The Beyond Compliance Approach: Centering Harm + Need Towards Full(er) Protection in Armed Conflict

Katharine Fortin; Ioana Cismas; Rebecca Sutton; Ezequiel Heffes; Anastasia  Shesterinina

The Beyond Compliance Approach: Centering Harm + Need Towards Full(er) Protection in Armed Conflict

Katharine Fortin
, Ioana Cismas
, Rebecca Sutton
, Ezequiel Heffes
, Anastasia Shesterinina

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-85
Journal	Columbia Journal of Transnational Law
Volume	64
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 3 Mar 2026

Funding

This article is funded by Development UK as part of the Beyond Compliance Consortium work.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

civilian harm
humanitarian need
international law
compliance
restraint
armed conflict

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