Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog
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Der Podcast Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog bzw. ICRC Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog ist eine Veröffentlichung des Internationalen Komitees vom Roten Kreuz (IKRK, engl. ICRC) in englischer Sprache. Die — in der Regel wöchentlichen — Beiträge behandeln Aspekte des Humanitären Völkerrechts (HVR, engl. IHL für International Humanitarian Law) wie zum Beispiel der Genfer Abkommen und ihrer Zusatzprotokolle.
Der Podcast startete im Mai 2021 und ist die gesprochene Variante des gleichnamigen Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog, der bereits seit April 2016 erscheint. Herausgeberin ist die Juristin Elizabeth J. Rushing, die seit November 2019 für das IKRK tätig ist (Juli 2022).1 Der Podcast Humanity in War ist eine Ergänzung dazu.
Letzte Artikel des Blogs
Es folgen die Ankündigungen der letzten neuen Artikel des Blogs in Originalsprache, die zugleich auch als Podcast zur Verfügung stehen. Dieser Inhalt ist dynamisch extern eingebunden und unterliegt den Urheberrechten des IKRK als Quelle, nicht dieser Enzyklopädie.
- The adoption of the 1949 Geneva Conventions: a humanitarian break and colonial continuity (26.02.2026)
More than seven decades after their adoption, the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 remain foundational to contemporary international humanitarian law (IHL). Efforts to update their Commentaries testify to both the resilience of the Geneva Conventions and their enduring relevance in modern armed conflicts. Yet the story of their making is inseparable from the longer history...
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- Islamic law and the right to life in armed conflict (24.02.2026)
Islamic legal traditions and the modern framework of international humanitarian law (IHL) emerged from different contexts and traditions, but they share many underlying values – such as restraint, humanity, and the protection of those not (or no longer) participating in hostilities. Islamic law therefore offers a distinct but complementary perspective to IHL on the sanctity...
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- “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”: the ICRC’s approach to Common Article 3 in its updated Commentary (19.02.2026)
The updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV) includes a number of important updates to its treatment of Common Article 3 (CA3). These relate primarily to three areas: the treatment of coalitions in non-international armed conflict (NIAC); the provision of support by one party to another; and questions of gender and the...
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- Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention (17.02.2026)
Following five years of research and consultations, the ICRC published a new, updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV) of 1949 in October 2025. GC IV is the cornerstone of protection for civilians in international armed conflict and occupation – protections that remain urgently relevant amid patterns of urban warfare, strikes on essential services,...
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- Waging warfare at sea: how exceptional is the maritime domain today? (10.02.2026)
Naval warfare has undergone dramatic transformation, expanding across multiple domains and exposing civilian seafarers, infrastructure, and global supply chains to new and evolving risks. As modern maritime operations become faster, more complex, and more interconnected, long-standing legal frameworks face growing pressure to keep pace. In this post, ICRC Legal Adviser Abby Zeith examines the changing...
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Weitere Informationen
Blog und Podcast
- Blogs.ICRC.org, Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog (Website)
- Blogs.ICRC.org, Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog (RSS-Feed)
Enzyklopädie
- Artikel Humanity in War
- Artikel Humanitäres Völkerrecht
- Artikel Genfer Abkommen
- Artikel Internationales Komitee vom Roten Kreuz
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ LinkedIn.com, Elizabeth J. Rushing.
