ICRC Law & Policy Newsletter - 2019 Challenges Report - Position Paper: International Humanitarian Law and Cyber Operations during Armed Conflicts...

Law & Policy Newsletter

04 December 2019

New: 2019 Challenges Report

The ICRC has published its report on International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts. The 2019 'Challenges Report' brings to the fore significant new trends and complexities of contemporary armed conflicts. It presents cutting-edge analysis of the legal challenges these entail.

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Paper: International Humanitarian Law and Cyber Operations during Armed Conflicts

Can cyber operations cause human harm? And how does IHL protect civilians from hostile cyber operations? With the use of cyber operations a present-day reality during armed conflict, the ICRC has recently published this position paper presenting its views on cyber operations and IHL. This paper is also accompanied by a blog post on cyber operations and IHL.

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Updated: IHL Digital App now available on desktop and tablet

The IHL Digital App is now newly available for use on tablet and desktop for Windows. The app provides access to more than 75 treaties and other documents relating to international humanitarian law (IHL) – most notably, the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, the ICRC's original and updated Commentaries on the Conventions and Additional Protocols, and the rules of customary IHL identified by the ICRC's 2005 Study on customary IHL.

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Spotlight on the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

Watch: Celebrating the Geneva Conventions in Yerevan

As the Geneva Conventions turn 70, what have been some of the key trends, success stories, and current challenges, to ensuring protection for humanity during times of armed conflict? Rewatch the livestream of the public discussion on 22 November from the sidelines of last month's Yerevan International Conference for Young Researchers dedicated to the 70 years of the Geneva Conventions.

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Blog: Two truths and a lie: seventy years of the Geneva Conventions

In this blog post Jean-Marie Henckaerts, head of the ICRC project to update the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977, examines the often-reported narrative trend that IHL is only ever violated during armed conflict, and assesses the validity of three commonly-held assertions made about IHL today.

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Upcoming events/courses/conferences

December

09
2019

33rd International Conference - Power of Humanity

The 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent will be held in Geneva from 9 - 12 December. Join the conversation #RCRC19

Geneva
9-12 Dec 2019

December

04
2019

Exhibition: Pages - 150 Years of the International Review of the Red Cross

This exhibition highlights the role of the International Review of the Red Cross in disseminating progress in international law related to armed conflict, and innovation in humanitarian response over the past 150 years.

Humanitarium, Geneva
30 Oct 2019 - 30 April 2020

Blog: The Other Side of Trust

Trust is a fundamental pillar underpinning humanitarian action and values, but what is the effect of mistrust by humanitarians themselves? Ahead of the dedicated discussion on trust at the Red Cross and Red Crescent Statutory Meetings and 33rd International Conference, Marc Dubois, independent humanitarian analyst and former Executive Director of Médecins sans Frontières UK, examines the lack of trust by humanitarians and its effects.

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Podcast: Operational Impacts of Islamic Law

With armed conflicts taking place in so many parts of the Muslim world, the Islamic law of war is as indispensable as ever for the protection of civilians and others. In this latest episode, Intercross The Podcast interviewed Dr Ahmed Al-Dawoody, Legal Adviser for Islamic Law at the ICRC, on the intersection of international humanitarian law and Islamic law on operational impacts.

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ICRC Law and Policy Updates in French

Prefer to receive this email in French? The ICRC is launching a French language version of the Law and Policy Newsletter.

All RCRC Statutory Meetings Documents Available Online

Resource: 150 Years of RCRC Statutory Meetings Documents Available Online

The reports and resolutions of all past International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and Council of Delegates are just a few clicks away.

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News: ICRC President Peter Maurer to Serve Third Term

Peter Maurer will serve a third four-year mandate as president of the ICRC, following a vote by the ICRC’s governing body in November 2019.

Translation: Displacement in Times of Armed Conflict: How IHL Protects in War, and Why it Matters

Arabic and Spanish versions of the study looking at the role IHL plays in preventing and addressing displacement during armed conflict are now available via the ICRC shop.

Competition: Posters for Protected Persons: The Geneva Conventions at 70

This art competition, launched by Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on IHL, encourages poster entries promoting the humanitarian values and norms that are binding in times of armed conflict. Submit your artwork before the 8 December.

Call for Papers Extended: The Asia-Pacific Journal on International Humanitarian Law

The Asia-Pacific Journal on International Humanitarian Law is inviting the submission of articles on subjects related to IHL, humanitarian policy or humanitarian action for publication in the 2020 edition. Authors are invited to send papers before 6 January 2020.

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