Law Protecting Environment from War to Get Huge Boost this Year
Doug Weir, Conflict and Environment Observatory In 2013, the United Nations’ International Law Commission (ILC) began work on the progressiveContinue Reading
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Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict: The Importance of Humanitarian Disarmament
Branka Marijan, Project Ploughshares On May 23, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held its annual open debate on theContinue Reading
Humanitarian Disarmament Sees Win at NPT: Nuclear Arms Control Remains in Peril
Ray Acheson, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom The outcome of the Third Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) of the NuclearContinue Reading
Progress Without U.S. Leadership? Humanitarian Disarmament
On May 14, 2019, the Forum on the Arms Trade is bringing the discussion of humanitarian disarmament to Washington, DC.Continue Reading
Building Ethics not Bombs: The Role of Scientists and Engineers in Humanitarian Disarmament
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative In the early 1940s, nuclear physicist Lise Meitner rejected an offer toContinue Reading
Hopes for Humanitarian Disarmament in 2019
January is a month not only to reflect on the achievements and disappointments of the past year but also toContinue Reading
A Call to Arms: Reflecting on the CCW and the Achievements of Humanitarian Disarmament Treaties
Lan Mei, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative This week, the disarmament world is celebrating the 10th anniversary of theContinue Reading
Putting People First at the UNGA First Committee
Allison Pytlak, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Every year the UN General Assembly’s (UNGA) First Committee, which focuses onContinue Reading
Reflection and Action on Humanitarian Disarmament
Jeff Abramson, Forum on the Arms Trade, and Bonnie Docherty, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative, Harvard Law School CivilContinue Reading
Harvard Initiative Releases New Tools to Advance Humanitarian Disarmament
Posted by Bonnie Docherty, Armed Conflict and Civilian Protection Initiative, Harvard Law School Humanitarian disarmament has become a highly effectiveContinue Reading