.

International Humanitarian Law is at Breaking Point – but not Beyond Repair GENEVA, February 17 (IPS) - International humanitarian law is at a breaking point, as rampant impunity for serious violations is enabling even greater abuses against civilians and detainees.

International Humanitarian Law is at Breaking Point – but not Beyond Repair

#InternationalHumanitarianLaw

Australian doctors protest Israel’s destruction of health rights in Gaza Israel’s deregistration of international health providers in Gaza makes legally mandated care increasingly impossible, raising serious questions about compliance with international law.

Banning international health providers in Gaza has made legally mandated care increasingly impossible, exposing sustained breaches of humanitarian and human rights law, writes Stephanie Dowrick.
#PearlsAndIrritations #auspol #internationalhumanitarianlaw #healthcare

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Let's talk #IHL!

Join us for this webinar organized in partnership with @redcrosscanada.bsky.social: Navigating #Violence in contested territories with the authors of the @icrc.org new policy report!

RSVP required ➡️ www.uottawa.ca/research-inn...

#InternationalHumanitarianLaw

Lebanon’s orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes – raising troubling international law questions | IwPost Ongoing conflict, particularly in a three-month period in late 2024, caused widespread environmental destruction and the spread of toxic materials.

Lebanon’s orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes – raising troubling international law questions   #Airstrikes #Ecocide #Environment #Environmentaldestruction #Hezbollah #Internationalhumanitarianlaw #Internationallaw #Israel #IsraelHezbollah #Lebanesewar #Lebanon #

❓A recent blogpost from Jonathan Kwik and Adriaan Wiese theorises that defensive AI agents could independently teach themselves to abuse protected symbols like the Red Cross to trick enemies into aborting attacks.
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#InternationalHumanitarianLaw #AIregulation #CyberSecurity

About to do what I love - give a public presentation about #InternationalHumanitarianLaw. I would do this all day long!

#IHL #LawofWar #LawofArmedConflict #HumanityInWar

When Hamas violates the principle of distinction by carrying out its operations, firing missiles, and working from civilian sites, the particular sites it uses become legitimate military targets. #IHL #InternationalHumanitarianLaw
Every casualty, the suffering is on Hamas.

The new AI arms race changing the war in Ukraine Both Ukraine and Russia use AI in battle, but removing human decision-making comes with risks.

“There are also fears that automated systems will violate the rules of war. How will they avoid harming civilians, or distinguish soldiers who want to surrender?” #LawOfArmedConflict #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #ArtificialIntelligence #Drones www.bbc.com/news/article...

Required reading for the House of Commons, Senate, and @globalaffairs.canada.ca

Canada is not fulfilling its responsibilities under #internationalhumanitarianlaw @icrc.org @redcrosscanada.bsky.social

Day 2 of the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Training is well underway, with expert lecturers from the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana.

#InternationalHumanitarianLaw

Retaliation as a War Crime: The Gateway to Command Liability Dateline: September 10, 2025 - Portland, Oregon

Retaliation is a war crime; the prohibition is absolute; Geneva IV and the Rome Statute put this on command

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#retaliation #warcrimes #genevaconvention #romestatute #kupreskic #commandliability #civilianprotection #internationalhumanitarianlaw #accountability

Today we also renewed our MoU with Damascus University, represented by President, Professor Mustafa Saem Aldahr and Dean of the Law Faculty, Dr. Yasser al-Howaish and his team—reaffirming our joint commitment to academic cooperation in the fields of #HumanRights and #InternationalHumanitarianLaw.

#internationalhumanitarianlaw #humanitarianlaw #icrc @icrc.org
#genevaconventions

SIPRI to host virtual launch event for new report on bias in military AI On 29 August, SIPRI will host a virtual event to launch the new report ‘Bias in Military AI and Compliance with International Humanitarian Law’. States involved in policy debates on military AI are in...

'🗓️ Join SIPRI on 29 August at 14:00 CEST for the virtual launch of SIPRI’s new report: Bias in Military AI and Compliance with International Humanitarian Law.

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#ArtificialIntelligence #MilitaryAI #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #IHL

UN officially declares famine in Gaza A UN-backed report has confirmed that there is widespread famine in Gaza, the first time a famine has been declared in the Middle East. Israel immediately rejected the findings.

"A UN-backed report has confirmed that there is widespread famine in Gaza, the first time a famine has been declared in the Middle East. Israel immediately rejected the findings."

#Gaza #Famine #HumanRights #CeaseFire #Palestine #InternationalHumanitarianLaw

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