Date: 17 October 2013
Time: 09.15 – 17:00
Venue: Royal Irish Academy, Dawson Street, Dublin 2
This year marks 150 years of the Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement. 150 years of humanitarian action both on the ground with practical assistance for people in need and 150 years in the development of international humanitarian law (IHL) to protect civilians as well as the sick and injured in armed conflict.
On 17 October the Irish Red Cross in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will host a conference entitled ‘Contemporary Challenges in International Humanitarian Law’.
Speakers will include:
Key Note Address by Dr Louise Arimatsu, Chatham House
· Nathan Derejko, University of Essex
· Dr. Roslyn Fuller, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
· Rogier Bartels, International Criminal Court & Netherlands Defence Academy
· Stefanie Haumer, German Red Cross
· Sean Butler, University College Cork
· Orla Murphy, University College Cork
· Jeroen C. van den Boogaard, Amsterdam Centre for International Law & Netherlands Ministry of Defence
· Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Lane, Irish Defence Forces
Participation is free but registration is essential to guarantee a place. For further information or to register for a place please email ihlconference@redcross.ie
Click here for more information or contact Louise Sarsfield Collins
Email: ihlconference@redcross.ie
Telephone: 01 642 4600