American Bar Association; American Red Cross; American Society of International Law; Athenaeum Hotel; Case Western University School of Law and the Frederick K. Cox Center; Chautauqua Institution; The ...

Following a period of relative post-Cold War peace, the beginning of the twenty-first century has seen a tremendous increase in the number of conflict events around the planet. As of late 2024, the ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is horrified by the mounting civilian toll and the destruction of residences and public infrastructure as violence continues across Israel and the occupied ...

World leaders are set to hold a historic summit in January 2026 to strengthen respect for international humanitarian law (IHL), a first for the world. This summit will be the first to strengthen ...

There are currently more ongoing conflicts in the world than in any time since World War II. Within these conflicts there is also a breakdown of the rule of engagement – with an erosion of ...

Julia Grignon is a member of the Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l'Homme (France), President of the Sous-commission droit international humanitaire et action humanitaire. She is also ...

Working towards an environment where peace can sustainably take hold is a humanitarian imperative. For people living through conflict, peace means more than the simple absence of war - it is the ...

In the aftermath of Hamas’s attack on Israel, and Israel’s ensuing bombardment campaign of the Gaza Strip, there is much discussion, by both experts and non-experts, about international humanitarian ...

Following the October 7 attacks in Israel, distressing videos began circulating, showing Israelis being seized and dragged away into Gaza. Among the captured was an elderly woman, Yafa Adar, 85 years ...

Co-sponsored and organized by the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center at CWRU, the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Roundtable is a unique conference featuring the International Prosecutors ...