No matter where a war is happening, civilians get caught in the middle — but where exactly is the line between acceptable collateral damage and a crime against humanity? While there’s no easy answer, ...

International humanitarian law emerged from the extreme experience of the twentieth century. The Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols were ...

Backgrounder: U.S. debate over treatment of detainees hinges on interpretation of the Geneva Conventions. A politically charged debate has roiled Congress in recent years over the torture and ...