The Core Professional Training on Humanitarian Law and Policy is conducted over three full days and serves as a unique opportunity for acquisition and refinement of the skills necessary to address contemporary humanitarian challenges. Lectures, case studies, and simulation exercises are integrated into a curriculum narrative informed by legal principles, recent scholarship, contemporary challenges, and current debates. The trainings are tailored to professionals interested in gaining foundational knowledge, developing a strategic perspective, and engaging in exploratory discussions regarding potential responses to emerging legal and policy questions.
The Nairobi 2015 Core Professional Training on Humanitarian Law and Policy will take place on 19-21 October 2015. It will be followed by a 2-day Thematic Workshop on Integrated Missions and Implications for Humanitarian Action (22-23 October 2015).
Summary description:
The Core Professional Training on Humanitarian Law and Policy begins with a framing of international humanitarian law, contextualizing it within a larger historical, legal and political narrative. The training then proceeds with the in-depth analysis of the classification of armed conflicts and of the consequences stemming from this classification at the legal and policy level. After that, the program addresses the regulation of hostilities, inherent in which is the balancing of military necessity and humanitarian consideration. Subsequently, the interplay between international humanitarian law and other relevant frameworks, notably human rights law, international criminal law, and domestic law is analysed. Finally, selected additional topics of particular interest to the professional are presented.
Those attending the Core Professional Training on Humanitarian Law and Policy in Nairobi in October 2015 are also encouraged to stay for the two-day Thematic Workshop on Integrated Missions and Implications for Humanitarian Action.