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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HUMANITARIAN LAW - SAN REMO, ITALY
SUMMER COURSE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
8 - 20 July 2002
San Remo (Italy) - Geneva (Switzerland)
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http://www.iihl.org
The second Summer Course in International Humanitarian Law shall take
place in San Remo (Italy) from 8 to 18 July and in Geneva (Switzerland)
from 19 to 20 July 2002 with the main topics:
-Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
-Terrorism and International Humanitarian Law
-Protecting the Civilian Populations
-Internal Conflicts
-Implementing and Enforcing International Humanitarian Law
-The Role of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ad-Hoc Tribunals,
and domestic courts in prosecuting violations of international
humanitarian law.
The language of the Course will be English. The number of participants
is limited to 40. The Course will include a study trip to Geneva, with
organised visits to the United Nations Office in Geneva, the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International
Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
At the end of the Course, all participants will be awarded a certificate
of participation.
The Director of the Course is Dr. Michel Veuthey, Adjunct Professor,
Fordham University School of Law, Academic Director, Center for
International Health and Cooperation (CIHC), assisted by Patricia
Panizzi, International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL).
The registration fee amounts to 1.300 US$. Please note that, for the
time being, no scholarships are available.
The fee includes transportation from and to Nice Airport (a shuttle will
be organised on Sunday 7 July), hospitality (hotel bed and breakfast
accommodation with lunch provided on course days), documentation, the
study trip to Geneva (including transportation by bus San
Remo-Geneva-San Remo and accommodation in student facilities), and the
possibility of using the library of the Institute, its technical
facilities and entire documentation during the Course.
The Course is organised in partnership with the CIHC and the Institute
of International Humanitarian Affairs, Fordham University,
and is supported by the Swiss Foreign Ministry, the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, and the International Committee of the Red
Cross.
For further information and application forms, please visit http://www.iihl.org
Application forms should be sent as soon as possible to : [log in to unmask]
or by fax to San Remo (Italy) +39 0184 541600
or to Geneva (Switzerland) +41 22 9197933
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