RULAC monitors today more than 110 armed conflicts. Some of these conflicts make the headlines, others do not. Some of them started recently, while others have lasted for more than 50 years.
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Dr Chiara Redaelli, in charge of RULAC and an IHL expert, answers our questions regarding what IHL says about this phenomenon.
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Our new Working Paper provides an overview of the various novel technologies that together form part of the ‘future digital battlefield’ and assesses some of the implications they have for humanitarian protection in armed conflict.
Marco Roscini is a leading expert in international law of armed conflict, the use of force in international law, and international cyber security law and has published widely in the field of international security law.
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At the request of the Fund's Council on Ethics, the Geneva Academy provided background information – in the form of a report – on current armed conflicts and international humanitarian law.
Our research examines issues that are under-explored, need clarification or are unconventional, experimental or challenging. It thus advances understanding and stimulates debate in the academic community and in policy-making institutions, government and the private sector.
We currently focus on the following four areas, which all raise crucial legal, policy and protection questions.