Annual International Humanitarian Law

Half Day Seminar

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You are invited to register for the Annual International Humanitarian Law Half Day Seminar. A detailed programme will be shared shortly.

Date: Friday 29 November 2024
Time: 8:45am - 1:00pm
Format: In-person or online
Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Old Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay, Pipitea, Wellington (located behind the Law School) 

Programme:

8:45-9:00am—Arrival and assembly (Coffee and Tea available)
9:00-9:10am—Opening Remarks
9:10-10:40am—Session I
Compliance with IHL - Civil Society and Research Responses

Ioana Cismas, Principal Investigator, Beyond Compliance Consortium/Professor of Law, University of York (UK)

Krisztina Huszti-Orban, Lead Researcher, Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights (Switzerland)

Manuel Galvis Martinez, IHL Thematic Leader, Coordinator ICMD Research Initiative, Raoul Wallenberg Institute (Sweden)

Allelu de Jesus, Legal Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (Philippines/Australia)

10:40-11:10am Morning Tea - Foyer

11:10am-12:00pm Session II
Third State Obligations During Armed Conflict

Myra Williamson, Senior Lecturer, Law School, Auckland University of Technology

Rod Alley, Senior Fellow, VUW Centre for Strategic Studies

12:00-12:50pm Session III
Government and Diplomatic Outlooks on IHL

COL James Kennedy-Good, Director NZDF Legal Services/Director Military Prosecutions

NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (TBC)

H.E. Viktor Vavrick, Ambassador of Switzerland to New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu

12:50-13:00 Concluding Remarks

Marnie Lloydd, Senior Lecturer, VUW Faculty of Law

Rod Alley, Senior Fellow, VUW Centre for Strategic Studies

Alberto Costi, Professor of Law, VUW Faculty of Law

Registrations close 5pm, Wednesday 27 November 2024