Silent shields: international humanitarian law at the limits of audibility

humanitarian intervention and international law

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Weaponising neurotechnology: international humanitarian law and the loss of language

In recent years, research on military applications of neuroscience has grown in sophistication, raising the question as to whether states using weapon systems that draw on neuroscience are capable of applying international humanitarian law (IHL) to that use. I argue that neuroweapons largely eliminate the role of language in targeting, render unstable the distinction between superior and subord...

International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts

This is the second report on ‘‘International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts’’ that has been prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for an International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. In the years that have elapsed since the first report was presented to the 28th International Conference in Geneva, in December 200...

International Humanitarian Law and the Environment by Professor Alexandre Kiss

AIDS: at the limits of the law.

A IDS is a tragedy of epic proportions. It is a tragedy first and foremost for those who contract it and must suffer its agonies and the early and excruciating death that it inevitably brings. It is a tragedy for those who test positive for the AIDS virus and who must live in terrible suspense. It is a tragedy for those who must watch helplessly as AIDS destroys the lives of their friends, fami...