Digital Emblems: Enhancing Protection in Armed Conflict

This lecture discusses the concept of digital emblems as a means to signal protection for medical and humanitarian facilities in armed conflict. The instructor explains the historical background of the Red Cross emblem and its significance, as well as the potential benefits and risks of implementing digital emblems in the digital world. Various solutions, such as DNS-based, IP-based, and Authenticated Digital Emblem, are explored, along with the ongoing research and testing of these ideas. The lecture also addresses the challenges of ensuring respect for digital emblems and the importance of diplomatic efforts to incorporate them into international humanitarian law.