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2° International Conference!!
Non-State Armed Groups in International Humanitarian Law!
!Carabinieri Officers Academy!
Rome, 7 – 8, October, 2016!
! International Humanitarian Law originated at a time when a State-centric conception of the world dominated international relations and international law. The founding instruments of the modern corpus of International Humanitarian Law are based on the classical model of warfare, in which regular State armies confront themselves on the battlefield. However, over the years, this classical model has been challenged by a more complex reality, of which the multiplication of the actors of warfare has been one of the most notable elements. Non-State armed groups have become key players of International Humanitarian Law. !! They have revolutionized at the same time conflict on the battlefield, and the general categories of the law of warfare. Their emergence, within a system of law that was designed to address primarily the conduct of States, has indeed raised many questions. These span across the legal debate on whether Non-State armed groups are bound by International Humanitarian Law, to the question of the general relationship under International Humanitarian Law between States and Non-State groups and the policy debate on whether, and - if so - how, to engage with Non-State actors in the context of the law of warfare.!! Italy and the Carabinieri intend to be at the forefront of the debate on the evolution of International Humanitarian Law, in the knowledge that this field of law touches not only the interest of members of the military, but deals with values and principles that are at the core of our societies. After the first successful conference of October 2015 on “International Humanitarian Law and Modern Warfare”, we are proud to announce the second Conference of this series, that will take place in Rome on 7 and 8 of October, 2016. !! The Conference will see the participation of world experts in this field, including representatives of Governments, academia, international organizations and NGOs with a specific expertise in the area. The Conference will develop across the work of three panels: the first Panel will seek to answer the question as to whether International Humanitarian Law binds Non-State Armed Groups; the second panel will discuss the role of Non-State Armed Groups as makers of International Humanitarian Law and the third Panel will discuss the broad question of the engagement with Non-State Actors, both from the legal, and from the policy perspective.
The Conference
7 October - Morning!
***!Welcome Address by Italian State Authorities!
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Keynote speeches!!
H.Em. Cardinal Pietro ParolinSecretary of State of His Holiness Pope Francis!
!H.E. Silvia Alejandra Fernandez de Gurmendi
President of the International Criminal Court!!
***!Presentation of a publication about General Pietro Verri!
!Professor Paolo Benvenuti
Professor of International Law!University of Roma 3!
7 October - Morning!!!
Panel 1!Is International Humanitarian Law binding for
Non-State Armed Groups?
***!Professor Paolo Benvenuti
Professor of Public International Law! University of Roma 3!
!Sir Daniel Bethlehem QC
Barrister, Former Principal Legal Adviser to the FCO!!
Professor Yoram Dinstein! Emeritus Professor of International Law!
Tel Aviv University !!
Dr. Steven HillLegal Adviser and Director !
Office of Legal Affairs of NATO!!
H.E. Ivana Hrdlickova President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon!
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The Panel will be moderated by Dr. Philippa Webb!Reader in International Law, King’s College London
7 October - Afternoon!Panel 2!
Non-State Armed Groups as makers of International Humanitarian Law
***Professor Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni
Emeritus Professor of International Law!DePaul University of Chicago !
!H.E. Judge Fausto Pocar (TBC)
President of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law of San Remo, Former President of the ICTY !
!Professor Ben Saul
Challis Chair of International Law!University of Sidney!
!Sir Michael Wood
Member of the International Law Commission of the UN, Former Principal Legal Adviser to the FCO!
!***!
The Panel will be moderated by Mr. Kevin Lee!Lawyer and Former Assistant Legal Counsel!
Permanent Court of Arbitration!
8 October – Morning!Panel 3!
Engaging with Non-State Armed Groups
***H.E. Christine Beerli
Vice President! International Commitee of the Red Cross!
!H.E. Peter de Clercq
Deputy Special Representative !UN Assistance Mission to Somalia!
!Dr. Elisabeth Decrey Warner
Executive President and Co-Founder of Geneva Call!!
Professor Andrea de GuttryProfessor of International Law and Deputy Rector!
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna!!
Professor Marco SassoliDirector of the Department of International !
University of Geneva !!
***!The Panel will be moderated by Mr. Paolo Busco!
Lawyer and Former Assistant Legal Counsel!Permanent Court of Arbitration!
!8 October - Morning!
***!Concluding Speech !
!H.E. Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (TBC)
Vice-President !International Court of Justice!
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Concluding remarks by Italian State Authorities!!
