15th National Competition on IHL (October 2021)
Competition Announcements
We are pleased to announce that the sixth session of this year's IHL Summer Course on Cyber - will take place on September 9, between 09:00-10:30 via zoom. A link to the session will be provided shortly before.
Our lecturer will be Izhar Izhak.
The seventh session of this year's IHL Summer Course on the Nature of IHL- will take place on September 13, between 17:30-19:00 via zoom. A link to the session will be provided shortly before.
Our lecturer will be Anne Quintin.
Anne Quintin is Head of Advisory Services in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). She has previously held a number of positions at the ICRC, in the organization’s headquarters in Geneva, as well as its North American delegation in Washington, DC.
Prior to working for the ICRC, Anne Quintin worked at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, as well as at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Geneva and San Remo. She has taught a number of IHL courses, including a course on ‘National Security and International Humanitarian Law’ at the Elliot School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. She is also a co-author of the reference work ‘How does law protect in war?’ together with Marco Sassòli and Antoine Bouvier.
The eighth session of this year's IHL Summer Course on International Human Rights and its relation with IHL - will take place on September 22, between 09:00-10:30 via zoom. A link to the session will be provided shortly before.
Our lecturer will be Yael Vias Gvirsman.
Yael is the Director and Founder of the first and only International Criminal and Humanitarian Law Clinic in Israel, based at the Radzyner Law School, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya. She has been working on Defence at the International Criminal Court in The Hague since 2011.
Please note that students who participate in at least 75% of the course sessions provided by ALMA will receive a Certificate of Participation.
General
The National Competition on International Humanitarian Law, Israel-2021 is the 15th annual national competition in international humanitarian law (IHL) to be held in Israel.
The Competition is organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with the assistance of ALMA – the Association for the Promotion of International Humanitarian Law in Israel.
The Purposes of the Competition
The purposes of the IHL Competition include:
1. Enhancing students' knowledge and understanding of IHL;
2. Developing students' capacity to apply the law in a practical and relevant manner to real-life situations;
3. Supporting the teaching of IHL in academic institutions; and
4. Preparing participants for IHL-related professional pursuits.
Important Dates
Competition dates: October 4 - 7, 2021.
For additional information please see the competition's regulations (attached, see below) and the IHL Competition Homepage or contact ihl.competition@alma-ihl.org