Accountability for Mass Starvation: Testing the Limits of the Law

The Project

Global Rights Compliance in partnership with The World Peace Foundation combine their expertise on conflict and food insecurity to identify how international law may be used to advance the prevention, prohibition, and accountability for mass starvation. Delineating the elements of starvation crimes, disentangling what is permissible and impermissible in warfare, and understanding the complementary enforcement regimes, will help to clarify the law and build a range of relevant skills enhancing the potential for redress and accountability.

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Law
A compendium of legal Statutes, Conventions and Resolutions related to starvation.
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Mass Starvation Expert Report
The first authoritative assessment of accountability for mass starvation as a violation of International Law.
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The Starvation Training Manual
A Training Manual to identify the deliberate use of starvation, strengthen protection strategies and insulate their operations, reporting and responses.
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Consultancy Services
A range of advisory and consultancy services tailored to prohibit, prevent and seek remedies for starvation.
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News & Events
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NEW ZEALAND BECOMES THE FIRST STATE TO RATIFY THE STARVATION AMENDMENT TO REFLECT THAT STARVATION IS A WAR CRIME IN ALL CONFLICT SITUATIONS
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NOBEL PRIZE ADDS MOMENTUM TO THE MOVEMENT TO END STARVATION CRIMES
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Pathways to accountability in the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan’s report on the use of deliberate starvation as a method of warfare
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Story in focus
STORY IN FOCUS. INTERVIEW WITH DR. CORDULA DROEGE, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND HEAD OF THE LEGAL DIVISION AT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS
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