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20 October 2023

2023 Graduation Ceremony

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We look forward to welcoming graduating students of our LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, MAS in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law and Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict, their friends, families and our professors at the 2023 Graduation Ceremony.

Welcoming Remarks

  • Professor Yves Flückiger, Rector of the University of Geneva
  • Professor Andrew Clapham, on behalf of Professor Marie-Laure Salles, Director of the Geneva Graduate Institute

Keynote

  • Dr Ahmed Al-Dawoody, Legal Adviser for Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): ‘Enhancing Protection in Armed conflict: A Geneva Academy’s Road to World Peace’

 

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