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IHL in Focus

Assessing Compliance in Contemporary Armed Conflicts

Started in January 2024

The ‘IHL in Focus’ project aims to provide states, international organizations, civil society and academics with tools of IHL analysis that are independent, impartial and pursued in accordance with the highest academic standards to support advocacy and humanitarian diplomacy, with the ultimate goal of contributing towards increased respect for IHL.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Geneva Academy at the EU DElegation in Geneva News

Spotlight on IHL: Geneva Academy Briefs EU Delegation on Alarming Conflict Trends

10 April 2025

Alarming conflict trends from the IHL in Focus report were presented to members of the UN at the EU Delegation in Geneva by members of the Geneva Academy.

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IHL in Focus Annual Report News

Geneva Academy

IHL in Focus Annual Report: Assessing Compliance Across 22 Conflicts

26 February 2025

The IHL in Focus: Annual Report, which documents and analyses compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in some of the world’s most pressing conflicts, is now available.

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IHL in Focus Spot Report News

Geneva Academy

New Report on Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict, Highlighting the Impact of Siege-like Tactics

21 October 2024

The Geneva Academy has published the first spot report from the 'IHL in Focus' research project, ‘Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict and the Use of Siege-like Tactics.’

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RESEARCHERS

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Gloria Gaggioli

Former Director of the Geneva Academy and Associate Professor and Vice-Dean of the Law Faculty, University of Geneva

Gloria Gaggioli is a renowned scholar in international humanitarian law and human rights and has published widely in various fields of public international law.

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Erica Harper

Head of Research and Policy Studies

Erica Harper is a practitioner-academic specializing in international criminal law, human rights law and post-conflict governance.

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Anna Rosalie Greipl

Researcher

Anna Rosalie Greipl is a Researcher contributing to the IHL in Focus project and developing updates for the RULAC portal

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Juliette Graf

Research Collaborator

Juliette Graf is a Research Collaborator for the IHL in Focus Project at the Geneva Academy

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Stuart Casey-Maslen

Special Advisor to the IHL in Focus Project

Stuart Casey-Maslen is a Special Advisor to the IHL in Focus Project at the Geneva Academy

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Past Events

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Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict

10 December 2024, 18:15-20:00

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Strengths and Challenges of Inter-State Applications Before the European Court of Human Rights

22 May 2025, 18:30-20:00

In this Geneva Academy Talk Judge Lətif Hüseynov will discuss the challenges of inter-State cases under the ECHR, especially amid rising conflict-related applications.

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IHL in Focus

Started in January 2024

As a yearly publication, it keeps decision-makers, practitioners and scholars up-to-date with the latest trends and challenges in IHL implementation in over 100 armed conflicts worldwide – both international and non-international.

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Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts (RULAC)

Started in May 2007

The Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts project (RULAC) is a unique online portal that identifies and classifies all situations of armed violence that amount to an armed conflict under international humanitarian law (IHL). It is primarily a legal reference source for a broad audience, including non-specialists, interested in issues surrounding the classification of armed conflicts under IHL.

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Annual Report 2023

published on July 2024

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