International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of new Military Technologies - Foundation Office Israel
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The sixth annual international humanitarian law conference, organized by the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, Minerva and the ICRC, will address the enormously significant and current issue of new military technologies and the challenges they present for existing, sometimes-outdated mechanisms designed to protect civilians.
Contemporary armed conflicts are still regulated by a body of law created by and large in the second half of the 19th century and have not yet been adapted to new legal and practical challenges introduced by robots and robotic devices replacing foot soldiers, the deployment of drones rather than manned aircrafts, and using computer networks for cyber attacks instead of conventional weapons.
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.