Just Security, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and EJIL:Talk!, presents this joint symposium on the ICRC’s recently updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV) of 1949 on protection of civilians during war. Expert authors examine selected topics addressed in the updated Commentary and key interpretive issues that have arisen over decades of practice under GC IV, ranging from the treatment of civilian populations living under occupation, to humanitarian relief and access, to how emerging technologies impact the application of GC IV’s provisions.
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Jean-Marie Henckaerts, Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention (Feb. 17, 2026)
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