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Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Lattice, a software platform of the American defence technology company Anduril Industries, at a 2020 field test of the Advanced Battle Management System.

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.

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Having conversations across the disciplines, each episode will take up a theme such as hunger, recruitment, trauma, or the protection of children.

Season 2 will shift the focus to people’s everyday experiences of living through conflict, the forms of #HarmAndNeed they face - and how #InternationalLaw is able to respond to these realities.

The series explores how #InternationalLaw connects to people’s lives in times of #Conflict. Hosts, @katharinefortin.bsky.social + @weigand.bsky.social, explore what encourages #ArmedActors to show restraint to reduce #CivilianHarm + how communities can help build systems that promote protection.

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Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Guatemala, Chimaltenango, San Juan Comalapa. For the Day of the Dead, Rosa, 42, and her mother Feliciana, 79, pray in front of the altar the family has arranged to honor the memory of Encarnación Apen Curruchic, their brother, who went missing when he was 18.

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.

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Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

People photographing the ruins of a destroyed cultural site in Myanmar.

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.

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How are civilians in #Ukraine exercising #agency in the digital realm? And what are the consequences of their digital engagement, both politically and under #InternationalLaw?

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S1 Ep12: Civilian Agency in the Digital Realm

📢 Ep12 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Civilian Agency in the Digital Realm" #Ukraine #DigitalRealm #ConflictDynamics #IHL

With hosts
@katharinefortin.bsky.social

&
@weigand.bsky.social

🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/4eQZ6RF
Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

The mural spells out "FARC-EP", the acronym for Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army). Each letter contains symbolic imagery: the letter "F" displays the FARC-EP flag; the letters "A", "R", and "C" portray prominent figures in military uniform, likely revered within the movement; the letter "E" features communist iconography with a red background and a hammer and sickle; and the letter "P" shows a white dove, commonly associated with peace.

New blog post! This blog explores how special or ad hoc agreements within IHL can serve as flexible tools to go beyond basic legal #Compliance in armed conflicts, particularly non-international ones.

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BCC written evidence reflected in The UK Parliament's International Development Committee report on Protection not Permission on the UK's role in upholding international humanitarian law and supporting the safe delivery of humanitarian aid.

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Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Children in Bar Kawach, Barlonyo, northern Uganda, where Trócaire's livelihood programme is helping farmers rebuild their lives after years of conflict in the region.

New blog post! As the UN Security Council meets on the CAAC Agenda, it's time for urgent, principled humanitarian action to end #CivilianHarm to children in conflict. The authors highlight how their protection is essential to global peace and security.

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Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S1 Ep11: Civilian Self- Protection and Land

📢 Ep11 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Civilian Self-Protection & Land" #Colombia #Palestine #Land #ConflictDynamics #IHL

With hosts
@katharinefortin.bsky.social

&
@weigand.bsky.social

🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/448xy5e
Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

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Newsletter Issue #2, June 2025

📰 NEWSLETTER! We are delighted to publish our second Beyond Compliance Consortium Newsletter. This issue provides a roundup of research progress, the latest events, resources & publications, and news from member and partner organisations.

👉 Read issue 2 here: bit.ly/BCC-Newslett...

Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Blog title: What is needed to reduce the risk of violence faced by communities during armed conflict

New blog post! The authors highlight the growing momentum within the protection sector to shift toward proactive strategies that reduce #CivilianHarm, emphasising the importance of collaboration between humanitarian, protection, and peacebuilding actors.

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How is civil society in #SouthSudan engaging with #ArmedActors to protect civilians? And what can humanitarian actors do? Our guests discuss how different types of actors can strengthen #CivilianProtection

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S1 Ep10: Strengthening Civilian Protection

📢 Listen to Ep10 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast- "Strengthening Civilian Protection" #IHL #SouthSudan #CivilianProtection

With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social

🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/s1-ep10-podc...
Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Text: Beyond Compliance Symposium: Legal Frameworks by Non-State Armed Groups in Syria - Drivers or Constraints of Harm to Children? An Online Blog Symposium

New blog post! The authors explore how the #LegalFrameworks – or their lack thereof – established by non-state armed groups (#NSAGs) in NW and NE #Syria affect #ChildProtection, particularly concerning child recruitment and sexual exploitation and abuse.

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Phase 2 of "Beyond Compliance Symposium: How to prevent harm and need in conflict" is hosted by "Armed Groups and International Law" blog

#IHL #IHRL #HarmAndNeed #ArmedConflict

Text: Beyond Compliance Symposium: Beyond the State - The Role of Armed and Political Movements in Implementing the Women, Peace, and Security Framework in Yemen, An Online Blog Symposium

New blog post! The authors reflect on the role of non-state armed and political movements in implementing the Women, Peace, and Security framework in #Yemen

Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium