ISF International Security Forum

Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 11:00 - 12:30

Hosted by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL)

The complexity of modern warfare and armed conflict is presenting challenges for the categorization of conflict, in particular in relation to the distinction between International Armed Conflict (IAC) and Non-International Armed Conflict (NIAC). Hybrid forms of warfare involving irregular forces and including the actions of organized criminal groups is especially challenging. This panel will deal with topical issues in this field.

Listen to International Humanitarian Law: Challenges of Categorization (Audio)

Chair

Steven Haines
Head, Security and Law Programme, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), Switzerland

Speaker

The Effects of Categorization on the Conduct of Hostilities and Detention
Jelena Pejic
Legal Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva, Switzerland

Armed Conflict and Law Enforcement: The Dividing Line
Charles Garraway CBE
Associate Fellow, International Security Program, Chatham House, London, UK
Visiting Fellow, Department of Human Rights, University of Essex, UK

Extraterritorial Uses of Force Against Non-State Armed Actors
Noam Lubell
Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway

More on Discussion Topic

International Humanitarian Law, Violation of International Law

Location

Blue Room