Programme - International Society for Military Law and the Law of War

Société Internationale de Droit Militaire
et de Droit de la Guerre a.i.s.b.l.
International Society for Military Law
and the Law of War a.i.s.b.l.
20th Congress (Prague, 14-18 April 2015)
Current International Crises and the Rule of Law
Programme for participants
Ref: ISMLLW 556 N (HV) E 8
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Arrival of Participants
09.00 – 12.00
Meeting of the Managing Board (Managing Board members only)
14.00 – 17.00
Meeting of the Board of Directors (Members of the Board of Directors only)
15.30 – 18.00
Registration
18.00 – 20.00
Welcome Reception (Open to accompanying persons)
Wednesday 15 April 2015
08.00 – 08.45
Registration
09.00 - 10.00
Opening Ceremony (Open to accompanying persons)
Opening speeches by
- Senior Government Representative of the Czech Republic (tbd)
- Brigadier General (ret.) Jan Peter SPIJK, President of the International Society for Military
Law and the Law of War
10.00 – 10.30
Coffee/tea
10.30 – 12.00
Keynote Presentations
- Will Current International Crises result in Structural Shifts in International Law?
(tbc)
- Status of Foreign Fighters under International and National law
Ms. Sandra KRAEHENMANN (PhD), Research fellow of the Geneva Academy of
International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
12.00 – 13.45
Lunch
13.45 – 14.45
General Report and Discussion
The Challenges in the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law
General Rapporteurs:
- Air-Cdre Peter HEBLY, Head of Military Legal Services, The Netherlands
- LCol Jean-Michel CAMBRON, Judge Advocate General Corps, Canada
14.45 – 15.15
Coffee/tea
15.15 – 16.30
General Report and Discussion– Continuation
16.30 – 17.00
Presentation of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War
Mr Ludwig Van Der VEKEN, Secretary General of the International Society for Military
Law and the Law of War
17.00 – 17.45
General Assembly (Members of the Society only)
Thursday 16 April 2015
Parallel Sessions of the Specialised Committee
08.30 – 10.45
Committee for Military Justice
- Jaloud v. The Netherlands – An In-Depth Analysis
Chair: Prof. Eugene FIDELL, Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School,
New Haven (Conn.), USA
Defence Procurement Law
- How Defence Procurement & Critical Infrastructure can fall Victim to the Cyber Threat
Chair: Mr Roland TROPE, Partner, Trope and Schramm LLP; Adjunct Professor, Department
of Law, U.S. Military Academy, USA
10.45 – 11.15
Coffee/tea
11.15 – 12.15
Committee for the Law of Maritime and Air Operations
- Persons in distress at sea: legal implications for Navies and enforcement agencies // Use of
force against pirates: operational and legal challenges
Chair: Commander Gianmatteo BREDA, Italian Navy, SHAPE
Committee for International Humanitarian Law (Part I)
- IHL in Current International Crises
Chair: LCol Marc PHILIPPE, Judge Advocate General Corps, Canada
12.15 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.15
Committee for the Law of Maritime and Air Operations
- Current Air and Joint Operations in Syria and Iraq
Chair: Commander Gianmatteo BREDA, Italian Navy, SHAPE
Committee for International Humanitarian Law (Part I)
- IHL in Current International Crises
Chair: LCol Marc PHILIPPE, Judge Advocate General Corps, Canada
15.15 – 15.45
Coffee/tea
15.45 – 18.00
Committee for History of Military Law and the Law of War
- Non-State Actors and the Laws of Armed Conflict
Chair: Prof. Dr. Stefan OETER, University of Hamburg, Germany
Committee for General Affairs
- Military orders, military superiors and military subordinates - a contribution to legal
interoperability
Chair: Dr. Alexander PORETSCHKIN, Fmr. Chief Legal Advisor to the German Chief of
Defence, Germany
Friday 17 April 2015
Plenary Session
08.30 – 09.45
Discussion on International Principles Governing the Administration of Justice Through
Military Tribunals
Panel representing North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
Chair: Brigadier General Dimitrios ZAFEIROPOULOS, Senior Vice-President of the
International Society for Military Law and the Law of War
09.45 – 10.15
Coffee/tea
10.15 – 11.30
Challenges to Domestic Prosecution of War Crimes
Chair: Colonel Bernard F. Klappe, Director of Seminars
11.30 - 12.15
Presentation on the Manual of International Law in Peace Operations
Prof. Dr. T.D. GILL, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Defence Academy, the
Netherlands
Dr. D. FLECK, Fmr. Head, International Agreements Division, MoD, Germany
12.15 – 13.45
Lunch
13.45 – 14.45
The Importance of Cyber Warfare in Current International Crises
Prof. Dr. W. HEINTSCHEL VON HEINEGG, Europa University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder),
Germany
14.45 - 15.15
Coffee/tea
15.15 – 15.45
Award of the Ciardi Prize 2015
15.45 – 16.15
Closing Session (Open to accompanying persons)
Closing speeches by
- Senior Government Representative of the Czech Republic (tbd)
- Brigadier General (ret.) Jan Peter SPIJK, President of the International Society for Military
Law and the Law of War
16.15 – 17.00
Joint meeting of the Managing Board and the Board of Directors
(Members of the newly elected Boards only)
19.00 – 22.00
Closing Dinner (Open to accompanying persons)
Saturday 18 April 2015
Social-cultural Activity with Networking Opportunities
(Specific registration required, open to accompanying persons)
Sunday 19 April 2015
Departure of the Participants