HILAC Lecture on The Accountability of Armed Groups under International Law

11 - 11 February 2016
  • Starts at: 19:00h
  • Fee: Free
  • Venue: T.M.C. Asser Instituut
  • Organiser: T.M.C. Asser Instituut, Amsterdam Center for International Law and Het Nederlandse Rode Kruis
  • Address: R.J. Schimmelpennincklaan 20-22
    2517 JN The Hague
    Netherlands

The majority of the armed conflicts around the world nowadays are between States and armed groups. This has heightened the imperative to clarify the obligations of armed groups under international law. In this lecture, Dr Fortin will discuss the relationship between international humanitarian law and international human rights law when holding armed groups to account. She will also discuss when and how the practice of holding armed groups to account under human rights law, as opposed to international humanitarian law, is legitimate.

Speaker: Dr. Katharine Fortin, Assistant Professor at Utrecht University

Registration is not needed. Seats are available on a first-come first-served basis.