International humanitarian law: current challenges and solutions
25th September 2024
10.00–12.40 Kyiv time (GMT+3)
Panel discussion
“International humanitarian law: current challenges and solutions”
Format: online (via Zoom)
Description:
The discussion panel is dedicated to the consideration of topical issues of contemporary international humanitarian law (IHL), taking into account the ongoing full-scale Russian Federation’s military aggression against Ukraine.
The following issues will be discussed: the legal regime for the protection of persons who who are not or are no longer participating in the hostilities; the legal regime of occupation; the use of prohibited means and methods of warfare; the activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross; the qualification of armed conflicts and their distinction from related situations; the application of IHL sources; responsibility for violations of IHL; and the activity of international criminal courts and tribunals.
The speakers are Ukrainian and foreign scholars, representatives of Ukrainian government agencies and human rights organizations.
Language: English, Ukrainian (with simultaneous translation).
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SPEAKERS
Doctor of Law, Associate Professor of the Department of International Law at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University.
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from Ukraine, PhD in Law, Associate Professor. Judge Mykola Gnatovskyy holds an LL.M and a Ph.D. in International Law from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Before joining the European Court of Human Rights, he taught Public International Law at the Institute of International Relations of the […]
Head of the Legal Department of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine. He provides legal support on international humanitarian law issues in the course of the ICRC’s protection and assistance activities. He also advises national authorities on the implementation of international humanitarian law at the national level and participates […]
Director General of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society.
Vice-President of the Ukrainian Association of International Law, Leading Researcher at the State Scientific Institution “Institute of Information, Security and Law of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine”, PhD in Law, Associate Professor.
Leading specialist in the protection of the emblem of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society.
Director of the International Cooperation and Representation Department of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, PhD, associate professor, associate professor of international law chair with Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Associate Professor at Free University of Tbilisi / IHL Expert at IDLO.
Doctor of Juridical Science (Dr. hab), Professor of the International Law Department and member of the Scientific and Technical Council of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. The topic of PhD thesis: “Criminal procedural guarantees of participants in international armed conflicts (international law aspect)” (2010); the topic of the doctoral (Dr. habil.) dissertation: “The right […]
Anna Stakhanova is a legal expert specializing in international crimes, prosecution reform, and accountability. Currently serving as the Key Expert on Accountability for International Crimes with the EU Project Pravo-Justice in Ukraine, she plays a crucial role in advising and training key stakeholders within the Ukrainian justice system, including judges, prosecutors, and defense counsel. Prior […]
Prosecutor of the Department of International Cooperation of the Prosecutor General’s Office. Member of the international joint investigation team with the participation of Ukraine, the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and Malaysia to investigate the crash of the passenger plane flight MH-17. He led the group of prosecutors in the national proceedings on this fact. Member of […]
Ms. Hollis is currently serving as Principal Trial Lawyer (D-1 level), Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, in which capacity she leads the investigation into possible international crimes committed in Ukraine, reporting directly to the ICC Prosecutor. She also served as Principal Trial Lawyer (D-1 level) leading the investigation into possible crimes committed in […]
Dr. Oleg Gushchyn is a Ukrainian lawyer with experience within Armed Forces, academia and international relations. He has authored numerous reports and publications, in particular in the areas of international security, defense transformation, operational law and protection of civilians. As teaching staff member Dr. Gushchyn took part in Erasmus+ and ELSA Summer Law School on […]
Leading researcher at the State Scientific Institution ‘Institute of Information, Security and Law of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine’, expert at the NGO ‘Foundation for Support of Fundamental Research’, PhD in Law, Associate Professor. She is an expert with the Council of Europe, where she contributed to the development of a course […]
MODERATORS
PhD, Professor, Chair of the Department of International Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Kharkiv city). Head of the National Delegation of Ukraine to the meetings of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee on the Revision of the 1974 Recommendation concerning Education (UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 2023). National expert of the UNHCR Regional Office for Belarus, Moldova […]
President of the Ukrainian Association of International Law; Chief editor of the Ukrainian Journal of International Law. Doctor of international law. Since 01.09.2009 – till now – professor of the chair of international law of Institute of international relations of Kyiv’s national University of Taras Shevchenko. 2010–2012: member of the Advisory Committee on the Framework […]
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Co-Chairman of Organizing Committee
Rector of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Anatoly Hetman
