<p>ICRC Legal Advisor Jean-Marie Henckaerts talks about his latest work as head of the ICRC project to update the commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional Protocols of 1977.</p>

ICRC Legal Advisor Jean-Marie Henckaerts talks about his latest work as head of the ICRC project to update the commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional Protocols of 1977.

Keeping it relevant: interpreting the Geneva Conventions in the 21st century

Why do wars have laws? Where did they come from and what do they mean for today’s armed conflicts? How do these laws affect humanitarian agencies, armed forces, prisoners and non-combatants? In this podcast, eminent academics and lawyers unpack the laws of war, drawing on examples from Syria to South Sudan, Ukraine to the United States.

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Keeping it relevant: interpreting the Geneva Conventions in the 21st century

Keeping it relevant: interpreting the Geneva Conventions in the 21st century