The 6th Young Researchers Workshop on Terrorism and Belligerency
The Human Dimension of Warfare
Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions, University of Haifa
in collaboration with
International Law Institute Paris Lodron University Salzburg
November 7 – 9, 2024
Salzburg, Austria
See here details of participants
Link to a playlist of all recordings on YouTube see here
Thursday, November 7 - 13:00 – 18:00
13:00 – 13:50 – Gathering and refreshments
13:50 – 14:15 – Opening Remarks: Ido Rosenzweig, Minerva RLEC, University of Haifa; Astrid Reisinger Coracini, Salzburg Law School on International Criminal Law, Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law; Kirsten Schmalenbach, Public International Law Department, University of Salzburg.
14:15 – 15:45 – Kire Babanoski, European Deradicalization Programs Against Foreign Terrorist Fighters: What After They Return Back Home?
Respondent: Joaquin Zuckerberg, Terrorism Prevention Branch, UNODC.
15:45 – 16:05 – Coffee Break
16:05 – 17:35 – Guest talk – Ambassador Alexander Kmentt, Humanitarian Disarmament in the Age of Growing Geopolitical Tensions
19:00 – Dinner
Friday, November 8 - 09:30 - 17:00
09:30 – 11:00 – Dominika Iwan-Sojka, University of Silesia in Katowice, The Human Dimensions of The Arms Industry – Mapping The Ontology of IHL Violations
Respondent: Emanuela Gillard, Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict
11:00 – 11:15 – Coffee break
11:15 – 12:45 – Guest Lecture: Natia Kalandarishvili-Mueller, ALTE University in Tbilisi, Application of IHRL in Times of Siege: From Derogation To Provision.
12:45 – 14:45 – Lunch break.
14:45 – 16:15 – Zénó Suller, Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem, All Wars Start with A Human Decision to Attack: Why International Criminal Justice Is The Way to Improve The Prohibition of Aggression?
Respondent: Ziv Bohrer, Bar-Ilan University
16:15 – 16:30 – Coffee break.
16:30 – 18:00 – Book Launch Event: Hannah Kiel, Arms Transfers to Non-State Actors: The Erosion of Norms in International Law
Commentator: Marco Pertile, Faculty of Law and the School of International Studies of the University of Trento
19:00 – Dinner
Saturday, November 9 – 09:00 – 15:35
09:30 – 11:00 – Rajesh Kumar, University of Delhi, The Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: A Conundrum between the Necessity of State Action and Human Rights Protection in India
Respondent: Rogier Bartels, University of Amsterdam and International Criminal Court
11:00 – 11:20 – Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:50 – Magnus Imber, Boston College, Autonomous Weapons and the Role of Subjectivity in Warfare
Respondent: Magdalena S. Pacholska, Research Fellow, Tech, Law & Security Program, American University
12:50 – 13:45 – Lunch break
13:45 – 15:15: Tikumporn Rodkhunmuang, School of Law at Mae Fah Luang University in Thailand, Artificial Intelligence and International Humanitarian Law: A New Perspective on Ne Utrum
Respondent: Bettina Bacher, Masaryk University
15:15 – 15:35 – Closing remarks: Ido Rosenzweig, Minerva RLEC
19:30 – Dinner
