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Voting during the  40th session of the Human Rights Council, March 2019 News

Call for Papers: The Role of Human Rights Mechanisms in Implementing International Humanitarian Law

1 April 2019

In the perspective of a conference co-organized with the Global Studies Institute (University of Geneva), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Canton of Geneva, we invite proposals that focus on the role of human rights mechanisms in implementing international humanitarian law.

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Marco Sassòli Focuses in his new IHL Book on Controversies, Solutions and the Challenges Faced when implementing the Law

28 March 2019

In his new book published by Elgar International Humanitarian Law: Rules, Controversies, and Solutions to Problems Arising in Warfare Professor Marco Sassòli focuses on controversial issues and on the challenges facing the implementation of international humanitarian law in practice.

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Professor Vincent Chetail Becomes the New President of the Board

25 March 2019

Professor Vincent Chetail becomes the New President of the Geneva Academy’s Board. He succeeds to Nicolas Michel, Professor Emeritus at the University of Geneva and at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.

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Formal Input into the UN Secretary-General Report on the Reform of UN Treaty Bodies

18 March 2019

Our submission for the upcoming report of the United Nations Secretary-General – the final official input into the intergovernmental debate on the 2020 treaty body review  – summarizes the recommendations entailed in our publication Optimizing the UN Treaty Body System.

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LLM Students Spend Four Days in Belgrade to Discuss IHL and Human Rights with Local Actors

14 March 2019

From 20 to 24 February 2019, students of our LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights travelled to Belgrade where they met experts and institutions who work in the fields of international humanitarian law, international human rights law, and international criminal law.

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New Publication Discusses the Harmonization of War Crimes Under the Rome Statute

14 March 2019

Our new Research Brief Harmonizing War Crimes Under the Rome Statute discusses the need to harmonize the list of war crimes that can be committed in international armed conflicts with those that can be committed in non-international armed conflicts.

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Professor Fionnuala Ni Aolain at the TJ Cafe, next to the Co-Director of the MAS in Transitional Justice Thomas Unger and the Teaching Assistant Firouzeh Mitchell News

Key Expert Discusses the Links between Transitional Justice, Security and Counterterrorism with our Students

7 March 2019

As part of our Transitional Justice Café series, Professor Fionnuala Ni Aolain discussed with students of our MAS in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law the links between transitional justice, security and counterterrorism.

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Geneva Diplomats Briefed about New Research on the National Impact of United Nations Treaty Bodies

5 March 2019

As part of the Geneva Academy Fridays series, researchers from 20 countries briefed state representatives about their research on the national impact of the United Nations treaty bodies.

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Market gardening activities around Lake Bam in Burkina Faso. News

New Publication Outlines Steps towards the Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants

5 March 2019

Our new Research Brief The Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas discusses the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders, including states and United Nations human rights mechanisms, in implementing the UN Declaration.

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A Workshop in Nairobi on the Digital Space and the Protection of Freedom of Association and Peaceful Assembly in Africa

26 February 2019

Our Research Fellow Dr Jonathan Andrew represented the Geneva Academy at a two-day workshop on digital space and the protection of freedom of association and peaceful assembly in Africa.

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