This is the 9th in our series on current topics in international humanitarian law, sponsored by the Lieber Society of the American Society of International Law and Co-Sponsored by the D.C. Bar International Law Community. Our distinguished panelists will discuss the basic principles of international humanitarian law; military necessity, distinction, proportionality, and limitation of unnecessary suffering, in the context of contemporary conflicts, particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine. We will look at the future of IHL given the changing nature of warfare (the introduction of AI and autonomous weapons in particular). And, drawing on precedent from the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and looking at the Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty panelists will consider the likelihood and potential nature of international prosecutions under international humanitarian law in the future for acts committed during the Ukrainian-Russian conflict, as well as conflicts in the Middle East. We will also look at the right of return, and denial of the right of return in the context of international humanitarian law. Given the speed of developments in these conflicts, the panel will address questions that arise, and will, as always, welcome audience questions.
Panelists:
- Shiri Krebs, Professor of Law, Deakin University and Director of the Centre for Law as Protection, former Chair, Lieber Society ASIL
- Sarah Macintosh, Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University, Senior Associate with the Center on National Security
- Omar Shakir, Executive Director of Democracy in the Arab World Now (DAWN)
- Mary Ann McGrail (moderator), Law Office of M.A. McGrail, PLLC, Vice Chair for Programming, Lieber Society (ASIL)
This event is organized by the ASIL Lieber Society on the Law of Armed Conflict.