May 24, 2006

Conference: Testing the Boundaries of International Humanitarian Law

*Testing the Boundaries of International Humanitarian Law (1-2 June)*
Date: 1 June 2006 - 2 June 2006
Time: 1/06/06 10.00 - 17.00 - 2/06/06 09.30 - 13.00
Location: BIICL
Venue: Council Chamber

Type of Event: Conference
Chair/s:
Speaker/s: Professor Leslie C Green, University of Alberta
Professor Françoise Hampson, Essex Centre for Human Rights
Professor Michael N. Schmitt, George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies
Professor Michael Newton, School of Law, University of Vanderbilt
Dr Avril Mc Donald, T.M.C. Asser Instituut
James Johnson, Chief of Prosecutions, Sierra Leone Special Court
Dr. Robert Cryer, University of Nottingham
Dr. Susan Breau, BIICL
Matthew Happold, University of Hull
And representatives from ICRC and UK and US military forces


Prices:

*Member* *Non-Member*
*Individual* £80 £150
*Academic* £60 £80
*Student* £20 £35


Additional Info

Events in the last decade, including the establishment of the international criminal courts, and the launching of the 'global fight on terror' have generated broad public and academic interest in international humanitarian law. Consequently, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law has developed a research initiative in international humanitarian law as a part of its Public International
Law programme, with the aim of building on high-level research studies and
serving as a common forum for various experts from the field. One of BIICL's core objectives is to serve as a forum for exchanges between and among British and international academicians and practitioners. Fittingly, then, the launch of this initiative is being marked by the first BIICL publication to address IHL in over a dozen years. The purpose of this conference is to complement the launch of this
publication by providing an opportunity for the contributors to present their articles, and a forum for

Programme

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