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Executive Master of Advanced Studies in International Law in Armed Conflict: What Students Say - Christian Viegelahn

Testimonial
Daniel Fyfe, Human Rights Officer at OHCHR, tells about his experience taking our Executive Master of Advanced Studies.

Disinformation as a Tool of War: Information and Identity Warfare Affecting Children’s Rights in the Russian Federation and Temporarily Occupied Ukrainian Territories

December 2025
This research exposes an evolving dimension of warfare one that operates on a cognitive front, where children’s perceptions, identities, and loyalties are systematically shaped.

Maria Immacolata Fico

Disinformation as a Tool of War: Information and Identity Warfare Affecting Children’s Rights in the Russian Federation and Temporarily Occupied Ukrainian Territories

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

This research exposes an evolving dimension of warfare one that operates on a cognitive front, where children’s perceptions, identities, and loyalties are systematically shaped.

Maria Immacolata Fico

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Impact of Neurotechnologies Developments

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Jonathan Andrew

Human Rights and Neurotechnologies’ Impact on Older Persons: Assessing the Benefits and Risks

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Jonathan Andrew

Neurotechnologies and the Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: Developments and Implications

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Jonathan Andrew

Neurotechnologies in the Justice System: Developments, Benefits, and Risks in Civil and Criminal Procedure

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Jonathan Andrew

Freedom of Religion or Belief and Neurotechnologies

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Jonathan Andrew

Neurotechnologies - Developments and the Right to Privacy

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Jonathan Andrew

Delivering Responsible Neurotechnologies Governance

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

This research discusses different neurotechnology-based treatments and analyses what novel, yet foreseeable challenges such treatments present for affected stakeholder groups.

Jonathan Andrew

Geneva Academy Talk - Professor Gilles Carbonnier: Dealing with Humanitarian Dilemmas

Thursday 30 April 2026, 18:30-20:30
Professor Gilles Carbonnier reflects on current humanitarian dilemmas in conversation with the Geneva Academy’s Executive Director, Professor Cécile Aptel.

Human Rights Uncovered: Episode 2 - Inside our brain: risks, power and the future of neurorights (2/2)

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In this second episode of Human Rights Uncovered, Jonathan Andrew and Karen Herrera Ferra examine the risks, power dynamics, and regulatory challenges of neurotechnologies beyond medical use.

Human Rights Uncovered: Episode 1 - Inside our brain: neurotechnologies and the new human rights frontier (1/2)

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In this first episode of Human Rights Uncovered, experts Jonathan Andrew and Karen Herrera Ferra introduce neurotechnologies and explore their key human rights implications.

Call for Papers - AHRI Conference 2026

Human Rights Research and Policy
The 2026 Annual Conference of the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) coincides with the 60th anniversary of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), both adopted in 1966. The year...

Book Launch – ‘Faith in United Nations Human Rights Treaties’

Wednesday 18 March 2026, 16:30-18:00
Launch of the book ‘Faith in United Nations Human Rights Treaties’ that provides legal and religious commentaries for peer-learning and research.

The Arms Trade and International Law: Addressing Compliance Gaps

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Record of the Expert Seminar held at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights on the 8-9 December 2025

Geneva Academy Talk - Right to Water: Humanization Trends in International Water Law and Contemporary Challenges

Thursday 19 March 2026, 18:00-19:30
This event will assess the impact of the humanization trend by examining the parameters of the right to water and other factors.

New Working Paper Identifies Regulatory Gaps in UN Draft Instrument on Private Military and Security Companies

International Law Private Military and Security Companies Research and Policy
This paper critically examines the Fifth Draft of the proposed United Nations instrument regulating PMSCs and calls for stronger international legal standards.

Weapons, Private Military and Security Companies, and International Law: A Critical Analysis of the Fifth Draft of the United Nations Instrument on PMSCs

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

The paper critically analyses the Fifth Draft of the proposed UN instrument regulating PMSCs and identifies key legal and regulatory gaps that could allow PMSCs to undermine international weapons control frameworks if left unaddressed.

Nikoloz Mosidze

Apply to Our Online Executive Master - MAS in International Law in Armed Conflict

Education Human Rights International Humanitarian Law
Applications are now open for our online Executive Master – Master of Advanced Studies in International Law in Armed Conflict.

Professor Cécile Aptel Appointed as New Executive Director of the Geneva Academy

On 1 February 2026, Professor Cécile Aptel joined the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights as the Executive Director.

New IHL in Focus Report - A Global Legal Assessment of Serious IHL Violations

IHL in Focus International Humanitarian Law Research and Policy
Our new global analysis examining the most serious violations of international humanitarian law

War WATCH – IHL in Focus Report – July 2024 to December 2025

February 2026

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

A global analysis examining the most serious violations of international humanitarian law from July 2024 to December 2025.

Anticipating Human Rights Risks in Neurotechnology: New Guidance for States and Businesses

Human Rights Neurotechnology
Two new working papers emphasize the importance of anticipating the potentially profound human rights risks associated with the development of neurotechnology