Santa Clara Law: International Humanitarian Law Workshop 2012

International Humanitarian Law Workshop

Presented by

International Committee for the Red Cross and
Center for Global Law & Policy

Hosted at

Santa Clara University School of Law

2012 Presentations and Photographs

Short video discussing the scope of the Workshop

This workshop combines lectures and hands-on exercises that guide U.S. law students through an intensive workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL). The workshop will be led by legal professionals from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), lawyers for the U.S. Armed Forces, and law professors who specialize in IHL.

Topics will include:

Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
When Does IHL Apply?
Human Rights and IHL
Protected Persons
Internment/Detention
Armed Conflicts of a Non-International Character
The IHL/Terrorism Interface
Implementation and Enforcement of IHL

Students will receive a Certificate of Completion from the ICRC. The program is available only to full- and part-time law students. There is NO FEE. Registration is limited and competitive. Students are encouraged to apply early, as the workshop does fill up.

Applications must be received by CGLP office by Friday, November 18, 2011.

I gained so much from the program and I have been spreading the word about it to other students ever since. I keep in touch with several of the students I made friends with, and even ran into one this summer. Most importantly, I gained experience, knowledge, and connections within the field, which assisted me during my 2nd round of applying for Navy JAG. I am happy to say that the encouraging words from all the people I encountered at the conference made a difference; I was accepted into the program at the end of last Spring and will be commissioning in about a month. I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to join the conference.

Joanna Gonzales,
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

For more information, contact:

Center for Global Law and Policy
Santa Clara University
School of Law
email: cglp@scu.edu
phone: (408) 551-1955
(800) 728-1873
fax: (408) 554-5047

Prior years' workshops

2011 Workshop

2010 Workshop

Simulation Exercises:

2011 Simulation Exercise: draft U.S. law-of-war legislation

2010 Simulation Exercise: International Criminal Tribunal for Terrorism

Professor Beth Van Schaack's blog posts about the 2011 IHL workshop:

intlawgrrls.blogspot.com/2010/11/intensive-ihl-workshop.html

intlawgrrls.blogspot.com/2011/01/intensive-ihl-workshop.html

intlawgrrls.blogspot.com/2011/01/contours-of-law-of-war-detention.html

Beth Van Schaack's blog posts about the 2009 IHL workshop:

intlawgrrls.blogspot.com/2009/01/teaching-ihl.html