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Event 06 November 2016 18:00 - 11 November 2016 18:00 Humanitarium, 17 avenue de la paix, 1202 Geneva International humanitarian law course for practitioners Course description Organized by the ICRC and CERAH (Center for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action), this immersive five-day course in international humanitarian law (IHL) is open to humanitarian practitioners who wish to become acquainted with the legal framework applicable to armed conflict. Combining theory and practice, the course follows a methodology involving exercises, simulations and discussions based on the actual challenges that humanitarian workers face today. Ahead of the on-site course, participants will follow an online training aimed at familiarizing them with the basic rules and principles of IHL. Themes covered in the programme include: Classification of situations of violence and of the actors encountered in armed conflict Protection of the civilian population Sexual violence Humani...

Finnish Red Cross (FRC) Location: Denmark(Copenhagen) Date: 14-03-2011 to 16-03-2011 Language: English Location: Finland(Helsinki) Date: 11-04-2011 to 13-04-2011 Language: English Type: Training Course or Seminar Keywords: Humanitarian Principles and Ethics, International Humanitarian Law Training Description A strong knowledge of International Humanitarian Law is an essential tool for actors working during armed conflict and other situations of violence. The courses serve as a unique opportunity to discuss the legal and policy challenges of contemporary armed conflicts through lectures, group discussions, case studies and network building. The courses are organized by the Danish Red Cross and the Finnish Red Cross with support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and funded by the European Community’s Humanitarian Office (ECHO). How to Register: More information and the application form: www.ihlforhumanitarians.org Danish Red Cross: (Questi...

Source: Harvard University Date: Feb 2009 The increase in violent attacks against civilians and non-civilians and the claims made bygroups waging such attacks that their acts are legitimate under Islamic law generated wideinterest in Islamic ‘laws of war’. This paper attempts to challenge the approach focused oncomparison between international humanitarian law (IHL) and Islamic law on the basis of therules adopted in each system and argues that both legal regimes are governed by certaintheoretical and ideological paradigms that are distinct from each other. In order to highlightthis difference, the paper examines the different juristic approaches to issues of concern to thejurists and shows how these approaches reflected particular agenda and thus can not besimply compared to rules of IHL, because these are equally governed by other agendas and interests. Zie meer: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900SID/AZHU-7VS7QL?OpenDocument&RSS20=06