Ellen Policinski
@epolicinski.bsky.social
ICRC Legal Adviser with the Commentaries update project. IHL nerd. Opinions are mine, get your own. She/her. Watch me try to explain what I do here: https://www.tiktok.com/@icrc/video/7029005164841323782
It is possible to protect civilians in war:
📜 “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
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
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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November 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It is possible to protect civilians in war:
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👥 Meet the panelists for: “Launch of the Updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention.”
The panelists will come together for a dynamic discussion on the Commentary’s key findings and their practical implications.
Register now: bit.ly/49Ei3Gi
@icrc.org #GenevaConventions #GCIV
The panelists will come together for a dynamic discussion on the Commentary’s key findings and their practical implications.
Register now: bit.ly/49Ei3Gi
@icrc.org #GenevaConventions #GCIV
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
👥 Meet the panelists for: “Launch of the Updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention.”
The panelists will come together for a dynamic discussion on the Commentary’s key findings and their practical implications.
Register now: bit.ly/49Ei3Gi
@icrc.org #GenevaConventions #GCIV
The panelists will come together for a dynamic discussion on the Commentary’s key findings and their practical implications.
Register now: bit.ly/49Ei3Gi
@icrc.org #GenevaConventions #GCIV
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📝 The updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention is now available.
Join us on 27 Nov 2025 for a launch event exploring key findings & their implications for protecting civilians in war.
Sign up & read here → bit.ly/49Ei3Gi
#GenevaConventions #IHL #LawOfWar #GCIV
Join us on 27 Nov 2025 for a launch event exploring key findings & their implications for protecting civilians in war.
Sign up & read here → bit.ly/49Ei3Gi
#GenevaConventions #IHL #LawOfWar #GCIV
EVENT: Launch of the Updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
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November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
📝 The updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention is now available.
Join us on 27 Nov 2025 for a launch event exploring key findings & their implications for protecting civilians in war.
Sign up & read here → bit.ly/49Ei3Gi
#GenevaConventions #IHL #LawOfWar #GCIV
Join us on 27 Nov 2025 for a launch event exploring key findings & their implications for protecting civilians in war.
Sign up & read here → bit.ly/49Ei3Gi
#GenevaConventions #IHL #LawOfWar #GCIV
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This is a must-have guide for practitioners. The updated Commentary on the 4th Geneva Convention helps align the interpretation of international humanitarian law with 75 years of legal evolution, new technologies, and modern State practice.
Read it here👉🏽 ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
Read it here👉🏽 ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
ihl-databases.icrc.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is a must-have guide for practitioners. The updated Commentary on the 4th Geneva Convention helps align the interpretation of international humanitarian law with 75 years of legal evolution, new technologies, and modern State practice.
Read it here👉🏽 ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
Read it here👉🏽 ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
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@icrc.org has updated our Commentary to the Fourth Geneva Convention, translating 1949 protections into today’s realities.
Protecting civilians in the hands of the enemy, in occupied territory - the 4th Geneva Convention remains more relevant than ever.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXd41pXzQuY
Protecting civilians in the hands of the enemy, in occupied territory - the 4th Geneva Convention remains more relevant than ever.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXd41pXzQuY
How should the Geneva Conventions be interpreted in today’s wars?
YouTube video by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@icrc.org has updated our Commentary to the Fourth Geneva Convention, translating 1949 protections into today’s realities.
Protecting civilians in the hands of the enemy, in occupied territory - the 4th Geneva Convention remains more relevant than ever.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXd41pXzQuY
Protecting civilians in the hands of the enemy, in occupied territory - the 4th Geneva Convention remains more relevant than ever.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXd41pXzQuY
Reposted by Ellen Policinski
📜 “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
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
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.
bit.ly
October 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
📜 “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
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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🕯️As #EnforcedDisappearancesDay nears, we reflect not only on lives missing, but also on legal protections that must not be forgotten. This article shows why IHL, in particular #GCIV, still matters today.
🔗 Read more: blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
#ICRC #GCIV #GenevaConventions
🔗 Read more: blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
#ICRC #GCIV #GenevaConventions
Transmission of info by ICRC Central Tracing Agency in int'l armed conflicts
Read about the transmission of information by the ICRC's Central Tracing Agency in international armed conflicts.
blogs.icrc.org
August 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🕯️As #EnforcedDisappearancesDay nears, we reflect not only on lives missing, but also on legal protections that must not be forgotten. This article shows why IHL, in particular #GCIV, still matters today.
🔗 Read more: blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
#ICRC #GCIV #GenevaConventions
🔗 Read more: blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
#ICRC #GCIV #GenevaConventions
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🕊️ 76 years since the adoption of the #GenevaConventions
To mark this anniversary, the #ICRC will soon release the updated GCIV Commentary.
Watch the teaser to learn more about why this remains essential in today’s conflicts.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Ng...
To mark this anniversary, the #ICRC will soon release the updated GCIV Commentary.
Watch the teaser to learn more about why this remains essential in today’s conflicts.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Ng...
Coming soon: ICRC Commentary on the 4th Geneva Convention
YouTube video by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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August 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🕊️ 76 years since the adoption of the #GenevaConventions
To mark this anniversary, the #ICRC will soon release the updated GCIV Commentary.
Watch the teaser to learn more about why this remains essential in today’s conflicts.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Ng...
To mark this anniversary, the #ICRC will soon release the updated GCIV Commentary.
Watch the teaser to learn more about why this remains essential in today’s conflicts.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Ng...
Reposted by Ellen Policinski
Did you know the @icrc.org's first president was a General? Swiss General Dufour died exactly 150 years ago. The ICRC’s humanitarian mission was grounded in battlefield experience from the start.
🔗Today’s military perspectives in the Intl Review of the Red Cross: library.icrc.org/library/sear...
🔗Today’s military perspectives in the Intl Review of the Red Cross: library.icrc.org/library/sear...
July 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Did you know the @icrc.org's first president was a General? Swiss General Dufour died exactly 150 years ago. The ICRC’s humanitarian mission was grounded in battlefield experience from the start.
🔗Today’s military perspectives in the Intl Review of the Red Cross: library.icrc.org/library/sear...
🔗Today’s military perspectives in the Intl Review of the Red Cross: library.icrc.org/library/sear...
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📝 “All laws, no matter how detailed they are, have to be interpreted when being applied.”
The #ICRC is proud to announce that its GCIV Commentary will be available soon. Explore how the ICRC approaches this task and why it matters: bit.ly/3U25tbc
#GenevaConventions
The #ICRC is proud to announce that its GCIV Commentary will be available soon. Explore how the ICRC approaches this task and why it matters: bit.ly/3U25tbc
#GenevaConventions
Joint series: Locating the Geneva Conventions Commentaries in the international legal landscape - Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog
Where do the ICRC Commentaries fit into the legal landscape? What are the rules governing treaty interpretation and how do they operate in the area of IHL? Where does the ICRC’s legitimacy to interpre...
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July 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
📝 “All laws, no matter how detailed they are, have to be interpreted when being applied.”
The #ICRC is proud to announce that its GCIV Commentary will be available soon. Explore how the ICRC approaches this task and why it matters: bit.ly/3U25tbc
#GenevaConventions
The #ICRC is proud to announce that its GCIV Commentary will be available soon. Explore how the ICRC approaches this task and why it matters: bit.ly/3U25tbc
#GenevaConventions
Come work with the ICRC legal division! We're now hiring associates for next year. Deadline to apply is 1 June: careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%...
Associate for the Legal Division
Associate for the Legal Division
careers.icrc.org
May 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Come work with the ICRC legal division! We're now hiring associates for next year. Deadline to apply is 1 June: careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%...
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Starting over with a starter pack of people who work at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), particularly but not exclusively on international humanitarian law ( #IHL ).
(My earlier 'IHL & humanitarians' pack was becoming a challenge to manage, sorry!)
(My earlier 'IHL & humanitarians' pack was becoming a challenge to manage, sorry!)
November 13, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Starting over with a starter pack of people who work at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), particularly but not exclusively on international humanitarian law ( #IHL ).
(My earlier 'IHL & humanitarians' pack was becoming a challenge to manage, sorry!)
(My earlier 'IHL & humanitarians' pack was becoming a challenge to manage, sorry!)
Looking forward to discussing Linus Muehrel's book The Authority of the ICRC: Determining What IHL Is with Marco Sassoli and Fuad Zarbiyev tomorrow. If you're in Geneva, come join us at 12:30 at the Villa Moynier! www.geneva-academy.ch/event/all-ev...
Book Launch - The Authority of the International Committee of the Red Cross: Determining What International Humanitarian Law Is - The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
<p>In his book launch, Linus Mührel will discuss his book’s main findings with experts from academia and the ICRC.</p>
www.geneva-academy.ch
December 4, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Looking forward to discussing Linus Muehrel's book The Authority of the ICRC: Determining What IHL Is with Marco Sassoli and Fuad Zarbiyev tomorrow. If you're in Geneva, come join us at 12:30 at the Villa Moynier! www.geneva-academy.ch/event/all-ev...
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The brochure provides a general introduction to IHL and highlights specific rules and protections that are particularly important for private business entities and their personnel.
November 25, 2024 at 11:15 AM
The brochure provides a general introduction to IHL and highlights specific rules and protections that are particularly important for private business entities and their personnel.
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Another successful Editorial Committee meeting this week in Geneva, discussing draft commentaries on the Fourth Geneva Convention for the updated ICRC commentary. We expect online publication in 2025. Existing commentaries available here: ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
November 21, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Another successful Editorial Committee meeting this week in Geneva, discussing draft commentaries on the Fourth Geneva Convention for the updated ICRC commentary. We expect online publication in 2025. Existing commentaries available here: ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
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⚖️Understanding internment in international conflicts: How does the Fourth Geneva Convention protect civilians?
Mickey Orkin discusses the rules & their impact in the first of a new blog series at @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social.
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
Mickey Orkin discusses the rules & their impact in the first of a new blog series at @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social.
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
The internment of protected persons and the Fourth Geneva Convention
International Humanitarian Law governs the grounds and procedures for civilian internment. How are these rules implemented in practice?
blogs.icrc.org
May 16, 2024 at 12:34 PM
⚖️Understanding internment in international conflicts: How does the Fourth Geneva Convention protect civilians?
Mickey Orkin discusses the rules & their impact in the first of a new blog series at @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social.
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
Mickey Orkin discusses the rules & their impact in the first of a new blog series at @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social.
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
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Another successful meeting of the Editorial Committee overseeing the updated ICRC commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention!
For the already-published updated commentaries on GCI-GCIII, and much much more, access our IHL database: ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat... #IntLaw #IHL #ICRC
For the already-published updated commentaries on GCI-GCIII, and much much more, access our IHL database: ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat... #IntLaw #IHL #ICRC
May 2, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Another successful meeting of the Editorial Committee overseeing the updated ICRC commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention!
For the already-published updated commentaries on GCI-GCIII, and much much more, access our IHL database: ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat... #IntLaw #IHL #ICRC
For the already-published updated commentaries on GCI-GCIII, and much much more, access our IHL database: ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat... #IntLaw #IHL #ICRC
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Papers now online from the 2022 Bruges colloquium on International Humanitarian Law, "Who is Who on the Battlefield? The Actors Engaged in Contemporary Armed Conflicts".
Organized by the ICRC & College of Europe. Includes my contribution on 'IHL & Private Military & Security Companies'.
IntLaw
Organized by the ICRC & College of Europe. Includes my contribution on 'IHL & Private Military & Security Companies'.
IntLaw
www.brugescolloquium.org
October 30, 2023 at 9:43 AM
Papers now online from the 2022 Bruges colloquium on International Humanitarian Law, "Who is Who on the Battlefield? The Actors Engaged in Contemporary Armed Conflicts".
Organized by the ICRC & College of Europe. Includes my contribution on 'IHL & Private Military & Security Companies'.
IntLaw
Organized by the ICRC & College of Europe. Includes my contribution on 'IHL & Private Military & Security Companies'.
IntLaw
Does moving to a new platform mean we get to pretend there is a new audience? Is this finally my chance to make #IHLTok happen? Or is this a continuation of all my conversations from the bird app?
October 4, 2023 at 9:23 AM
Does moving to a new platform mean we get to pretend there is a new audience? Is this finally my chance to make #IHLTok happen? Or is this a continuation of all my conversations from the bird app?
Cyberspace is not a lawless space; accountability is important to prevent and prosecute violations of IHL -Cordula Droege
Read the article here: digitalfrontlines.io/2023/08/20/k...
Read the article here: digitalfrontlines.io/2023/08/20/k...
September 21, 2023 at 6:47 AM
Cyberspace is not a lawless space; accountability is important to prevent and prosecute violations of IHL -Cordula Droege
Read the article here: digitalfrontlines.io/2023/08/20/k...
Read the article here: digitalfrontlines.io/2023/08/20/k...
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ICRC's International Review of the Red Cross is seeking papers discussing military perspectives on IHL. Contributions from those with current or former military experience particularly encouraged. Deadline Sept 30th.
international-review.icrc.org/call-for-pap...
international-review.icrc.org/call-for-pap...
Global call for papers: “Military Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law”
Call for Papers: “Military Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law” Deadline for Proposals: 30 September 2023 Confirmation of the status of your proposal: 31 October 2023 Deadline for Full ...
international-review.icrc.org
September 20, 2023 at 8:30 AM
ICRC's International Review of the Red Cross is seeking papers discussing military perspectives on IHL. Contributions from those with current or former military experience particularly encouraged. Deadline Sept 30th.
international-review.icrc.org/call-for-pap...
international-review.icrc.org/call-for-pap...
In times of war, #neutrality is not indifference.
✅It is a deliberate way of working to help without taking sides, allowing ICRC to reach those who need it most.
⏩Artist Vaskange reflects on the role of neutrality in protecting lives: bit.ly/3EQgzYV
✅It is a deliberate way of working to help without taking sides, allowing ICRC to reach those who need it most.
⏩Artist Vaskange reflects on the role of neutrality in protecting lives: bit.ly/3EQgzYV
September 20, 2023 at 12:25 PM
In times of war, #neutrality is not indifference.
✅It is a deliberate way of working to help without taking sides, allowing ICRC to reach those who need it most.
⏩Artist Vaskange reflects on the role of neutrality in protecting lives: bit.ly/3EQgzYV
✅It is a deliberate way of working to help without taking sides, allowing ICRC to reach those who need it most.
⏩Artist Vaskange reflects on the role of neutrality in protecting lives: bit.ly/3EQgzYV