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Thematic Highlights
Thematic Highlights
Humanitarian Action and IHL
The Geneva Conventions at 75: A Common Heritage of Humanity
Targeting under International Humanitarian Law
The protection of the natural environment in armed conflict
In the hands of the enemy! Treatment of POWs and the role of the ICRC
The same IHL applies to all warring parties: differentiating between jus contra bellum (law prohibiting use of interstate force) and jus in bello (law limiting effects of warfare)
IHL from a gender perspective: shedding new light on old conventions
Terrorism, Counterterrorism and IHL
Protection of Civilians
Combatants and POWs
The missing and the dead
Bringing IHL Home
The Geneva Conventions of 1949: a 70-year path protecting humanity in war
War in Syria
Rights and duties of medical personnel
Detention in Armed Conflict
War at Sea
War in Cities
The Special Protection of Cultural Objects in Armed Conflict
Humanitarian Access and IHL
Armed Groups and Children
Scope of Application of the Law
Interplay between IHL and Human Rights in Armed Conflict (II): Detention
Interplay between IHL and Human Rights in Armed Conflict (I): Use of Force and Conduct of Hostilities
Cyber-Warfare
Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict
Protecting Wounded Persons and Medical Care on the Battlefield
Highlight : IHL, Protecting Human Life and Dignity in XXIst Century Wars
