AUA & ICRC Announce International Humanitarian Law Summer School

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YEREVAN, Armenia – The International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation in Armenia (ICRC) and the American University of Armenia (AUA)’s LL.M. Program, with participation of the International & Comparative Law Center (ICLaw) are pleased to invite you to the Summer School on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), which will take place on June 23-28, 2014.

Event description

The summer school will be held in Yerevan at the American University of Armenia on June 23-28 2014with the purpose of raising the level of knowledge of international humanitarian law among university students and professionals and increasing their awareness of and interest in the ICRC activities and principles.

The summer school will feature experts from the ICRC, in addition to the invited guest lecturers, among the IHL specialists and professionals from Armenia and abroad.

Instructions are provided in Armenian, and when necessary, with simultaneous translation into Armenian.

This year the courses will be held in the evening hours.

During this five-day course, students interact with international experts and engage in role-playing activities on such important legal issues as protection of civilians during war, limitations on the means and methods of war, IHL conflict qualification, and state and individual liability for IHL violations, as well as the intersection of IHL and IHRL.

Eligibility criteria and  requirements

• Be an advanced-level or postgraduate law or international relations student
• Be well versed in public international law

Application procedure

The admission to the programme is selective and places are limited. Applicants should follow the following procedure:

• Fill in the application form available in English at aua.am and law.aua.am/llm/ websites.
• Send the application via email to [email protected] and [email protected] or submitted in hard copy to the AUA Law Program Office.

The application deadline is June 9, 2014.

Only selected applicants will be contacted by June 13, 2014.

 

Certificate

Upon successful completion of the programme participants will receive the ICRC Certificate of Completion.

Expenses

All expenses related to the event are covered by the organizers.

Importance of learning IHL

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

To view the application in English, please click here.

To view the application in Armenian, please click here.

Founded in 1991, the American University of Armenia (AUA) is a private, independent university located in Yerevan, Armenia and affiliated with the University of California. AUA provides a global education in Armenia and the region, offering high-quality, graduate and undergraduate studies, encouraging civic engagement, and promoting public service and democratic values.