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Jean-Marie Henckaerts

@jhenckaertsicrc.bsky.social

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Head of Commentaries Update Unit ICRC Legal Division

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ICRC Law & Policy Outreach @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Can updated interpretations of IHL close its longstanding gendered gaps? A new analysis examines how the revised Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention addresses – and is constrained by – its gendered foundations. Read more → lnkd.in/eTYytf57 #IHL #GenderJustice

A photo of a pink-painted wall with a crack in the paint forming an opening. Inside this opening, there is a picture of a woman, along with a half-open door.

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EJIL: Talk! @ejiltalk.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

GC IV: Internment in Non-Occupied Territory | by Jelena Pejic This post is part of a symposium is being run in collaboration with @justsecurity.org and the @icrc.org.

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GC IV: Internment in Non-Occupied Territory

International humanitarian law (IHL) treaties use a range of terms to denote deprivation of liberty, one of which is internment. While there is no legal definition, internment is understood to mean th...

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Jean-Marie Henckaerts @jhenckaertsicrc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A brand new blog symposium on a brand new Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention. The previous commentary dated from 1956, 70 years ago! A few things happened since then …

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Jean-Marie Henckaerts @jhenckaertsicrc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A valuable perspective on where we’ve updated the updated commentary on Common Article 3, and where not.

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ICRC Law & Policy Outreach @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

📜 “It is possible to protect civilians in war.” After five years of research and consultations, the @icrc.org has released the updated Commentary on GC IV, the cornerstone of civilian protection in armed conflict and occupation. Read more → bit.ly/4ovsaSf #IHL #GenevaConventions

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Protecting civilians in good faith: the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention

Good faith interpretation means reading GC IV in a way that realizes its object and purpose - to protect human beings in times of war.

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