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Preparing for the Human Cost of War in the British Armed Forces

Dr Nicola Lester and Viktoriia Tsymbaliuk

As the national conversation on preparing for war gathers pace, what can the UK learn from its own experiences and from the present conflict in Ukraine when it comes to dealing with the impact of mass casualties

Mortuary Affairs as a Strategic Priority

Sarah Ashbridge

The Integrated Review aims to produce an army that is prepared for future wars, but Mortuary Affairs capabilities do not appear to have been given sufficient consideration to develop a resilient service. A perceived failure to respond to this crucial...

The Anthropological Process of Identifying Missing Persons as a Teaching Method for Increasing Awareness in Legal and Forensic Dentistry in the Republic of Cyprus

Kostis Giannakopoulos, Persefoni Lambrou, Eleftherios G. Kaklamanos and Anna Aristotelous

Forensic Odontology is a critical field within forensic science, with significant importance in legal contexts and the identification of victims in mass disasters or cases of abuse. This article focuses on the efforts made by the European University...

The Importance of Accounting for the Dead in Migration

Cate E. Bird and Austin Shangraw

This article highlights the importance of accounting for the dead in migration contexts, from international humanitarian law (IHL), international human rights law (IHRL), and forensic perspectives. Starting by reviewing obligations under IHL and IHRL...

The Texas Landscape: Accounting for Migrant Mortality and the Challenges of a Justice of the Peace Medicolegal System

Courtney C. Siegert, Molly A. Kaplan, Nicholas P. Herrmann, and M. Kate Spradley

This paper details the structural and resource challenges in Texas related to identifying migrant decedents, investigating their deaths, repatriating them, and adhering to legal and ethical requirements in addressing this humanitarian tragedy. While...

Youth on the Move, Travelling by sea and by land to Europe in 2023

This report focuses on youth “on the move” to Europe by sea and by land, a population category that includes adolescents (children between 14 and 17 years old) and young adults (18-24 years old). It highlights the profiles, needs and challenges faced...

OUR HOUR EP#3 Special Edition - Remembering the Missing through Food and Art

An interactive webinar with artists and families of the missing on how the arts can help them express memories of their loved ones and personal experiences.

Addressing missing persons arising from armed conflict as a driver of peace: Towards a research agenda

Simon Robbins and Jill Stockwell

International humanitarian law (IHL) provides the normative foundation for efforts to address the issue of missing persons during and after armed conflict. Whilst IHL does not engage with how parties to an armed conflict may go about restoring peace...

De-dehumanization: Practicing humanity

Natalie Deffenbaugh

The concept of humanity has been much discussed with respect to humanitarian work and international humanitarian law. There is today an idea of a single humanity, with each member equally valued beyond superficial differences in belief, nationality...

The construction of family memory through activist engagement: The case of relatives of the disappeared in Spain

Abstract Since the early 2000s, Spain has been shaken by mobilizations of “victims of Francoism,” promoting the memory of past violence. In this article, instead of apprehending such mobilizations as a sudden public display of private accounts, as is...