Ensuring the respect of international humanitarian law and principles is one of the key areas necessary to establish accountability chains. — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
“Right and wrong isn’t a matter of ethics, rather it’s the geography in which you reside and whose control you’re under. Tallinn… — James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology Copy Share Image
What the hell is happening to the world when those who were at the origin of... international humanitarian law start questioning in… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
There seems to be a strong possibility that international humanitarian law has been violated, in a manner that could amount to war… — Navi Pillay Copy Share Image
Every day, we hear of civilians being killed and wounded in violation of the basic rules of international humanitarian law and with… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
The principal cause of suffering during humanitarian crises is insufficient respect of applicable rules of international humanitarian law. — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
It would be easy to define terrorism as attacks against human rights and international humanitarian law forbids attacks against innocent non-combatants which… — Joichi Ito Copy Share Image
I assume that our colleagues from both the United States and the European Union will proceed from current humanitarian law and ensure… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The problem with the United States is that it is making an increased use of drones/Predators [which are] particularly prominently used now… — Philip Alston Copy Share Image
One of the fundamental pillars of international humanitarian law is that proper distinction should be made between military targets and civilians. That… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
“Luis Moreno Ocampo, chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, wrote in 2006: “International humanitarian law and the Rome statute permit belligerents… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Even assuming that Israel’s claims were plausible, humanitarian law obligates Israel to avoid civilian casualties that “would be excessive [32] in relation… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“In this miasma of forgotten wars, torture and the war on terror, there are no easy answers, especially in the face of… — James Orbinski Copy Share Image
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