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SUMMARY:PHAP Online Learning Series on Humanitarian Law an
 d Policy – Unpacking the concept of direct parti
 cipation in hostilities
DESCRIPTION:\n \n Register now\n \n International humanitarian
  law (IHL) establishes rules to protect civilians 
 during armed conflict\, with one of the most impor
 tant dictating that &ldquo\;civilians [shall not b
 e the object of attack]\, unless and for such time
  as they take a direct part in hostilities.&rdquo\
 ; This standard\, known as &ldquo\;directly partic
 ipating in hostilities\,&rdquo\; sets the threshol
 d for when civilians may lose the protection from 
 direct attack he or she is otherwise afforded unde
 r IHL. This session will introduce the concept of 
 direct participation\, review the various criteria
  used to determine whether an individual is direct
 ly participating\, and present key contemporary de
 bates\, including the application of this concept 
 to the use of drone strikes.\n \n Learning objecti
 ves\n \n \n 	Basic understanding of the concept an
 d consequences of direct participation in hostilit
 ies.\n 	Knowledge of the relevant treaty and custo
 mary international law relevant to the question of
  targeting based on direct participation in hostil
 ities.\n 	Understanding of the concept of direct p
 articipation in the context of targeted killing an
 d drone warfare.\n 	Awareness of the debates and v
 arious perspectives regarding what amounts to dire
 ct participation in hostilities.\n \n \n Recommend
 ed reading\n \n \n 	International Committee of the
  Red Cross (2009)\, Direct participation in hostil
 ities: questions &amp\; answers\n 	Marco Sass&ogra
 ve\;li (2015)\, &ldquo\;Joint Series - Direct part
 icipation in hostilities: what are the issues and 
 where are the controversies?&rdquo\;\, Intercross 
 Blog.\n 	Series of blog posts on Opiniojuris.org o
 n direct participation in hostilities (2012)\n \n 
 \n Event time\n \n Wednesday\, 14 October 2015\n \
 n \n 	\n 		\n 			New York:\n 			09:00 - 10:00\n 		
 \n 		\n 			London:\n 			14:00 - 15:00\n 		\n 		\n 
 			Geneva:\n 			15:00 - 16:00\n 		\n 		\n 			Amman
 :\n 			16:00 - 17:00\n 		\n 		\n 			Nairobi:\n 			
 16:00 - 17:00\n 		\n 		\n 			Bangkok:\n 			20:00 -
  21:00\n 		\n 		\n 			Manila:\n 			21:00 - 22:00\n
  		\n 	\n \n \n To see when the live session will 
 take place in your time zone\, click here.\n \n Ev
 ent access\n \n This event is targeted to members 
 of PHAP but is open to the public. In order to joi
 n the event\, please register in advance at phap.o
 rg/OLS-HLP-13/register\n \n Register now\n \n Prer
 equisite knowledge\n \n Recommended sessions:\n \n
  1. Introduction to IHL and its relevance for huma
 nitarian actors\n \n 3. The Fundamental Principles
  of IHL Regulating Hostilities: military necessity
 \, distinction\, and proportionality \n \n Assessm
 ent\n \n PHAP members will have the possibility to
  undergo a two-part assessment after the session a
 s part of the PHAP Continuous Learning Credits fra
 mework.\n \n Part 1: Comprehension check\n \n Part
  2: Written reflection\n \n To encourage peer lear
 ning among members\, selected essay responses will
  also be published on the website\, if approved by
  the writer. As a member\, you can comment on the 
 responses and read other members&#39\; comments.\n
  \n Read the written reflections\n \n Guest expert
 \n \n \n 	\n 		\n 			\n 			Anne Quintin is the adv
 iser on legal training at the International Commit
 tee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Prior to this\, she h
 as held various positions within the ICRC\, both a
 t the Headquarters in Geneva and in the Washington
 \, DC delegation. Anne previously worked for the G
 eneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law an
 d Human Rights as a teaching assistant on Internat
 ional Humanitarian Law. During her time in the US\
 , she was also a Visiting Scholar at the Elliott S
 chool of International Affairs at George Washingto
 n University\, where she co-taught a course on Nat
 ional Security &amp\; International Humanitarian L
 aw with Professor Michael Barnett. Anne is the co-
 author of the 3rd Edition of How Does Law Protect 
 in War alongside Marco Sass&ograve\;li and Antoine
  Bouvier. Prior to joining the ICRC\, she worked f
 or the International Institute of Humanitarian Law
  in San Remo and in Geneva. Currently enrolled as 
 a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law at the Unive
 rsity of Geneva\, Anne is graduated in Politics\, 
 Philosophy and Economics from the University of Ke
 nt (England)\, and holds a master degree from the 
 Institut d&#39\;Etudes Politiques de Lille (France
 ) and an LL.M in international humanitarian law fr
 om the Geneva Academy of International Humanitaria
 n Law and Human Rights.\n 			\n 		\n 	\n \n \n Eve
 nt host\n \n Elizabeth Holland\n Consulting Expert
  on International Humanitarian Law\, International
  Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assi
 stance and Protection (PHAP)\n &nbsp\;
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