Organization: International Institute of Humanitarian Law
Registration deadline: 20 May 2016
Starting date: 13 Jun 2016
Ending date: 17 Jun 2016
The Course is organized in cooperation with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Disaster Law Project and with the support of the Italian Red Cross.
The IDL course will offer participants an opportunity to analyse one of today’s foremost legal challenges namely the prevention and management of natural and man-made disasters.
Lectures will be delivered by distinguished speakers including Eduardo Valencia-Ospina (Special Rapporteur of the ILC on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters), Walter Kälin (former Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons), academics, as well as representatives of relevant international and national actors concerned with IDL, such as the IFRC and OCHA.
The programme seeks to offer a comprehensive overview of the main practical, humanitarian and military issues related to the legal aspects of disaster prevention and management activities. Topics will be covered using a plenary-based approach complemented by practical exercises designed to test the participants’ ability to find outcome-oriented solutions through the application of relevant IDL provisions.
The programme is tailored towards:
graduate and post-graduate students with an interest in IDL; practitioners (e.g. staff of civil protection departments; staff of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; NGOs) involved in disaster management; academics; and professionals with an academic background in the areas of law, security studies, international relations, humanitarian assistance or other related fields, eager to expand their knowledge of IDL.
Course Directors
David Fisher (International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) and the IDL Project coordinating team (Giulio Bartolini, Federico Casolari, Emanuele Sommario, Flavia Zorzi Giustiniani).
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and prospective participants are therefore encouraged to apply early in order to secure a place. Applications will be reviewed by the Course directors. Unless all places are taken earlier, the final deadline for application is 20 May 2016. The Course is open to a maximum of 40 participants.
The participation fee is € 600 (Euros) and must be paid within 30 days from the notification of selection. Unfortunately no scholarships are available
The fee covers the following expenses:
- Course materials
- Lunches and coffee breaks on Course days
- Reception drinks and Course dinner
- Course photo and Course certificate
The fee does not cover any additional or sundry expenses incurred by participants such as hotel laundry or telephone calls nor travel, accommodation or any other per diem incidentals. Participants must ensure that they bring with them sufficient funds to cover their additional needs for the duration of the course, or have access to funds in Sanremo via their bank.
How to register:
Through our web page http://www.iihl.org/international-disaster-law-course/ or pelase write to Ms Patricia Panizzi panizzi@iihl.org