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Launch of the book Applying International Humanitarian Law in Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Bodies: International and Domestic Aspects

25 November 2014
Dr. Christophe Paulussen, Dr. Robert Heinsch, Mr. Solon Solomon, Judge Christopher Greenwood, Judge Silvia Alejandra Fernández de Gurmendi, Professor Cedric Ryngaert

On Tuesday 25 November 2014, the book Applying International Humanitarian Law in Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Bodies: International and Domestic Aspects, edited by Derek Jinks, Jackson N. Maogoto and Solon Solomon and published by T.M.C. Asser Press, was launched at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut. The event was organised by the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law (IHCL) Platform hosted by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, in cooperation with the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on International Humanitarian Law of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University.

The evening was introduced by Dr. Christophe Paulussen, senior researcher International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut and moderated by Dr. Robert Heinsch, Director of the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on International Humanitarian Law of Leiden University.

The book launch commenced with a brief description of the publication, provided by Mr. Solon Solomon, after which interventions followed by Judge Christopher Greenwood of the International Court of Justice, Judge Silvia Alejandra Fernández de Gurmendi of the International Criminal Court and Professor Cedric Ryngaert of Utrecht University.