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SCHOLARS FROM TEN COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW DEVELOPMENTS IN YEREVAN
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16:49 21.11.2012
A conference entitled "International humanitarian law: problems and
perspectives of development," jointly organized by the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Armenia and the
Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University (RAU) is starting on 22 November
2012 in Yerevan.
"During the five years of its existence, the Conference proved
to be a sustainable forum where young researchers could discuss
contemporary challenges of international humanitarian law (IHL),
suggesting interesting solutions to very complex problems", says
Maria Teresa Dutli, ICRC Regional Legal Advisor, who chairs a section
in this Conference. "Initially addressed to researchers from former
Soviet states, today the conference brings together participants from
other countries as well. This tendency towards expansion indicates
growing interest among young researchers towards topics related to
international humanitarian law."
During the conference, participants will discuss issues such as
new methods of warfare from IHL perspective, cyber warfare and
IHL, legality of non-lethal weapons, challenges of prohibition of
conventional weapons and protection of cultural property.
"The conference helps discussing humanitarian challenges posed by
contemporary armed conflicts and the prevention of their dangerous
consequences", Head of the International and European Law Chair at
the RAU, Arman Dilanyan said. "It has become a traditional forum
for young researchers from different countries to meet and analyse
those problems.
Participants to the conference come from Georgia, Belarus, Russia,
Iran, Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine, Turkmenistan and Poland. Sessions
will be chaired by Deputy Minister of Justice Aram Orbelyan, Head of
International Treaties Division at the Constitutional Court Vladimir
Vardanyan, as well as Nicolas Koumjian, Senior Appeals Counsel at the
Special Courtfor Sierra Leone, Euhen Tsibulenko, IHL expert from the
Tallinn School of Law and Sergey Sayapin, Legal Advisor from the ICRC
Delegation in Tashkent.
The ICRC has been maintaining partnership relations with leading
universities in Armenia since 2000 to foster respect for international
humanitarian law and encourage its teaching and research among
academic circles.
From: A. Papazian
armradio.am
16:49 21.11.2012
A conference entitled "International humanitarian law: problems and
perspectives of development," jointly organized by the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Armenia and the
Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University (RAU) is starting on 22 November
2012 in Yerevan.
"During the five years of its existence, the Conference proved
to be a sustainable forum where young researchers could discuss
contemporary challenges of international humanitarian law (IHL),
suggesting interesting solutions to very complex problems", says
Maria Teresa Dutli, ICRC Regional Legal Advisor, who chairs a section
in this Conference. "Initially addressed to researchers from former
Soviet states, today the conference brings together participants from
other countries as well. This tendency towards expansion indicates
growing interest among young researchers towards topics related to
international humanitarian law."
During the conference, participants will discuss issues such as
new methods of warfare from IHL perspective, cyber warfare and
IHL, legality of non-lethal weapons, challenges of prohibition of
conventional weapons and protection of cultural property.
"The conference helps discussing humanitarian challenges posed by
contemporary armed conflicts and the prevention of their dangerous
consequences", Head of the International and European Law Chair at
the RAU, Arman Dilanyan said. "It has become a traditional forum
for young researchers from different countries to meet and analyse
those problems.
Participants to the conference come from Georgia, Belarus, Russia,
Iran, Armenia, Moldova, Ukraine, Turkmenistan and Poland. Sessions
will be chaired by Deputy Minister of Justice Aram Orbelyan, Head of
International Treaties Division at the Constitutional Court Vladimir
Vardanyan, as well as Nicolas Koumjian, Senior Appeals Counsel at the
Special Courtfor Sierra Leone, Euhen Tsibulenko, IHL expert from the
Tallinn School of Law and Sergey Sayapin, Legal Advisor from the ICRC
Delegation in Tashkent.
The ICRC has been maintaining partnership relations with leading
universities in Armenia since 2000 to foster respect for international
humanitarian law and encourage its teaching and research among
academic circles.
From: A. Papazian