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Stakeholder Consultation: Geneva Guidelines on Less-Lethal Weapons and Related Equipment in Law Enforcement

31 July 2018

Stakeholders are invited to submit comments or suggestions to a draft set of guidelines on the lawful and responsible design, production, procurement, testing, training, transfer, and use of less-lethal weapons and related equipment.

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Experts Gather for Conference on Armed Conflict

30 July 2018

The Geneva Academy and the University of Essex’s School of Law and Human Rights Centre hosted the Current Issues in Armed Conflict Conference representing a further example of the burgeoning relationship between the two institutions.

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Nadia Oulaby Appointed New Executive Manager of the Geneva Academy

12 July 2018

The Geneva Academy is pleased to announce the appointment of Nadia Oulaby as its new Executive Manager.

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Articles by Professor Andrew Clapham and Dr Annyssa Bellal in the Journal Human Rights and International Legal Discourse

12 July 2018

Professor Andrew Clapham and our Strategic Adviser on on International Humanitarian Law Dr Annyssa Bellal published two articles in the latest volume of the law journal Human Rights and International Legal Discourse.

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Experts Address the legal Consequences of the United States' withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council

10 July 2018

In a debate organized by the Geneva Academy, panelists discussed the legal consequences of the United States' withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council.

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Experts and Law Enforcement Practitioners Discuss New Standards on the Use of Less Lethal Weapons

6 July 2018

Last week, at our annual seminar held in the context of the Geneva Human Rights Platform and its focus on the use of force, participants discussed human rights challenges related to the use of less-lethal weapons and the development of new international standards.

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Professor Yuval Shany is the New Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Committee

5 July 2018

Yuval Shany is the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in International Law at the Law Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also teaches human rights in the Geneva Academy’s LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

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A Geneva Academy Team Participates in the 2018 Nuremberg Moot Court

3 July 2018

A joint team of our LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law will represent the Geneva Academy at this major moot court in international criminal law.

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The Geneva Academy Hosts an Informal Consultation on Freedom of Association and Assembly Online

26 June 2018

In the framework of the Geneva Human Rights Platform and its focus on human rights and freedoms in the digital age, the Geneva Academy hosted an informal consultation with the new United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Clément Voule and civil society.

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Experts Discuss the Role of United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms in Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals

25 June 2018

During an expert seminar UN Special Procedures, members of UN treaty bodies, staff from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as representatives from civil society and the Swiss Government discussed the role that UN human rights mechanisms play in monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals that seek to realize economic, social and cultural rights.

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