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| DROI2330-3 | International humanitarian law
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en administration publique, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en administration publique, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Interuniversity Mobility, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 2nd year | | 6 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en politiques européennes, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en politiques européennes, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en relations internationales, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en relations internationales, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 1st year | | 6 |
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| Master en sciences politiques, à finalité spécialisée en science, technologie et société, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) | | 5 |
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| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) | | 6 |
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| Lecturer : | Fleur Collienne, Vincent Guerra, Marine Wery, Isaline Wittorski |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course has to do with the main principles of international humanitarian law (IHL) or the law of armed conflict.
In the course of twenty class meetings that will be held between September and December - seminars during which various lecturers will come to discuss their areas of expertise - we will take up principally the question of qualifications of conflicts, the notion of protected persons, methods and means of authorized conflict, questions connected to the operation of IHL, but also international penal law and the International Criminal Court.
This course will also work toward the preparation and eventual participation, by a team of 3 students in the Jean-Pictet International Humanitarian Law Competition, and a team of 2 students in the Inter-university Mock Trial Competition sponsored by the Belgian Red Cross. The selection of participants in these competitions will take place during May and June of the year prior to the competitions (See infra).
The 2 students selected for the Inter-university Mock Trial Competition will earn 6 supplementary credits. As concerns the course in international humanitarian law strictly speaking, they will be required to take the written examination.
The 3 students selected for participating in the Jean-Pictet Competition will earn 15 supplementary credits. As regards the course in international humanitarian law strictly speaking, they will be required to take the oral examination. This competition takes place in two phases, a selection phase, including the production of an application dossier, and a competitive phase strictly speaking that includes an intensive training week. If the 3 participants do not become finalists, they will complete a 90 hour internship during the second semester on the theme of IHL, and the course instructors are committed to arranging and supervising this internship.
The Jean-Pictet Competition :(http://ww.concourspictet.org)
This is a competition concerning IHL that involves Universities from every corner of the globe each year. Over and above the competitive aspect, it is also training for students, which aims at allowing them to increase their knowledge of IHL by giving them a form of hands-on knowledge through simulations and role-playing games. These games take place during an intensive week that pits the finalist teams against each other. Each team is made up of 3 candidates. Selection by the Comity takes place in mid-November. The competition week takes place in March or April.
Inter-university Mock Trial Competition of the Belgian Red Cross:
(http://www.croix-rouge.be)
This competition, organized by the Belgian Red Cross for the last ten years, is for students in law, criminology, political science and international relations. A practical case is staged, featuring an armed conflict during which violations of international law are committed. After the conflict is over, the persons who committed the violations are brought before the International Criminal Court. Each university team of two students must take on the roles of prosecutor or defense counsel before the Court, here played by a jury of experts in IHL and drawn from academic, legal and international institutions. The competition involves a written phase, writing conclusions, and an oral phase, featuring an address delivered before the Court. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| This course aims to disseminate the principles of IHL. It enables students to acquire basic knowledge in this field. It also ensures stimulate, through simulations, a practical application of these principles.
The possible participation in the Jean-Pictet Competition or the Moot Court Competition, is certainly an asset for students eager to invest in the legal profession or in an institution - public or private - brought to entertain conflicting and post-conflict contexts. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Sessions
Sessions will be organized during the first semester. Diverse external speakers (military, judge, ..) will lead several seminars. Presence in class is compulsory, please inform us of your absence.
Selection for the competitions
Towards the end of May or June, an internal selection to determine which ULg students may attempt to participate in a the Jean Pictet Competition or in the Inter-university Mock Trial Competition of the Belgian Red Crossduring the following academic year, provided that students attend or have attended this course.
This selection will be made on the basis of a personal interview. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Lecture notes will be made available to students for most of the sessions. These notes are compiled in a syllabus.
The Code de droit international humanitaire, Editions Bruylant 2013 is highly recommended. http://fr.bruylant.larciergroup.com/titres/130534_1/code-de-droit-international-humanitaire-2013.html
It is also possible to print yourself the various Conventions via the ICRC website: https://www.icrc.org/dih
For your information, you will find the pdf version of the conventions in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. To find out which conventions to print, please refer to the table of contents of the Bruylant code: http://fr.bruylant.larciergroup.com/resource/extra/9782802741978/TM%20de%20CPBRUDRINHUM%20complet-2.pdf
In the Code or other legal provisions:
- References to other provisions are allowed.
- Post-it are only allowed to separate chapters/sections or conventions. Only the titles of these chapters/sections or Conventions may be written on those post-it.
- The code can be highlighted or underlined (with one line).
- No other annotation is allowed.
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination.
The exact forms of the examination will be detailed during the first class. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| See above. |
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Contacts :
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| For further information, please contact Isaline WITTORSKI (iwittorski@ulg.ac.be).
The course is organized Marine WERY (marine.wery@ulg.ac.be) and Isaline WITTORSKI (iwittorski@ulg.ac.be), with the help of Fleur COLLIENNE, Vincent GUERRA, Gaëlle JULLIEN, and under the direction of Patrick WAUTELET. |
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| Items online : |
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| Droit international humanitaire - Syllabus 2014 - 2015 |
| Droit international humanitaire - Syllabus 2014 - 2015 |
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