International Humanitarian Law Summer Course

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation in Armenia and the AUA LL.M. Program are pleased to announce the call for applications for its annual summer school on International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The summer school will be held from 19 – 24 June 2017 at the American University of Armenia in Yerevan.

PUTTING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW INTO PRACTICE

Summer School on International Humanitarian Law

19-24 June 2017, Yerevan

American University of Armenia

Room 308E

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation in Armenia and the AUA LL.M. Program are pleased to announce the call for applications for its annual summer school on International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The summer school will be held from 19 – 24 June 2017 at the American University of Armenia in Yerevan.

Event description

The summer school on IHL aims to raise the level of IHL knowledge among university students and professionals and to increase their awareness of and interest in the ICRC activities and principles. This year themed as Putting International Humanitarian Law into Practice, the course will introduce and discuss issues of IHL using specific practical cases.

The course will feature prominent legal experts  from Armenia and abroad, among them, Maria Ximena Londoño, Legal Adviser at the Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva.

The course will be held in the evening hours. The working language of the summer school is English.

Eligibility criteria

• Advanced level of or postgraduate study in law or international relations
• Knowledge of public international law
• Good command of English

Application procedure

The admission to the summer school is highly competitive, and places are limited. To apply, please follow the below procedure:

• Fill in the application form in English
• Send your application via email to [email protected] and [email protected] or submit it in hard copy to the AUA Law Program Office.

The application deadline is 5 June 2017.

Only selected applicants will be contacted by 10 June 2017.

Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate.

Expenses

All expenses related to the event will be covered by the organizers, except for travel and accommodation costs.

Importance of learning of IHL

International humanitarian law is one of the most developed and still developing branches of the public international law created out of a set of treaty rules, which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the negative effects of an armed conflict. It protects persons who do not or do no longer participate in hostilities and restricts the means and methods of a warfare. Knowledge of IHL is an essential asset for those working on or in countries affected by an armed conflict, and for those interested in working for international humanitarian organizations or other related fields.