At the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, our projects aim to advance rigorous legal analysis and deepen understanding of international legal frameworks applicable to situations of armed conflict, repression, and structural violence.
These projects are academic-oriented in nature. They are designed to clarify contested areas of international law, develop conceptual and methodological approaches, and contribute to scholarly debate. Through sustained and in-depth research, the Academy seeks to strengthen legal certainty and provide authoritative analysis on complex and evolving legal questions.
The Academy’s projects are closely connected to its thematic priority areas and often combine doctrinal analysis with contextual examination of practice, jurisprudence, and institutional developments. While primarily academic in orientation, many projects also inform policy discussions and engagement activities by providing the legal foundations on which dialogue and practice can build.
Current Projects
Arms TRACK
IHL in Focus
Persons Belonging to Minorities
Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts (RULAC)
War WATCH
Recently Completed Projects
Authoritarianism and Human Rights
Conflict, Security and the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment
Digitalization of armed conflicts
The Human Rights System and Prevention
IHL Expert Pool
Neurotechnology and Human Rights
These projects produce a range of outputs, including working papers, policy briefs, guidelines, and expert consultations, with dissemination taking place through podcasts, blogposts, and interviews, as well as conferences, seminars, and expert meetings. Through these channels, the Geneva Academy ensures that its research contributes both to academic debate and to a broader understanding of international law among practitioners and institutions.