📢 Ep6 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Drones & The Future of War" #CivilianHarm #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep6-drone... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

📢 NEW: Beyond Data Hub—an #IHL -informed interactive tool for exploring patterns of armed actors’ conduct during #armedconflict across conflicts in #Somalia (2021-2023), #SouthSudan (2013-2018) and #Myanmar (2021-2022) 👉 Explore the Data Hub: bit.ly/Beyond-Data-...

New blog post! Civilian harm rarely ends when an incident ends. Life history analysis helps us see civilian experiences of conflict as evolving trajectories, not isolated events. New research from Afghanistan shows why this matters. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

New blog post!Civilian harm is not underreported in armed conflict due to lack of evidence. Christiane Wilke argues that the U.S. military operates with clear hierarchies of credibility when evaluating allegations of it, producing a form of epistemic injustice. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

New blog post! Starvation is a prohibited war crime, yet its legal contours remain largely untested. Yousuf Syed Khan argues that starvation is produced through the cumulative dismantling of survival goods, infrastructure, and governance systems—not in isolation. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

📰 NEWSLETTER! We are delighted to publish our 4th BCC Newsletter with a roundup of recent events and recordings + the latest resources + publications of our research programme "Building evidence on promoting restraint by armed actors". 👉 Read issue 4 here: bit.ly/BCC-Newslett...

📢 Ep5 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Civilian Harm" #CivilianHarm #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep5-civil... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

ONE WEEK TO GO! 🗓 26 March - 10-12pm and 1.30-3.30pm GMT - Join the "Global Virtual Event of the Beyond Compliance Consortium: Emergent Themes Across Eight Contexts of Armed Conflict" where we will share preliminary findings from our empirical research. Register at: bit.ly/BCC-global-virtual-event

📢 Ep4 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Domicide & Reparations" #Domicide #Reparations #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep4-domic... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

📢 NEW article in the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law "The Beyond Compliance Approach: Centering Harm + Need Towards Full(er) Protection in Armed Conflict". The article builds the conceptual scaffolding of the Beyond Compliance Consortium's research programme. 👉Read here: bit.ly/BCC-Article

📢 Ep3 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Sanctions" #Sanctions #Conflict #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep3-sanct... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

📅 Join our Colombia country research unit in conversation with guests about the meaning of disharmony + reharmonisation in the context of the transitional justice process in #Colombia. Hybrid - Fri 27 Feb, 13:00-14:30 GMT, University of York and Online 👉 Register: bit.ly/BCC-Cafe-27Feb26

On 15th December 2025, the Beyond Compliance Consortium responded to a call for submissions from the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, to inform the Special Rapporteur’s forthcoming conference room paper on accountability for grave human rights violations in #Myanmar

📢NEW “Data Brief: Mapping Trends on Harm + Need in Myanmar". Presents a quantitative overview of violent events + conflict dynamics in #Myanmar, drawing on ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data) from 2010-2024. 👉 Download the data brief here: bit.ly/BCC-Paper-Series-No2

New blog post! The current legal framework treats conflict displacement too narrowly, leaving many harms unseen and unaccountable. Sarah Khan calls for “full(er) protection” using a harm+need lens to move beyond legal compliance and better address displacement. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

New blog post! In the absence of effective state protection, Somali communities have developed sophisticated self-protection systems. This post shows how communities respond to harm+need beyond visible violence, through community-led mechanisms. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

New blog post! Too often overlooked in conflict settings, older persons face distinct forms of harm and need. This blog calls for a more inclusive reading of harm + need beyond standard humanitarian metrics, to support meaningful protection. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

📢 Ep2 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Famines & Starvation" #Famine #Starvation #Conflict #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep2-famin... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

New blog post! Although child recruitment is prohibited, IHL and IHRL do not fully capture harms experienced by children or the intergenerational norms shaping recruitment and reintegration in the DRC. Broader social, cultural, and economic analysis is required. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

📰 NEWSLETTER! We are delighted to publish our third Beyond Compliance Consortium Newsletter. This issue provides a roundup of research progress, the latest events, resources & publications, and news from member and partner organisations (July-Nov 2025) 👉 Read issue 2 here: bit.ly/BCC-Newslett...

New blog post! Unilateral sanctions often hit civilians the hardest — and private overcompliance blocks even permitted aid out of fear. @mohammadkanfash.bsky.social shows this in Syria, raising tough questions about accountability and complicity. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

📢New report: “The What, Who and How of Compliance and Restraint by Non-State Armed Groups: A Snapshot of Behavioural Variation”. 👉 Download the report, and summaries here: bit.ly/BCC-Paper-Se... 📢 📢This report is the No.1 issue in our new #BeyondCompliancePaperSeries: bit.ly/Beyond-Compl...

📢 Ep1 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Civilian Protection & the Legacies of the War in Afghanistan" #Afghanistan #Conflict #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/48ng7Rx Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Conflict resolution experts at UofG have developed an alternative to traditional wargaming. 💻 CEASEFIRE! is a 2D strategy game developed by @uofglaw.bsky.social, @uofggameslab.bsky.social and Education Evolved which encourages players to resolve conflict peacefully. Read more: gla.ac/47T2Izr

New blog post! Armed groups can operate below the NIAC threshold yet still cause violence and humanitarian consequences. @ezequielheffes.bsky.social examines the legal protection gaps for civilians and explores better protection strategies in these settings. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

New blog post! Rising child malnutrition across Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how conflict, weak governance, and climate shocks intersect to undermine food access. Otorkpa's blog discusses long-term, multi-sectoral strategies to address this crisis. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

New blog post! Mouratidi’s new blog shows how AI in warfare is not only tested against IHL compliance but also reshapes its boundaries. Through legal informatics, it highlights how private tech design choices blur the line between compliance and lawmaking. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

🙏 Help us shape the next season of the 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗜𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 podcast - complete our quick survey 👉 bit.ly/BCC-podcast-... 🎧 And in case you missed it, listen to Season 1 on our website: bit.ly/BCC-website-podcast Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

New blog post! Could #Sanctions impact not just the present—but future generations too? This piece explores the deep, often overlooked harms of sanctions and the challenge of recognising intergenerational harm under international law. 👇 Read all at:https://bit.ly/blog_symposium

New blog post! The authors highlight that the recent earthquake in Myanmar devastated areas deeply affected by ongoing armed conflict, while military junta continued airstrikes. In such compounded crises, #IHL becomes critical. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium