Publications

This page lists the academic publications that are a result of the work within the Zurich Center for Military Medical Ethics.

Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in any of the publications. Some are also provided on the website of the ICMM Center of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics.

Edited volumes

The following books have been (co-)edited by members of the CMME.

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Publications

Edited by: Messelken, Daniel; Barbar, Ana Elisa (2024). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. Challenging medical neutrality: healthcare ethics in armed conflict and other complex settings.
Edited by: Eagan, Sheena M; Messelken, Daniel (2023). Cham: Springer. Resource scarcity in austere environments.
Edited by: Messelken, Daniel; Winkler, David (2022). Cham: Springer. Health Care in Contexts of Risk, Uncertainty, and Hybridity.
Edited by: Messelken, Daniel; Winkler, David (2020). Cham: Springer. Ethics of Medical Innovation, Experimentation, and Enhancement in Military and Humanitarian Contexts.
Edited by: Messelken, Daniel; Winkler, David T (2018). London: Routledge. Ethical Challenges for Military Health Care Personnel : Dealing with Epidemics.
Edited by: Messelken, Daniel; Winkler, David (2015). Bern: BBL. Proceedings of the 4th ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics.
Edited by: Messelken, Daniel; Baer, Hans U (2014). Bern: BBL. Proceedings of the 3rd ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics.
Edited by: Messelken, Daniel; Baer, Hans U (2013). Bern: BBL. Proceedings of the 2nd ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics.

Articles and book chapters

The following articles and book chapters have been (co-)authored by members of the CMME.

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Publications

Messelken, Daniel (2025). The logic of conflict should not apply to medicine and medical sanctions. The American Journal of Bioethics, 25(4):19-21.
März, Julian; Messelken, Daniel; Biller‐Andorno, Nikola (2025). Bioethics challenges in times of war. Bioethics, 39(1):3-4.
Messelken, Daniel (2024). Medizinisches Enhancement in der Militärmedizin: Technologien gegen das Sterben – oder Technologien als Risiko für das klassische Berufsethos?. Stratos, Sd.ausg.(24):81-91.
Barbar, Ana Elisa; Messelken, Daniel (2024). Preface, In search for the meaning of medical neutrality. In: Messelken, Daniel; Barbar, Ana Elisa. Challenging medical neutrality: healthcare ethics in armed conflict and other complex settings. Cham: Springer, 1-10.
Messelken, Daniel (2023). Medical rules of eligibility – can preferential medical treatment provisions be ethically justified?. In: Eagan, Sheena M; Messelken, Daniel. Resource scarcity in austere environments. Cham: Springer, 133-153.
Messelken, Daniel (2023). Ethische Herausforderungen für Militärmediziner:innen durch veränderte Kriegsführung. Zeitschrift für medizinische Ethik, 69(1):74-92.
Messelken, Daniel (2023). Gleichzeitig Feind und Mitmensch: die Genfer Konventionen und das Prinzip der Menschlichkeit fordern eine Beschränkung der Gewalt im Krieg, um das Dilemma der Entmenschlichung zu vermeiden. Zur sache.bw : evangelische Kommentare zu Fragen der Zeit, 44(2):19-22.
Messelken, Daniel (2021). Medizinische Neutralität unter Beschuss. In: Brandl, Johannes; Kobow, Beatrice; Messelken, Daniel. Analytische Explikationen & Interventionen. Paderborn: Brill | mentis, 328-348.
Messelken, Daniel (2020). Ethical Reflections on the Role of Military Health Care Providers in Enhancement. In: de Boisboissel, Gèrard; Revue, Magdalena. Enhancing Soldiers : A European Ethical Approach. Paris: CREC/ EuroISME, 128-134.
Messelken, Daniel (2019). The ‘peace role’ of healthcare during war: understanding the importance of medical impartiality. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 165(4):232-235.
Messelken, Daniel (2018). A Collection of Scenarios in Military Medical Ethics to Support Training and Research. International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services, 91(4):75-77.
Messelken, Daniel (2018). On the duty to care during epidemics. In: Messelken, Daniel; Winkler, David T. Ethical Challenges for Military Health Care Personnel : Dealing with Epidemics. London: Routledge, 144-163.
Messelken, Daniel (2017). Humanity in the midst of armed conflict : military doctors’ ethical obligations. Politorbis: Zeitschrift zur Aussenpolitik, (65):51-56.
Messelken, Daniel (2017). Medical Care During War: A Remainder and Prospect of Peace. In: Demont-Biaggi, Florian. The Nature of Peace and the Morality of Armed Conflict. London: Springer International Publishing, 293-321.
Messelken, Daniel; Crouse, Johan; Winkler, David T (2015). When childhood ends: estimating the age of young people. BMJ : British medical journal, 351:h6699.
Messelken, Daniel (2015). Conflict of roles and duties – why military doctors are doctors. Ethics and Armed Forces, 2015(1):43-46.
Eckenwiler, Lisa; Hunt, Matthew; Ahmad, Ayesha; Calain, Philippe; Dawson, Angus; Goodin, Robert; Messelken, Daniel; Rubenstein, Leonard; Wild, Verina (2015). Counterterrorism policies and practices: health and values at stake. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 93(10):737-738.
Messelken, Daniel (2014). Ethical aspects of Battlefield Euthanasia. In: Messelken, Daniel; Baer, Hans U. Proceeding of the 3rd ICMM Workshop on Military Medical Ethics. Bern: melac.ch, 36-54.
Messelken, Daniel; Baer, Hans U (2013). Hovering Between Roles: Military Medical Ethics. In: Gross, Michael L; Carrick, Don. Military Medical Ethics for the 21st Century. Farnham: Ashgate, 261-278.

Other academic publications

For publications of members of the CMME in other fields than Military Medical Ethics you may consult their individual publication lists on their respective websites.

Educational books

In addition to the academic publications listed above, the CMME has in cooperation with the ICMM Center of Reference for Education on IHL and Ethics edited a textbook for the ICMM course on Military Medical Ethics in Times of Armed Conflict. So far, this texbook is only distributed to course participants, but it may be published it in the future.