Worldwide Humanitarian Legislation in Idea and Apply

About this Course

“Worldwide Humanitarian Legislation in Idea and Apply” is the primary MOOC of the Kalshoven-Gieskes Discussion board on Worldwide Humanitarian Legislation, which is the platform throughout the Grotius Centre for Worldwide Authorized Research of Leiden College for the analysis, educating and dissemination of worldwide humanitarian legislation (IHL).

On this course, Prof. Robert Heinsch, Dr. Giulia Pinzauti and Dr. Emma Irving will provide you with a deep perception into the principles that govern armed battle, and purpose to mitigate human struggling on the battlefield. You’ll discover the why and the way of IHL, adopted by the several types of battle. Very quickly you can find out which guidelines apply to the civil battle in Syria, the navy intervention in Ukraine and the occupation of the West Financial institution. Throughout this course, you’ll find out how hostilities needs to be waged: Which weapons can be utilized by combatants and different fighters? And, who ought to by no means be a goal throughout navy operations? We can even look into the idea of protected individuals, and you can find out how IHL affords safety to the sick and wounded, medical private, detainees, youngsters, journalists and different individuals who usually are not – or not anymore – preventing. On the finish of this course, you might be launched to the completely different implementation and enforcement mechanisms that purpose to extend respect for IHL. Right here, you might be invited to assume critically whether or not IHL works! All through this course you’ll profit from a mixture of idea and apply, which is on the coronary heart of the imaginative and prescient and mandate of the Kalshoven-Gieskes Discussion board. You’ll be able to take part as an illustration in an ongoing case examine the place drones are flying over the fictional nation Arfula, and detainees are locked up in tiny cells. Or, you’ll be able to be part of our discussions about IHL success tales and the most important IHL challenges we face as we speak, with distinguished audio system from the Worldwide Committee of the Pink Cross and US Naval Struggle School! This course is free to hitch and to take part in. There may be the likelihood to get a verified certificates for the course, which is a paid choice. In order for you a certificates, however are unable to pay for it, you’ll be able to request monetary help through Coursera.

SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN

• Worldwide Humanitarian Legislation
• Worldwide Legislation
• Legislation

Syllabus – What you’ll be taught from this course

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WEEK

1

2 hours to finish

Welcome to this course!

It’s nice that you’re becoming a member of us! On this course you’ll get a deep perception into the legislation that governs armed battle. Earlier than you begin with “Worldwide Humanitarian Legislation in Idea and Apply”, we invite you to first have a look across the course content material. As you’ll discover, this MOOC begins with an introduction module so as to enable you examine efficiently in a web-based surroundings, and to familiarize you with worldwide humanitarian legislation. When you encounter any difficulties whereas learning, please tell us within the discussion board. For technical difficulties or questions relating to the course certificates, you’ll be able to at all times contact the Coursera Learner Helpdesk. We really hope that you’ll get pleasure from this course. Good luck!

2 hours to finish

Introduction to Worldwide Humanitarian Legislation

Within the first week, we are going to introduce you to the fundamental ideas of IHL, its historical past and place within the worldwide authorized order. We’ll focus on two completely different areas of IHL, “Hague legislation” and “Geneva legislation” respectively, and its principal authorized devices. On the finish, we are going to take a look at armed battle and the safety of battle victims from a human rights legislation perspective, in a fascinating dialogue with Prof. Helen Duffy.

WEEK

2

3 hours to finish

Battle classification

On this second week, we are going to examine the scope of utility of IHL. IHL regulates armed battle, and subsequently we are going to begin by exploring the 2 several types of armed conflicts: worldwide and non-international armed conflicts (IACs and NIACs). We can even take a look at the completely different guidelines that apply to every sort of battle. On this module, we are going to moreover uncover particular conditions of battle, like belligerent occupation, overseas intervention and NIAC-spill over, which might affect the character of a battle. On the finish of this week we are going to contact upon conditions under the armed battle threshold, and Prof. Robin Geiss will inform us all in regards to the so-called “world battle on terror”.

WEEK

3

4 hours to finish

Conduct of hostilities

On this week, we are going to look via the eyes of combatants and different fighters, and find out how navy operations needs to be carried out. We’ll familiarize ourselves with crucial rules that should be utilized on the battlefield together with these of distinction, proportionality, precautions and the prohibition of pointless struggling. We’ll uncover that civilians who chorus from hostilities ought to by no means be focused. On the finish of this module we are going to see that IHL additionally units limits to the weapons that can be utilized by combatants, and Prof. Michael Schmitt will share his viewpoint on whether or not armed drones and different trendy applied sciences like cyber warfare are lawful below IHL.

WEEK

4

5 hours to finish

Safety of individuals

On this module we are going to look via the eyes of sick and wounded troopers, detainees, enemy civilians and susceptible individuals in battle, together with youngsters and girls. We’ll uncover how IHL safeguards individuals who usually are not – or not anymore – preventing. Collectively, we are going to discover out that every individual needs to be handled humanely; that detainees ought to obtain water and meals; and that younger youngsters ought to by no means be recruited by the navy. On the finish of this module, Vincent Bernard from the ICRC will focus on with us the largest challenges to guard individuals who chorus from preventing, and can give us an perception into numerous IHL success tales throughout the globe.