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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📢 Ep7 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Mental Harm" #CivilianHarm #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep7-menta... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S2 Ep7: Mental Harm

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📢 Ep6 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Drones & The Future of War" #CivilianHarm #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep6-drone... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S2 Ep6: Drones & The Future of War

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

📢 NEW: Beyond Data Hub—an #IHL -informed interactive tool for exploring patterns of armed actors’ conduct during #armedconflict across conflicts in #Somalia (2021-2023), #SouthSudan (2013-2018) and #Myanmar (2021-2022) 👉 Explore the Data Hub: bit.ly/Beyond-Data-...

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New blog post! Civilian harm rarely ends when an incident ends. Life history analysis helps us see civilian experiences of conflict as evolving trajectories, not isolated events. New research from Afghanistan shows why this matters. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

Afghanistan, Kabul. View of the snowy city during winter.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

New blog post!Civilian harm is not underreported in armed conflict due to lack of evidence. Christiane Wilke argues that the U.S. military operates with clear hierarchies of credibility when evaluating allegations of it, producing a form of epistemic injustice. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

U.S. Air Force Photo depicting an MQ-1 Predator, armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

New blog post! Starvation is a prohibited war crime, yet its legal contours remain largely untested. Yousuf Syed Khan argues that starvation is produced through the cumulative dismantling of survival goods, infrastructure, and governance systems—not in isolation. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

📰 NEWSLETTER! We are delighted to publish our 4th BCC Newsletter with a roundup of recent events and recordings + the latest resources + publications of our research programme "Building evidence on promoting restraint by armed actors". 👉 Read issue 4 here: bit.ly/BCC-Newslett...

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

📢 Ep5 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Civilian Harm" #CivilianHarm #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep5-civil... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S2 Ep5: Civilian Harm

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

ONE WEEK TO GO! 🗓 26 March - 10-12pm and 1.30-3.30pm GMT - Join the "Global Virtual Event of the Beyond Compliance Consortium: Emergent Themes Across Eight Contexts of Armed Conflict" where we will share preliminary findings from our empirical research. Register at: bit.ly/BCC-global-virtual-event

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

📢 Ep4 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Domicide & Reparations" #Domicide #Reparations #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep4-domic... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S2 Ep4: Domicide & Reparations

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

📢 NEW article in the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law "The Beyond Compliance Approach: Centering Harm + Need Towards Full(er) Protection in Armed Conflict". The article builds the conceptual scaffolding of the Beyond Compliance Consortium's research programme. 👉Read here: bit.ly/BCC-Article

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

📢 Ep3 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Sanctions" #Sanctions #Conflict #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep3-sanct... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S2 Ep3: Sanctions

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

📅 Join our Colombia country research unit in conversation with guests about the meaning of disharmony + reharmonisation in the context of the transitional justice process in #Colombia. Hybrid - Fri 27 Feb, 13:00-14:30 GMT, University of York and Online 👉 Register: bit.ly/BCC-Cafe-27Feb26

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

On 15th December 2025, the Beyond Compliance Consortium responded to a call for submissions from the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, to inform the Special Rapporteur’s forthcoming conference room paper on accountability for grave human rights violations in #Myanmar

Image of vehicle wreckage in Myanmar. Image credit: Florian Weigand, Beyond Compliance Consortium.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

📢NEW “Data Brief: Mapping Trends on Harm + Need in Myanmar". Presents a quantitative overview of violent events + conflict dynamics in #Myanmar, drawing on ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data) from 2010-2024. 👉 Download the data brief here: bit.ly/BCC-Paper-Series-No2

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

New blog post! The current legal framework treats conflict displacement too narrowly, leaving many harms unseen and unaccountable. Sarah Khan calls for “full(er) protection” using a harm+need lens to move beyond legal compliance and better address displacement. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

Displaced people with their belongings inside a black van on their way to Syria. The top of the van carries their belongings.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

New blog post! In the absence of effective state protection, Somali communities have developed sophisticated self-protection systems. This post shows how communities respond to harm+need beyond visible violence, through community-led mechanisms. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

Somalia. Mogadishu, Zobe junction. Residents clean up debris at the site of two twin explosions that occured on the 29th October 2022. The attack killed 121 people and injured hundreds.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

New blog post! Too often overlooked in conflict settings, older persons face distinct forms of harm and need. This blog calls for a more inclusive reading of harm + need beyond standard humanitarian metrics, to support meaningful protection. Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium 👇

Ituri province, Djugu territory, Nizi. A farmer cultivates his field after receiving ICRC seeds to revive his farming activity. The sixty-year-old has experienced various episodes of conflict and violence that have left indelible marks on his life, including the loss of one of his sons.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

📢 Ep2 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Famines & Starvation" #Famine #Starvation #Conflict #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: beyond-compliance-consortium.org/s2-ep2-famin... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S2 Ep2: Famines & Starvation

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

New blog post! Although child recruitment is prohibited, IHL and IHRL do not fully capture harms experienced by children or the intergenerational norms shaping recruitment and reintegration in the DRC. Broader social, cultural, and economic analysis is required. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

Two young children in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, outside a transit and orientation center for children who were associated with armed forces and armed groups. They are looking at a painting on the wall which says in Swahili “I can also help my country by going back to school”.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

📰 NEWSLETTER! We are delighted to publish our third Beyond Compliance Consortium Newsletter. This issue provides a roundup of research progress, the latest events, resources & publications, and news from member and partner organisations (July-Nov 2025) 👉 Read issue 2 here: bit.ly/BCC-Newslett...

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

New blog post! Unilateral sanctions often hit civilians the hardest — and private overcompliance blocks even permitted aid out of fear. @mohammadkanfash.bsky.social shows this in Syria, raising tough questions about accountability and complicity. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

A beekeeper in Tartus Governorate, Banias, Syria, 2021. Many households depend on beekeeping in Tartus region. The sector suffers from the current crisis because of the pressure of inflation on equipment and transportation prices, and because of security issues.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

📢New report: “The What, Who and How of Compliance and Restraint by Non-State Armed Groups: A Snapshot of Behavioural Variation”. 👉 Download the report, and summaries here: bit.ly/BCC-Paper-Se... 📢 📢This report is the No.1 issue in our new #BeyondCompliancePaperSeries: bit.ly/Beyond-Compl...

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

📢 Ep1 of S2 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Civilian Protection & the Legacies of the War in Afghanistan" #Afghanistan #Conflict #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/48ng7Rx Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S2 Ep1: Civilian Protection and the Legacies of the War in Afghanistan

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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 13/11/2025

Conflict resolution experts at UofG have developed an alternative to traditional wargaming. 💻 CEASEFIRE! is a 2D strategy game developed by @uofglaw.bsky.social, @uofggameslab.bsky.social and Education Evolved which encourages players to resolve conflict peacefully. Read more: gla.ac/47T2Izr

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

New blog post! Armed groups can operate below the NIAC threshold yet still cause violence and humanitarian consequences. @ezequielheffes.bsky.social examines the legal protection gaps for civilians and explores better protection strategies in these settings. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

Colombia. Medellin. Aerial view of a poor neighborhood. Some areas of the town are under the control of armed gangs and criminal groups. Fighting between these groups or with the Police Forces has serious humanitarian consequences for the civilian population, such as death threats, forced recruitment, urban displacement, summary executions.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

New blog post! Rising child malnutrition across Sub-Saharan Africa reveals how conflict, weak governance, and climate shocks intersect to undermine food access. Otorkpa's blog discusses long-term, multi-sectoral strategies to address this crisis. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

Nigeria. Borno State, Biu General Hospital, stabilization centre supported by the ICRC. While the COVID-19 pandemic has hogged all the attention, the rise in malnourished children has the medical staff of Biu General Hospital worried that more children may die if they don't receive treatment.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

New blog post! Mouratidi’s new blog shows how AI in warfare is not only tested against IHL compliance but also reshapes its boundaries. Through legal informatics, it highlights how private tech design choices blur the line between compliance and lawmaking. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

Lattice, a software platform of the American defence technology company Anduril Industries, at a 2020 field test of the Advanced Battle Management System.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🙏 Help us shape the next season of the 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗜𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 podcast - complete our quick survey 👉 bit.ly/BCC-podcast-... 🎧 And in case you missed it, listen to Season 1 on our website: bit.ly/BCC-website-podcast Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

New blog post! Could #Sanctions impact not just the present—but future generations too? This piece explores the deep, often overlooked harms of sanctions and the challenge of recognising intergenerational harm under international law. 👇 Read all at:https://bit.ly/blog_symposium

Guatemala, Chimaltenango, San Juan Comalapa. For the Day of the Dead, Rosa, 42, and her mother Feliciana, 79, pray in front of the altar the family has arranged to honor the memory of Encarnación Apen Curruchic, their brother, who went missing when he was 18.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

New blog post! The authors highlight that the recent earthquake in Myanmar devastated areas deeply affected by ongoing armed conflict, while military junta continued airstrikes. In such compounded crises, #IHL becomes critical. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

People photographing the ruins of a destroyed cultural site in Myanmar.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

📢 Ep12 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Civilian Agency in the Digital Realm" #Ukraine #DigitalRealm #ConflictDynamics #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/4eQZ6RF Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S1 Ep12: Civilian Agency in the Digital Realm

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

New blog post! This blog explores how special or ad hoc agreements within IHL can serve as flexible tools to go beyond basic legal #Compliance in armed conflicts, particularly non-international ones. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

The mural spells out "FARC-EP", the acronym for Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army). Each letter contains symbolic imagery: the letter "F" displays the FARC-EP flag; the letters "A", "R", and "C" portray prominent figures in military uniform, likely revered within the movement; the letter "E" features communist iconography with a red background and a hammer and sickle; and the letter "P" shows a white dove, commonly associated with peace.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

BCC written evidence reflected in The UK Parliament's International Development Committee report on Protection not Permission on the UK's role in upholding international humanitarian law and supporting the safe delivery of humanitarian aid. 👉 Read more: bit.ly/HOC-IDC-report

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

New blog post! As the UN Security Council meets on the CAAC Agenda, it's time for urgent, principled humanitarian action to end #CivilianHarm to children in conflict. The authors highlight how their protection is essential to global peace and security. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

Children in Bar Kawach, Barlonyo, northern Uganda, where Trócaire's livelihood programme is helping farmers rebuild their lives after years of conflict in the region.

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

📢 Ep11 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Civilian Self-Protection & Land" #Colombia #Palestine #Land #ConflictDynamics #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/448xy5e Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S1 Ep11: Civilian Self- Protection and Land

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

📰 NEWSLETTER! We are delighted to publish our second Beyond Compliance Consortium Newsletter. This issue provides a roundup of research progress, the latest events, resources & publications, and news from member and partner organisations. 👉 Read issue 2 here: bit.ly/BCC-Newslett...

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

New blog post! The authors highlight the growing momentum within the protection sector to shift toward proactive strategies that reduce #CivilianHarm, emphasising the importance of collaboration between humanitarian, protection, and peacebuilding actors. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

📢 Listen to Ep10 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast- "Strengthening Civilian Protection" #IHL #SouthSudan #CivilianProtection With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/s1-ep10-podc... Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S1 Ep10: Strengthening Civilian Protection

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

New blog post! The authors explore how the #LegalFrameworks – or their lack thereof – established by non-state armed groups (#NSAGs) in NW and NE #Syria affect #ChildProtection, particularly concerning child recruitment and sexual exploitation and abuse. 👇 Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

Text: Beyond Compliance Symposium: Legal Frameworks by Non-State Armed Groups in Syria - Drivers or Constraints of Harm to Children? An Online Blog Symposium

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

New blog post! The authors reflect on the role of non-state armed and political movements in implementing the Women, Peace, and Security framework in #Yemen Read all at: bit.ly/blog_symposium

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

📢 Ep9 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Gender & Civilian Agency" #Women #India #ManipurState #ConflictDynamics #IHL With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/s1-ep9-podcast Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S1 Ep9: Gender & Civilian Agency

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

📢 New booklet: Beyond Compliance Symposium - How to prevent harm and need in conflict. Features 14 articles (of 24 blog posts so far) which reflect the BCC's core research conceptualisation. Read and download the booklet: bit.ly/blog-booklet...

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

On 8 February, several members of the Beyond Compliance Consortium Leadership team submitted written evidence to the International Development Committee’s inquiry on humanitarian access and adherence to international humanitarian law. Read more 👇 bit.ly/IDC-submission

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

📢 Ep8 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Peacebuilding from Below" #BasqueCountry conflict, #CivilSociety #Peace, #InternationalLaw With hosts @katharinefortin.bsky.social & @weigand.bsky.social 🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/s1-ep8-podcast Also on Spotify and ApplePodcasts.

Text: Beyond Compliance: In Conversation, Armed Groups and International Law Podcast. Two round pictures of the guests and text S1 Ep8: Peacebuilding from Below

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

New blog post! Lauren Spink extracts lessons from the #RussiaUkraineWar - argues that researchers and monitors need to keep documenting IHL violations and pursuing accountability for all violations committed, regardless of the perpetrator. 👉 Read all at: bit.ly/3TtrzTW

Beyond Compliance Symposium: Extracting Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War to Improve Civilian Protection

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Blog post: Lauren Gould reflects on the evolving character of the Western way of war in 21st century focusing on its legitimisation through claims of technological superiority + precision, + on why its impact is increasingly assessed in terms of civilian casualties. 👉 Read all at: bit.ly/3TtrzTW

Beyond Compliance Symposium: Investigating Civilian Harm in an Era of Western Remote Warfare

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Excited to be streaming live now: "Harm + Need in Armed Conflict: What to Expect from Law, Policy and Practice in 2025?" bit.ly/bcc-roundtab...

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

New blog post! The authors argue that, while it will never be a silver bullet for addressing all #HarmAndNeed, the protective potential of #InternationalHumanitarianLaw can be reinforced by adopting a more inclusive approach to its application and interpretation. 👉 Read all at: bit.ly/3TtrzTW

Beyond Compliance Symposium: Broadening the Lens: Rethinking Civilian Harm within International Humanitarian Law

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Beyond Compliance Consortium @beyond-comp-cons.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER for a roundtable discussion on "Harm + Need in Armed Conflict: What to Expect from Law, Policy and Practice in 2025?" 🗓 21 January, 5.30-7pm GMT, LONDON + online 👇 👇👇 Register at: bit.ly/bcc-roundtable-Jan25

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