International Humanitarian Law
| Dozent/in |
Dr. iur. Monika Plozza |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Vorlesung |
| Code |
FS251146 |
| Semester |
Frühjahrssemester 2025 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Öffentliches Recht |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
wöchentlich (Di), ab 18.02.2025, 12:15 - 14:00 Uhr, 4.B47 |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Inhalt |
Despite the fact that the UN Charter prohibits the use of force, armed conflicts remain a reality in today's world. The special legal regime for situations of armed conflicts is provided by International Humanitarian Law (IHL). IHL neither addresses the reasons nor the possible legal justifications of armed conflicts; instead it focuses on the protection of the victims of warfare. IHL aims at mitigating the effects of armed conflicts by constraining the means and methods of warfare and by obliging all parties to a conflict to protect persons not engaged in hostilities, mainly civilians and soldiers out of combat. Humanitarian law therefore aims at limiting harm and suffering caused by wars, thereby accepting the existence of armed conflict in today’s world.
The course offers an introduction to IHL, its development, legal bases and challenges. It focuses on the two branches of international humanitarian law, the law of Geneva (protection of victims) and the law of The Hague (means and methods of warfare), the rules governing international and non-international armed conflicts as well as the implementation of those legal norms. These issues will be discussed and analysed in the light of current developments, recent events and challenges to IHL. |
| Lernziele |
Students are able to identify, analyse and assess issues relating to IHL when faced with situations of armed conflict. |
| Voraussetzungen |
Basic knowledge of Public International Law and Human Rights Law recommended |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Benotete schriftliche oder mündliche Prüfung / 5 Credits
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| Hörer-/innen |
Ja |
| Kontakt |
monika.plozza@unilu.ch |
| Literatur |
Essential teaching materials
• The Course Reader „International Humanitarian Law“.
The reader will be available at the "Studiladen" and on OLAT.
• Copies of the four Geneva Conventions and the three Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions. These can be ordered from the International Committee of the Red Cross (www.icrc.org) and are also available at the “Studiladen”.
Further Reading
Further reading can be done on the basis of any book on International Humanitarian Law.
Treaties required for the exam
• Geneva Conventions I-IV;
• Additional Protocols I-III. |
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