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A research partnership aimed at building evidence on promoting restraint by armed actors to prevent and reduce humanitarian need and civilian harm in war.

https://beyond-compliance-consortium.org/
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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.

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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.
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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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.

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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.
October 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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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.

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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.
September 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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🙏 Help us shape the next season of the 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗜𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 podcast - complete our quick survey 👉 bit.ly/BCC-podcast-...

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September 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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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.

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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.
July 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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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.

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People photographing the ruins of a destroyed cultural site in Myanmar.
July 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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📢 Ep12 of #BeyondComplianceInConversation podcast out now - "Civilian Agency in the Digital Realm" #Ukraine #DigitalRealm #ConflictDynamics #IHL

With hosts
@katharinefortin.bsky.social

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@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
July 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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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.

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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.
July 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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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
June 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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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.

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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.
June 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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📢 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
June 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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📰 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...
Newsletter Issue #2, June 2025
June 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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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.

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Blog title: What is needed to reduce the risk of violence faced by communities during armed conflict
June 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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📢 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
June 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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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.

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Text: Beyond Compliance Symposium: Legal Frameworks by Non-State Armed Groups in Syria - Drivers or Constraints of Harm to Children? An Online Blog Symposium
April 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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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
Text: Beyond Compliance Symposium: Beyond the State - The Role of Armed and Political Movements in Implementing the Women, Peace, and Security Framework in Yemen, An Online Blog Symposium
April 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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📢 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
April 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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📢 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...
A city street littered with debris, featuring buildings in the background under a clear blue sky
April 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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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.

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bit.ly/IDC-submission
April 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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📢 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
February 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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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.

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Extracting Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War to Improve Civilian Protection
January 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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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.

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Beyond Compliance Symposium: Investigating Civilian Harm in an Era of Western Remote Warfare
January 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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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...
January 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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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
January 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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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

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Register at: bit.ly/bcc-roundtable-Jan25
January 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM