🎉Happy New Year! We thank you for your continued engagement and genuine interest in all things international humanitarian law (IHL) and policy in the past year!  With this newsletter, update your critical reading lists with our top posts and products from 2023, as we get ready to bring you more cutting-edge trends and stories in 2024. Stay informed!

 📘 Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog: Top Posts

• Tilman Rodenhäuser, Mauro Vignati, 8 rules for “civilian hackers” during war, and 4 obligations for states to restrain them, October 4, 2023
• Ruben Stewart, Georgia Hinds, Algorithms of war: The use of artificial intelligence in decision making in armed conflict, October 24, 2023
• Joelle Rizk, Sean Cordey, Understanding digital risks in armed conflict, July 27, 2023

• Marina Sharpe, It’s all relative: the humanitarian principles in historical and legal perspective, March 16, 2023
  
• Alexander Breitegger, Towards a disability-inclusive IHL: ICRC views and recommendation, July 6, 2023
  
• Hugo Slim, Five types of humanitarian influence, February 7, 2023

🔖 Editor's Picks

Present and engaged: how the ICRC responds to armed conflict and violence in cities

‘Back to basics’ with a digital twist: humanitarian principles and dilemmas in the digital age

When the lights go out: the protection of energy infrastructure in armed conflict

War, law and outer space: pathways to reduce the human cost of military space operations 

🎙️ Humanity in War Podcast: Top Listens

Episode 9:
Humanitarian neutrality in contemporary armed conflict

Episode 16:
Israel and the occupied territories: how IHL applies

Episode 11:
How IHL develops - trends and opportunities

🔗 Law and Policy Public Events

• The Practice of Non-State Armed Groups: Implementing IHL Rules on Detention and Urban Warfare, April 4, 2023
• Protecting Civilians Against Digital Threats During Armed Conflict, October 19, 2023
• Protecting Children During War in Cities, October 31 2023

📍 IHL in Action: New Summaries

In October 2023, we released 77 case summaries on our database: IHL in Action: Respect for the Law on the Battlefield. The goal is to make these positive examples of IHL compliance more accessible more accessible to policymakers, diplomats, advocates, and beyond.  They provide a short overview of basic IHL rules, an insight into the context, and IHL compliance highlights. Explore now. 

📚 International Review of the Red Cross: Last Editions

Organized Crime, June 2023

Protecting the Environment in Armed Conflict, December 2023

📢 Outreach Amplified

• The New York Times referred to the ICRC's Humanitarian Law and Policy blog "Shielding prisoners of war from public curiosity" for guidance to publish information about prisoners of war (POWs).
• The Guardian published an article about respecting POW’s right on dignity, referring to our blog titled: "GCIII Commentary: protecting the honour of prisoners of war".
• The BBC published an article about the rules of engagement for civilian hackers involved in conflicts, citing our blog post on "8 rules for “civilian hackers” during war, and 4 obligations for states to restrain them".
  

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