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Women's Perspectives on a Career in International Law

ATLAS

Atlas Network

Inspired by the ATLAS series of online profiles, this online event, co-organized with the ATLAS Network will feature prominent women in international law. Coming from different professional backgrounds, they will share their experience and advice with the audience through an interactive discussion.

Moderators

Emilie Max, Independent Consultant on International Humanitarian Law
Verity Robson, International Law Consultant

Panelists

Aya Majzoub, Lebanon and Bahrain Researcher, Human Rights Watch
Lorraine Smith-van Lin, International Human Rights Lawyer, Founder of Tallawah Justice for Women
Dr Alice Edwards, International Human Rights–Refugee Lawyer (on sabbatical), formerly Head of Secretariat at the Convention against Torture Initiative and Chief Legal Adviser, UNHCR

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Our Experts and Resources on Ukraine

3 March 2024

Discover our resources and what our experts say about the situation in Ukraine, with regular updates to include new events, articles and comments!

Map of the Rulac online portal pointing on Israel/Palestine

News

Geneva Academy

RULAC: Update of our Entry on the Military Occupation of Palestine by Israel

27 November 2023

Our Research Fellow Dr Eugénie Duss answers our questions related to this update that follows the attacks carried out by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Israel’s subsequent Iron Sword operation.

Training

Adobe

Protecting Human Rights and the Environment

2-20 September 2024

Participants in this training course, made of two modules, will examine the major international and regional instruments for the promotion of human rights and the environment, familiarizing themselves with the respective implementation and enforcement mechanisms.

A general view of participants during of the 33nd ordinary session of the Human Rights Council.

Training

UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré

The Universal Periodic Review and the UN Human Rights System: Raising the Bar on Accountability

11-15 November 2024

This training course will explore the origin and evolution of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and its functioning in Geneva and will focus on the nature of implementation of the UPR recommendations at the national level.

Project

Treaty Bodies Individual Communications Procedures

Started in January 2019

A session of the UN Human Rights Council

Project

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IHL Expert Pool

Started in January 2022

The IHL-EP works to strengthen the capacity of human rights mechanisms to incorporate IHL into their work in an efficacious and comprehensive manner. By so doing, it aims to address the normative and practical challenges that human rights bodies encounter when dealing with cases in which IHL applies.

Publication

Geneva Academy ICRC

Artificial Intelligence And Related Technologies In Military Decision-Making On The Use Of Force In Armed Conflicts: Current Developments And Potential Implications

published on May 2024

Anna Rosalie Greipl, Neil Davison, Georgia Hinds