HILAC Lecture: Can International Law Meet the Challenges of Today’s Lawless Conflicts?, Den Haag - Hoofdinhoud
| datum | 17 maart 2016 |
|---|---|
| plaats | Den Haag |
| locatie | R.J. Schimmelpennincklaan 20-22 The Hague Netherlands  |
| aanwezigen | F.G.G. (François) Hollande i e.a. |
| organisatie | T.M.C. Asser Instituut i |
Speaker: Dr. Lyal S. Sunga, Head, Rule of Law Program, The Hague Institute for Global Justice and Visiting Professor, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
The Paris attacks of Friday 13 November 2015 that killed 130 people and injured hundreds more, and the attacks in Beirut the day before, shook the whole world for their audacity, high number of victims and the calculated manner in which they were carried out. French President Francois Hollande declared the attacks an ‘act of war’ that had to be addressed as such, noting they were the deadliest attacks in France since World War II. But declaring war on terrorists begs a number of troubling questions. If Islamic State or ‘Daesh’ terrorists launched a ‘war’ on France, does that imply that both parties are bound by the Geneva Conventions and that terrorists enjoy the rights of lawful combatants? Or are terrorists simply criminals which armed forces can target and execute lawfully in Syria and Iraq? What about Boko Haram? Or rampaging militia in the Central African Republic, Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo? Or extreme violence in Mexico, Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan, Pakistan or Somalia?
Lyal S. Sunga asks whether international law can meet the challenges of today’s lawless conflicts and considers the options from the perspectives of human rights, humanitarian law and criminal justice.
Dr. Sunga, Head of the Rule of Law program at The Hague Institute for Global Justice, and Visiting Professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Sweden, has conducted monitoring, investigation, reporting, technical cooperation, training and teaching in some 55 countries over the last 25 years in human rights, humanitarian law and international criminal law.
Registration is not needed. Seats are available on a first-come first-served basis.
Contents
Dit Nederlandse kennis- en onderzoekscentrum is gespecialiseerd in internationaal privaat- en publiekrecht, Europees recht en internationale handelsarbitrage. Het T.M.C. Asser Instituut is opgericht in 1965 en is gelieerd aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Het instituut heeft als doel om wetenschappelijk onderzoek en postgraduate onderwijs activiteiten te stimuleren en te organiseren waarbij kennis van het internationale recht versterkt wordt. Daarnaast wil het instituut de positie van Den Haag als City of Justice, Peace and Security versterken.
Naast fundamenteel wetenschappelijk onderzoek, legt het instituut zich toe op contract-onderzoek en advieswerkzaamheden. Dit consultancy maatwerk varieert van het vinden van (ad hoc) oplossingen voor kleinere juridische vraagstukken tot de coördinatie en/of uitvoer van langlopende structurele (onderzoeks)projecten. Tot de opdrachtgevers behoren o.a. de Europese Unie i, nationale overheden, internationale organisaties en advocatenkantoren.