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Assistant Secretary General of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War

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Upcoming events - International Society for Military Law and Law of War International ConferenceLucerne, Switzerland, 10 – 13 March 2026The Law of Armed Conflict and Emerging Technologies:Legal, Ethical and Strategic Perspectives SAVE THE DATE Bruges, Belgium, 15–18 Septe...

The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War will hold its next conference in Lucerne 🇨🇭from 10 to 13 March 2026.
The topic will be
‘The Law of Armed Conflict and Emerging Technologies.’
5 days left to apply for participation.
Check out the website for more information 👉 ismllw.org

20.02.2026 19:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Upcoming events - International Society for Military Law and Law of War Invitation to the annual Colloquium of the Swiss Society for Military Law and the Law of War“The Principle of Precautions in IHL”Geneva, Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) November 7th, 2025, 10...

Invitation to attend the annual Colloquium of the Swiss Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War 👉
This event will discuss
“The Principle of Precautions in IHL” and will be hosted in
Geneva at the GCSP on 7
November 2025.
For more information see ismllw.org.

07.10.2025 11:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The 8th ‘Silent leges inter arma?’ Conference, organized in Bruges by the Belgian Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, with support of @stadbrugge.bsky.social, and in partnership with @unileiden.bsky.social, the Netherlands Defence Academy & Palacky University.

25.09.2025 16:36 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Military Law and the Law of War Review - Volume 62, Issue 2

The Military Law and the Law of War Review - Volume 62, Issue 2

Just published: Volume 62, Issue 2 of MLLWR is now available in print and on Elgaronline. Click here for full TOC and information on how to subscribe: createsend.com/t/r-036935D1...

@elgarpublishing.bsky.social

29.07.2025 09:47 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Only 3 weeks left to register for this event hosted in Bruges from 16 to 19 September 2025!

Check out the detailed programme at www.ismllw.org.

The Supporting Partners of this event

👉 Netherlands Defence Academy

👉the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law, Palacky University

23.07.2025 19:22 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Conference: "Silent leges inter arma?" Conference VIII The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War will host the "Silent leges inter arma?" Conference VIII, on September 16-19, 2025, in Bruges. The program is here. The application form is here.      
04.07.2025 17:39 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The 8th ‘Silent leges inter arma?’ conference will be organised in the city of Bruges from 16-19 September 2025 by the 🇧🇪 Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War.

Check out this year’s topics and other information at: ismllw.org

24.06.2025 18:33 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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The 14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces, organised in Galway 🇮🇪 with the support of the Irish Defence Forces, and in partnership with @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social, @euromil.bsky.social, @genevawaterhub.bsky.social, the Ghent Maritime Institute and @dcafgeneva.bsky.social.

22.05.2025 08:46 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Upcoming events - International Society for Military Law and Law of War Galway, Ireland14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces20 to 23 May 2025

Check out the detailed programme of the 14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces, organised by the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War. Time until Friday to apply for participation!
All relevant information about this event is available here:
www.ismllw.org

05.04.2025 15:17 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The invitation letter can be found here 👉 www.ismllw-be.org/wp-content/u...
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The program can be found here 👉 www.ismllw-be.org/wp-content/u...
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The registration form is available here 👉 www.ismllw-be.org/wp-content/u...

23.01.2025 14:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Belgian Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War is organizing an afternoon conference in Bruges on 20 March 2025, to discuss the topic of ‘protecting critical infrastructure at sea in accordance with international law’.🌊

23.01.2025 14:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The 14th Seminar for Legal Advisors will discuss:

- Proportionality under IHL in today’s world
- Protection of peacekeepers, including in case of a robust mandate of the Peace Force, or in case of resumption of hostilities between former parties to an armed conflict

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23.01.2025 10:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

- The legal framework for Coast Guards and Navies to protect critical infrastructure at sea
- Enhancing stabilization and strategic partnership in a post-conflict environment

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23.01.2025 10:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

- AI applications in the military domain
- International law perspectives on the cyber warrior in hybrid and full-scale conflict
- Economic and social rights of the members of the armed forces

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23.01.2025 10:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War is pleased to announce that its 14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces will be hosted in Galway 🇮🇪 from 20 to 23 May 2025.

The invitation, application form and outline of the program are available here 👉 www.ismllw.org

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