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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Recognising and Addressing Harm to Children Caused by Explosive Weapons

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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 Law. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal strategies that can effectively address harm …

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Exploring new approaches to humanitarian engagement with armed non-state actors: the role of religious leaders in promoting compliance with IHL

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The content of this article builds upon the analysis and findings of the author’s Master’s thesis, which explored innovative approaches to humanitarian engagement with armed non-state actors (ANSAs), focusing on how collaboration with religious leaders can promote greater compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL). As the proportion of non-international armed conflicts (NIACs) has increased significantly, armed non-state actors …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Buddhism’s Psycho-ethics of Non-harm and Restraint for All Sentient Beings During Armed Conflict

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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 Law. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal strategies that can effectively …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Security beyond the physical – Addressing the Nasa indigenous people’s spiritual harm in armed conflict

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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 Law. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal strategies that can effectively …

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AGIL Podcast – Episode 2: Civilian Agency in Violent Settings

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More than half the world’s population are living in settings where they are regularly exposed to violence, whether from armed actors, gangs, community defence forces or criminal groups. What do civilian communities do to protect themselves and others in these settings? And what can we learn from them about civilian protection? To look at these …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: War is not skin deep – International Humanitarian Law and mental health

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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 Law. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal strategies that can effectively …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Armed Groups, Compliance and International Law. There is more than meets the eye

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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 Law. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualization of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal strategies that can effectively address …

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Practical measures to prevent and mitigate conflict-induced food insecurity

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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 Law. The introductory post can be found here. The symposium invites reflection on the conceptualisation of negative everyday lived experiences of armed conflict, and legal and extra-legal strategies that can effectively address …

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