Friday, 27 October 2017

Legal Implications of the Use of Social Media by Armed Actors

The use of apps, social media and other methods of digital communication between people is constantly on the increase. This practice has extended into armed conflicts, where parties to the conflicts use such tools for their communications. Is international humanitarian law (IHL) applicable…
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Thursday, 17 August 2017

Invitation to a panel discussion on Cyber operations and international law

Stockholm Center for International Law and Justice and the Centre for International and Operational Law (CIOL) at the Swedish Defence University invite you to a panel discussion on   Cyber operations and international law: prospects for global norms?   Although some early…
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Wednesday, 28 June 2017

Centrum för operativ juridik och folkrätt åker till Almedalen

Försvarshögskolan finns på plats i Visby under Almedalsveckan 2017. Centrum för Operativ Juridik och Folkrätt kommer också att finnas på plats för seminarier och diskussioner kring krisberedskap, totalförsvarslagstiftning och folkrätt. Den 3 juli kl. 11.45-12.30 genomförs seminariet…
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Wednesday, 5 April 2017

New Publication: The Practice of Shared Responsibility in International Law

Professor Kleffner acted as co-editor of the international military operations cluster (chapters 23-30) of the publication 'The Practice of Shared Responsibility in International Law', published by Cambridge University Press. The book is edited by Professor André Nollkaemper and Dr. Ilias…
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Tallinn Manual 2.0 published

The second edition of the Tallinn Manual, entitled 'Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations' has been published by Cambridge University Press. The Manual has been prepared by an international group of experts at the invitation of the NATO Cooperative…
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Saturday, 1 April 2017

Third and Final Working Session Day of the Seminar

All good things must come to an end, and so has the XI Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces. On Friday, the final day went under the theme New Military Technologies and the Law. It was chared by Brigadier-General Professor Dr. Paul…
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Thursday, 30 March 2017

Second Working Session Day of the Seminar

The Second Working Session Day of the XI Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces focused on practical issues for Legal Advisors in military operations. It was chaired by Colonel Ben Klappe throughout the day, and he began by introducing…
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Wednesday, 29 March 2017

The First Working Session Day of the Seminar

The first Working Session day of the seminar began with the Keynote speaker, mr Jan Salestrand, State Secretary at the Swedish Ministry for Defence. The XI Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces. Photo: Paulina Sundel/FHS The…
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Tuesday, 28 March 2017

The XI International Seminar for Legal Advisors for the Armed Forces opened today

Today, the XIth International Seminar for Legal Advisors for the Armed Forces opened, and more than 100 participants joined the Seminar hosted by the International Law Centre and the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War. We…
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Monday, 27 March 2017

International Law Centre/Folkrättscentrum will change name April 1

Swedish Defence University has decided to change the name of International Law Center/Folkrättscentrum to Centre for International and Operational Law and Centrum för Operativ Juridik och Folkrätt. This change will take place April 1.…
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Wednesday, 8 March 2017

XIth Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces

The International Law Centre at the Swedish Defence University will in cooperation with the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War organize the XIth International Seminar for Legal Advisors to the Armed Forces, from 28 to 31 March 2017 in Stockholm. The central…
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