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Zum sechsten Mal veranstaltet die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Jerusalem gemeinsam mit Minerva und dem ICRC die alljährliche Konferenz zum Humanitären Völkerrecht. In diesem Jahr beschäftigt die Teilnehmer unter anderem die Frage, welche Herausforderungen sich aus der Anwendung neuer Rüstungstechnologien für den Schutz von Zivilisten ergeben.

Moderne bewaffnete Konflikte werden nach wie vor von einem Gesetzeskorpus reguliert, der im Grunde die Handschrift des späten 19. Jahrhunderts trägt. Das Völkerrecht kommt den neuen rechtlichen wie praktischen Herausforderungen nicht zur genüge nach. Regelungsbedarf besteht z. B. beim Einsatz von Robotern und automatischen Vorrichtungen anstelle regulärer Soldaten, beim Gebrauch von Dronen, die bemannte Flugträger ersetzen, sowie bei der Nutzung von Computernetzwerken für Cyberangriffe als Ersatz für konventionelle Waffen.

Program:

Day One: Monday, 28 November 2011:

12:00-12:30 Reception

12:30-13:30 Opening Session

Greetings

Mr. Juan Pedro Schaerer Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross, Israel and the Occupied Territories

Mr. Michael Mertes Resident Representative, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Israel

Prof. Barak Medina Dean, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Tomer Broude Academic Director, Minerva Center for Human Rights, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Presentation:

Mr. Anton Camen International Committee of the Red Cross IHL and New Technologies of Warfare

14:00-15:45 Cyber-Warfare

Adv. Hila Adler PhD Candidate, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Former Head, International and Civil Law Section, IDF School of Military Law

Jus in Cyber-bello

Dr. Heather Harrison Dinniss Research Fellow, Swedish National Defence College

Attacks & Operations: The Debate over Computer Network ‘Attacks’

Adv. Deborah Housen-Couriel Research Fellow, Tel Aviv University; Wexner Foundation, Israel

Disruption of Satellite Transmissions under IHL: Launching New Paradigms

16:15-18:00 New Kinetics

Dr. Eitan Barak Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Failed to Impress: Technological Innovations and the International Controversy over the Legality of Cluster Munitions

Capt. Nimrod Karin Legal Adviser, IDF

Can Non-Lethal be Non-Legal: Employing Non-Lethal Weapons in Police-Like Activities under the "Armed Conflict Paradigm" and its Implications for their Legal Review

Dr. Tom Ruys University of Leuven

Revisiting the Legality of Explosive Projectiles under the Laws of War

18:30-19:45 Keynote Address

Prof. Tim McCormack Melbourne Law School

IHL and New Technologies: How Adaptable is the Law?

Day Two: Tuesday, 29 November 2011

09:00-10:45 Revisiting Basic Rules and Principles in Light of New Technologies

Prof. Eyal Benvenisti Tel-Aviv University

Reviewing Military Discretion

Dr. Amichai Cohen Ono Academic College

Proportionality on the Defense: The Principle of Proportionality in an Era of Effective Defensive Weapons

Dr. Noam Lubell University of Essex

Applying the Principle of Distinction in Future Battlefields

11:15-13:00 New Law for New Machines

Dr. Robin Geiss University of Potsdam

Dilemmas of Analogy: Regulating Cyber-Warfare with Traditional Rules

Adv. Daniel Reisner Herzog Fox & Neeman, Tel-Aviv; Former Head, IDF International Law Department

Humanity for Robots? Autonomous Weapon Systems and the Principles of the Law of Armed Conflict

Prof. Markus Wagner University of Miami

Autonomous Weapon Systems: The Dehumanization of International

Humanitarian Law

14:15-16:00 New Enforcement Challenges

Adv. Eitan Diamond International Committee of the Red Cross

Humanitarian Action in a New Technological Age: Challenges and Opportunities

Mr. Eliav Lieblich J.S.D. Candidate, Columbia Law School

Show us the Films: Modern Monitoring Capabilities and Obligations of States to Disclose Information

Prof. Gerald Steinberg Bar Ilan University, Ms. Anne Herzberg NGO Monitor, Israel

IHL 2.0: The Opportunities, Challenges, and Impacts of Social Media for Monitoring and Enforcement

16:30-18:15 In Need of a Legislative Reform?

Dr. Bill Boothby Former Deputy Director Legal Services (RAF)

Tallinn Cyber Manual Update

Dr. Dieter Fleck Former Director for International Agreements & Policy, German Federal Ministry of Defence

Technological Challenges in Armed Conflicts and Areas of Regulation

Dr. Robert Heinsch Leiden University

Do We Need a New Legal Regime Regulating the Means and Methods of Warfare?

The conference is open to the public. For registration, information and campus entry/parking permits please contact the Minerva Center for Human Rights by Sunday, November 27 via e-mail: mchr@savion.huji.ac.il or tel. 02-5881156,

providing your name, ID or passport number and vehicle license plate number. Vehicle entry through the Humanities Gate.