2016-11-15
The International Law Centre is pleased to announce
that Dr Bruce Oswald, Associate Professor and Director of the Asia
Pacific Centre for Military Law in the Melbourne Law School at the University
of Melbourne, will hold a lecture on the topic of Peacekeeping since Rwanda: Reflections…
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Thursday, 10 November 2016
New Publication: Harrison Dinniss / Kleffner, Soldier 2.0: Military Human Enhancement and International Law, 92 ILS (2016) 432-482
2016-11-10 Heather Harrison Dinniss and Jann Kleffner have just publisdhed an article in the US Naval War College's international law journal 'International Law Studies' on international legal aspects of military human enhancement, ie technologies that can endow humans with physical or mental abilities…
Monday, 31 October 2016
Seminar on the protection of the environment during armed conflicts – 8 November
2016-10-31
The International Law Centre is holding an event on the protection of the environment during armed conflicts with Dr. Britta Sjöstedt at Försvarshögskolan on Tuesday 8 November 14:00-15:30
Dr. Britta Sjöstedt is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Lund University, Sweden, researching…
Thursday, 16 June 2016
New report from Syrian Commission of Inquiry on crimes against the Yazidis
2016-06-16 The UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic published a report today documenting crimes committed against the Yazidis by ISIS in Syria. The crimes documented include genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The report is based on…
Thursday, 2 June 2016
New publication on teaching gender in the military
2016-06-02
The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the Partnership for Peace Consortium (PfPC) have published a new handbook on teaching gender in military operations. Sally Longworth drafted Chapter 2 on the international…
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
Conference The International Law of Military Operations: Mapping the Field, Exeter 21-23 June 2016
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The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War and Exeter Law School cordially invite you to participate in a conference on ‘The International Law of Military Operations’ taking place on 21-23…
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
New publication: The Defence in International Criminal Trials
2016-05-04 Sally Longworth contributed a chapter on 'Sentencing at the International Criminal Court' in the newly published The Defence in International Criminal Trials, edited by Dr. Mayeul Hiéramente and Dr. Patricia Schneider. The book is a compiles…
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
New Publication: Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed Conflict
2016-04-26 Jann Kleffner has contributed the chapter on 'Sources of the Law of Armed Conflict' in the newly published Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed Conflict, edited by Rain Liivoja and Tim McCormack. The Handbook provides a unique perspective…
Monday, 21 March 2016
Launch of updated ICRC Commentary on the First Geneva Convention
2016-03-21
On 22 March 2016, the International Committee of the Red Cross will launch the updated Commentary to the First Geneva Convention. Jann Kleffner is one of the authors of the Commentary and member of the Reading Committee.
For further information…
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Ola Engdahl is appointed as a delegate to the "Folkrätts- och nedrustningsdelegation"
2016-03-02 Ola Engdahl has been appointed delegate to the newly re-established Folkrätts- och nedrustningsdelegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström. The delegation will give suggestions on Swedish positions and initiatives on questions related primarily to international…
Friday, 12 February 2016
Forthcoming podcast on gender perspectives on international humanitarian law
2016-02-12 On 17 February, the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action at Harvard Humanitarian Initiative's Humanitarian Academy at Harvard will hold a podcast on gender perspectives on international humanitarian law. Captain Anna Björsson, Gender Advisor in the Swedish Armed Forces, and Cecilia…
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
Event - transitional justice and the conflict in Syria - 11 February 1600-1730 at FHS
2016-02-03
The International Law Centre, together with the International Legal Assistance Consortium and the Swedish Network for Transition Justice, has the pleasure of inviting you to take part in a panel discussion on transitional justice and the conflict in Syria on 11 February:
Transitional…
Thursday, 28 January 2016
Discussion on the legal interoperability in joint military operations – NATO and non-NATO countries - 4 February
2016-01-28 The International Law Centre is holding an event on the legal interoperability in joint military operations between NATO and non-NATO countries with NATO Legal advisor Lewis Bumgardner to be held at Försvarshögskolan on Thursday 4 February 15:30-17:00.
Lewis Bumgardner served for 24 years…
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
UK Government’s policy on the use of drones for targeted killing - transcript of evidence given by Minister of Defence
2016-01-12 On 16 December 2015, the UK's Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, gave evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on its inquiry into the UK Government's policy on the use of drones for targeted killing. The transcript of the meeting is available online here.
Background…
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