PRESENTATION OF SPEAKERS – VILNIUS

Legal Contributions to International Peace and Security, and to Enhancing Resilience in Times of Increasing International Tensions

Wednesday 22 May 2024

Keynote Speech – The Crime of Aggression: Quo Vadis?

Chair: Prof. (Em.) Dr. Wolff HEINTSCHEL VON HEINEGG, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) & President of the Society

Keynote speaker: Dr. Gabija GRIGAITE – DAUGIRDE, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Justice, Lithuania

A special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine: Why, how, and when?
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General Discussion – The Notions of Proportionality in Jus Ad Bellum & Jus In Bello

Chair: Dr. Camilla G. COOPER, Associate Professor of Operational Law, Norwegian Defence University College

Presenter: Prof. (Em.) Dr. Terry D. GILL, University of Amsterdam
Presentation

Presenter: Dr. Alonso GURMENDI DUNKELBERG, Lecturer in International Relations, King’s College London
Recorded presentation (.mp4)

Special Presentation

Presenter: Colonel Viktor MASLIUK, Legal Department, Ministry of National Defence, Ukraine

Update on Legal Aspects of the Russian-Ukrainian War
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General Discussion – Exploring New Domains related to the International Law Applicable to Peace Operations

Chair: Alfons VANHEUSDEN, Senior Legal Advisor, DG Legal Support, Ministry of Defence; Corvette Captain (Res.), Belgian Navy & Assistant Secretary-General of the Society

Presenter: Prof. Dr. Marten ZWANENBURG, Professor of Military Law, University of Amsterdam & Netherlands Defence Academy

Protection of personal data in military operations, including peace operations
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Thursday 23 May 2024

General Discussion – Covert and Hybrid Activities and the Law

Chair: Gabija DAMALAKAITE, Senior Advisor, International Relations and Operations Group, Ministry of National Defence, Lithuania

Presenter: Major Kevin COBLE, Army Judge Advocate, U.S. Naval War College

Sabotage in international law
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Presenter: Dr. Alexander LOTT, Marie Curie Research Fellow, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea, University of Tromsø

Increasing legal resilience in the face of repeated attacks against Europe’s offshore infrastructure
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Presenter: Dr. Aurel SARI, Associate Professor of Public International Law, University of Exeter & Fellow, SHAPE Office of Legal Affairs

Legal operations – Lessons from Gaza
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Committee for Criminal and Disciplinary Law – Accountability for Atrocities under International Criminal Law

Chair: Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Franklin ROSENBLATT, Assistant Professor of Law, Mississippi College of Law & President, National Institute of Military Justice

Moderator: Brigadier General (Ret.) Jan Peter SPIJK, Honorary President of the Society

Presenter: Thomas KÖRNER, Senior Advisor on the Prosecution of International Crimes, European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine

Prosecution of international crimes
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Presenter: Brigadier (Ret.) James JOHNSTON, Formerly Director of the Military Department of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law

Prosecution of international crimes
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Committee for History of Military Law and the Law of War – Learning From Legal History to Prepare the Future in the Domain of Technological Developments

Chair: Prof. Dr. Stefan OETER, University of Hamburg, Germany

Presenter: Anna Rosalie GREIPL, PhD Candidate and Researcher, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Technological developments and legal reviews of new weapons, means and methods of warfare
_{(Ms. Greipl is available to discuss or share any relevant documents related to her presentation with anyone interested in exploring the subject further)}

Presenter: Prof. Dr. and Brigadier General Paul DUCHEINE, University of Amsterdam and Netherlands Defence Academy & Vice-President, International Society for Military Law and the Law of War

The cyber perspective
Presentation – Powerpoint

Thursday 23 May 2024

Committee for the Law of Maritime and Air Operations – Topical Issues in the Domain of the Law of Maritime Operations

Chair: Marco BENATAR, Legal Officer, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea & Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

Presenter: Prof. Raul (Pete) A. F. PEDROZO, Howard S. Levie Professor of the Law of Armed Conflict and Professor of International Law, Stockton Center of International Law, U.S. Naval War College

The Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare & anachronisms in the law of naval warfare
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Presenters:
Dr. Alexander LOTT, Marie Curie Research Fellow, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea, University of Tromsø
&
Prof. Dr. Magne FROSTAD, Law Faculty, University of Tromsø

The use of force against or defence of merchant ships and the regime of international straits applied in an operational context
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General Discussion – Energy Security of Resilient Societies: Legal Frameworks and the Role of Armed Forces and Ministries of Defence

Chair: Prof. Dr. and Brigadier General Paul DUCHEINE, University of Amsterdam and Netherlands Defence Academy & Vice-President, International Society for Military Law and the Law of War

Presenter: Lieutenant Commander (Lithuanian Navy) Jevgenij VIDIAJEV
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