In-person training: Advanced Weapons Law

This training will be a deep dive into international weapons law. Over four full days, it will address in detail the following:

• Police use of force and maritime law enforcement, including counterpiracy and counternarcotic operations, under international human rights law and the law of the sea
• Use of means of warfare in armed conflict under international humanitarian law, including the definition of an indiscriminate weapon and attack and a weapon of a nature to cause superfluous injury and unnecessary suffering
• Disarmament law, in particular the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, and the Convention on Cluster Munitions
• The legality of weapons transfers, in particular under the Arms Trade Treaty.

Presentation of the material will be in-person in an interactive manner, with real-world and fictitious case studies a common feature.

Participants are required to have international law experience but do not need to possess technical knowledge of weaponry. By the end of the training, it is expected that they will have a detailed understanding of the intricacies of weapons law applicable during peacetime and in armed conflict and a clear understanding of key terms (and the ambiguities that exist in certain cases).

The facilitator has more than thirty years of experience in international weapons law. He possesses a doctorate addressing the law pertaining to landmines and a master’s degree in forensic ballistics.

Stuart Casey-Maslen

Special Advisor to the IHL in Focus Project

• Wednesday 10 June 2026, 9:30 to 17:30 – Police Use of Force
• Thursday 11 June 2026, 9:30 to 17:30 – International Humanitarian Law
• Friday 12 June 2026, 9:30 to 17:30 – Disarmament
• Saturday 13 June 2026, 9:30 to 17:30 – Arms Trade Treaty

To apply, please send an email to digital.academy@geneva-academy.ch with a summary CV.

Selected applicants will receive a confirmation of acceptance. To secure their place, accepted participants are required to pay a non-refundable deposit of CHF 300.

Please note that this training is subject to a minimum of 12 participants. If this minimum is not reached two weeks prior to the start date, this training will not be delivered and all registered participants will receive a full refund of the deposit.

Places are limited to 25 participants, and therefore early application is strongly encouraged. Please be mindful of visa requirements and timelines before applying, depending on your individual situation.

Fee: CHF 1,500.