SEMINAR
| December 7, 2004
| Changing a Regime: The Dynamics of the Current International Humanitarian Law Regime
| Presenter: Christophe Girod, Former Head of the ICRC Delegation to North America and Visiting Scholar, Swiss Foundation for World Affairs
Discussants: I. William Zartman, Jacob Blaustein Professor of International Organizations and Conflict Resolution and Director of the Conflict Management Program, Johns Hopkins University-SAIS; Ruth Wedgwood, Edward B. Burling Professor of International Law and Diplomacy and Director of the International Law and Organization Program, Johns Hopkins University-SAIS; Kenneth Anderson, Professor of Law, American University.
| Abstract:
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11 on U.S. territory and the subsequent U.S.-led War on Terror, the established regime of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is under stress. Over the past decades, warfare has been evolving in a direction that puts the question of IHL applicability to modern conflicts on the table. If these issues are not adequately addressed, the very relevance of IHL may be challenged.
The recent international developments raise a number of questions: How will the existing IHL regime evolve as it is confronted with these new pressures? Will International Humanitarian Law change to accommodate the asymmetrical struggle between States and non-state actors? Should existing IHL treaties be re-negotiated and, if so, who will be the stakeholders?
The Swiss Foundation for World Affairs will publish an analysis of the dynamics of the current International Humanitarian Law regime by Christophe Girod in Spring 2005. |
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