Legitimized self defence – quo vadis Security Council? No agreement on States by States on Mechanism to Strengthen Compliance with Rules of War. Iraq to file UN complaint over Turkish incursion. Putin threatens to immediately destroy any target threatening Russia in Syria. Months after Ramahdi fell to ISIS, Iraq takes it back. As CAR prepares …
In this short ICRC video on fighting violations of humanitarian law made available on 19th March 2014, Pierre Krähenbühl talks about some of the challenges the ICRC faces in setting up a constructive dialogue with all parties to an armed conflict. He talks about how the ICRC deals with the fragmentation of armed groups in modern non-international …
Last week, the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations discussed the ‘Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts’. This item was first placed on the agenda of the United Nations in 1982 at the request of Denmark, Finland, Norway …
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Today the Security Council is holding its thirteenth open debate on the Protection of Civilians (‘POC’) in Armed Conflict. The Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict has been a thematic issue on the Security Council’s agenda since 1999, when the President of the Security Council asked the United Nations Secretary-General to submit a report on …
The International Review of the Red Cross has dedicated its last two editions to the theme of armed groups. Issue number 882 is on ‘Understanding Armed Groups and the Applicable Law’ and the articles on this topic are as follows: Editorial Editorial: understanding armed groups and the applicable law – IRRC June No 882 The …