Join @icrc.org & other experts to discuss practical legal tools for preventing, documenting &addressing environmental damage in conflict. 📅 25 August 2026, 14:00–15:30 (CEST) Register at: www.icrc.org/en/event/are... @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social
Matt Pollard
@mpollard.bsky.social
Legal Adviser, International Committee of the Red Cross (@ICRC.org). Updating Geneva Convention commentaries & thematic legal adviser on food security, private military & security companies, detention, and torture & ill-treatment.
Registration open for 26th Bruges Colloquium on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), 19-20 Nov 2026: "Addressing the Human Cost of War: Upholding IHL to Protect the Wounded, Sick and Dead." Register ASAP and no later than 29 Oct. www.brugescolloquium.org #BrugesColloquium #IHL #ICRC
How international humanitarian law regulates artificial intelligence in the military domain? AI in autonomous weapons, decision-support systems, cyber operations: What are the risks? Click on the link below and note: humans remain accountable. www.icrc.org/en/arti... #AI #IHL
Frequently asked questions: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the military domain
An arms race is underway in the development and deployment of new technologies in warfare, including artificial intelligence (AI). Rather than making battlefields safer for civilians, these technologies often increase risks and cause significant harm.
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Opening for Associates in the ICRC Legal Division starting January 2027. Have you studied IHL? If you want your expertise to contribute to real impact, this could be where it starts. Apply for our paid, one-year traineeship in Geneva. Application deadline: Sunday, 28th of June 2026!
Associate for the ICRC Legal Division
Associate for the ICRC Legal Division
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Call for papers on "protection of civilians and international humanitarian law in the age of artificial intelligence" - International Review of the Red Cross - deadline for abstracts 1 September 2026
Call for Papers: "Protection of Civilians and International Humanitarian Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence"
Call for Papers: “Protection of Civilians and International Humanitarian Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 September 2026 Decision whether abstract has...
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Modern humanitarianism was shaped by efforts across societies to limit suffering in war. Henry Dunant, Anatole Demidoff and Emir Abdelkader, remind us that humanitarian principles transcend borders and traditions. Read more → bit.ly/4dCKsNx #IHL #HumanitarianAction
Can updated interpretations of IHL close its longstanding gendered gaps? A new analysis examines how the revised Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention addresses – and is constrained by – its gendered foundations. Read more → lnkd.in/eTYytf57 #IHL #GenderJustice
My @icrc.org colleague Wen Zhou highlights key humanitarian & legal questions arising from information & communications technologies in armed conflict. She reflects on efforts by states & others to uphold the protections afforded by #IHL & strengthen its implementation. @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social
Upholding IHL protections against the risks of ICT activities in armed conflict
Exploring how international humanitarian law applies to ICT activities in armed conflict, and how civilians can be protected in digital warfare.
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Movement, mass displacement & maintaining family links in large-scale conflicts: a post with my @icrc.org colleague @helenobregon.bsky.social on @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social.
Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts: movement, mass displacement and maintaining family links
In large-scale conflicts, IHL helps limit displacement, protect civilians and preserve family links through advance planning and safeguards.
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As some European states reconsider the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, what’s at stake for civilians? Anti-personnel mines remain indiscriminate and of limited military value. Read more → lnkd.in/eH6d5wCe #MineAction #IHL #Protection
Blog by @icrc.org colleagues Vanessa Murphy & Helen Obregón Gieseken, on 1977 treaty prohibiting Military Use of Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD). Often dismissed as a Cold War relic, they argue modern technology means it deserves a second look & urgently so. @opiniojuris.bsky.social
ENMOD: Dodo, Dormant or Presciently Divine?
[Vanessa Murphy and Helen Obregón Gieseken are Legal Advisers at the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva] At the 34th International Conference of the Red…
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Key Common Provisions and Protection of Civilians in the 2025 Commentary on the Fourth Geneva | by Mona Rishmawi This post is part of a symposium being run in partnership with @justsecurity.org and @icrc.org
Key Common Provisions and Protection of Civilians in the 2025 Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
As international lawyers debate the resilience of international law in the face of its most serious breaches, including aggression and mass atrocities against civilians, the International Committee of...
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"Key Common Provisions & Protection of Civilians in the 2025 Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention": new post at @ejiltalk.bsky.social by @monarishmawi.bsky.social. Part of a joint symposium with @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social & @justsecurity.org.
Key Common Provisions and Protection of Civilians in the 2025 Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
As international lawyers debate the resilience of international law in the face of its most serious breaches, including aggression and mass atrocities against civilians, the International Committee of...
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Protecting civilians in armed conflict: human rights and the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention 16 March 2026, 12.00-13.00 Geneva, Palais de Nations, Building A, Room IX (accessible only to those already with UN access)
online event 31 March 2026, register now!
ICRC Law & Policy Outreach@icrclawpolicy.bsky.social · 5mo ago🔎How can #IHL help prevent people from going missing in armed conflict? Join this discussion that will explore practical steps that #NSAG can take to prevent disappearance & family separation → bit.ly/4uCJecW #MissingPersons #FamilySeparation #HumanitarianAction
As part of our joint symposium with @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social and @ejiltalk.bsky.social, @mikeschmitt.bsky.social surveys how the @icrc.org's updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention integrates technology in its analysis of specific rules: www.justsecurity.org/132950/techn...
Technology and the ICRC’s GC IV 2025 Commentary
The 2025 ICRC GC IV Commentary integrates technology into its analysis, and raises concerns about its treatment of data as property.
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GC IV: Internment in Non-Occupied Territory | by Jelena Pejic This post is part of a symposium is being run in collaboration with @justsecurity.org and the @icrc.org.
GC IV: Internment in Non-Occupied Territory
International humanitarian law (IHL) treaties use a range of terms to denote deprivation of liberty, one of which is internment. While there is no legal definition, internment is understood to mean th...
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👥 Maintaining family links, clarifying the fate of the missing, & honouring the dead are not only a humanitarian imperative, but a legal duty. Insights from 64 #NSAGs reveal practical ways to implement these obligations. Read more → bit.ly/3NlwAOx
Engaging non-state armed groups on the protection of missing people and their families
Preventing disappearances in war: what non-state armed groups can do to protect families and treat the dead with dignity under IHL.
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As part of our joint symposium with @ejiltalk.bsky.social and @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social, @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social analyzes the new @icrc.org Commentary deeming the GC IV's Article 23 as “significantly diminished” in importance in today’s legal context: www.justsecurity.org/131513/comme...
Commenting Anew on Article 23 of Geneva Convention IV
New Commentary on Geneva Convention IV describes Article 23 as "significantly diminished" in importance in today's legal context.
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Reading the Updated Commentary on GCIV in an Imperial Moment | by Boyd van Dijk This post is part of a symposium is being run in collaboration with @justsecurity.org and the @icrc.org
Reading the Updated Commentary on GCIV in an Imperial Moment
The updated ICRC Commentary of the Fourth Geneva Convention (GCIV) is a monumental, if not timely, achievement. At its core, it provides a set of very useful legal interpretations on an enormous body ...
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⚖️ Common Article 3 to the fourth #GenevaConventions hasn’t been rewritten; it’s been updated. As a part of an @ICRC joint symposium with @justsecurity.org & @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated Commentary on GC IV, today's post examines three key updates to CA3. tinyurl.com/mxf6bv29
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”: the ICRC’s approach to Common Article 3 in its updated Commentary
This post explores the ICRC Commentary on Common Article 3, highlighting key updates and what they reveal about modern armed conflict law.
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⚖️We're delighted to co-host a joint symposium with @justsecurity.org and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated @icrc.org Commentary on the GC IV. Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today. Read more → bit.ly/3OiPkOU
Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
When law is read in good faith, it becomes a shield. GC IV’s purpose is simple: protect human beings in war.
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⚓ #Naval warfare is no longer confined to the waves. As #maritime operations expand across domains, civilians, seafarers and global supply chains face new risks. How should #IHL apply today? Read more about the urgent need for legal clarity → bit.ly/4aGWDbG
Waging warfare at sea: how exceptional is the maritime domain today?
From the ocean floor to cyberspace, modern naval warfare is reshaping risk, law, and life far beyond the waves.
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The ICRC has launched an ambitious digitization programme that will facilitate access to funds collections and enable a truly global reach for our unique archival materials blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...
From paper files to digital access: the digital transformation of the ICRC Archives - Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library
On 17 January 1996, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) opened its general archives to the public, marking a turning point in the possibility of analysing the history of the ICRC, huma...
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Attention researchers and practitioners! The International Review of the Red Cross calls for papers on 'Addressing the Human Cost of Weapons: Past, Present and Future'. Submit by 20 March 2026, and contribute to this vital discussion. Read more: ms.spr.ly/63327Q6p55
"Civilian hackers in war": New article from @icrc.org colleague @trodenhauser.bsky.social, on #IHL & civilian hackers. In the International Review of the Red Cross (open access, early access). @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social #ICRC
Civilian hackers in war: The limits that international humanitarian law imposes on volunteer IT armies, hacktivists, and other civilian hackers | International Review of the Red Cross | Cambridge Core
Civilian hackers in war: The limits that international humanitarian law imposes on volunteer IT armies, hacktivists, and other civilian hackers
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Armed conflict forces millions to flee, including across borders. But migrants can also get caught in conflict and violence along their journeys. Respecting the rules of war is crucial to protecting civilians, including migrants, during armed conflicts. #MigrantsDay
Video highlights from the panel discussion launching the Updated @icrc.org Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the protection of civilian persons in time of war. #IHL
Launch of the Updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention (event highlights)
On the 17th of October, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) published the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection…
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📄 20 years on, reassessing the @icrc.org’s 2005 study on customary IHL offers a timely lens on how the law applies today Its findings continue to clarify gaps left by treaties and strengthen the practical application of IHL Read more → bit.ly/49aXM9R #IHL #CustomaryLaw
Twenty years on: the enduring impact of the ICRC customary IHL study and database
How the ICRC's 2005 study on customary IHL clarified gaps left by the treaties, and helped to strengthen the practical application of IHL.
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Hi, I’m Terry Hackett. I lead the ICRC’s work with people deprived of their liberty. Over the next 3 days, I’ll be sharing what our detention work looks like on the ground - how our teams support detainees, what we do, and why it matters. 📸 Me on the far left, in Venezuela.
