Standards of Conduct and Accountability in Military Activities,
the Role of Military Law and International Humanitarian Law, and
the Importance of Preventing Armed Conflicts

Tuesday 10 December 2024
Session 1 : Preventing Violations of International Humanitarian Law

Chair: Military Colonel judge, Rashed Ahmed Salem ALZAEYOUDI, Judge of the Military Supreme Court, Ministry of Defence, United Arab Emirates

Presenters: Military Colonel staff judge, Dr. Mohammad Saeed AL KAABI, Judge of the Military Supreme Court / Director of legal consultations and cases Directorate, Ministry of Defence, United Arab Emirates
National Implementation Measures

Military Major judge, Ahmed Zaid Mohamed AL SHEHHI, Judge of the Military Appeal Court, Ministry of Defence, United Arab Emirates
Military Education and Training

Captain Dr. Saed Rashed ALSEREIDI, Military Police Command, Ministry of Defence, United Arab Emirates
Military Discipline

Session 2: Implementing International Humanitarian Law in Challenging Circumstances

Chair and first presenter: Prof. (Em.) Dr. Wolff HEINTSCHEL VON HEINEGG, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) & President of the Society
Introduction & Autonomous weapon systems – The LOAC/IHL framework

Second and third presenters: Lieutenant-Colonel (Air Force) Pierre DEGEZELLE, Head of the Operational Law Section, DG Legal Support, Belgian Ministry of Defence
Applying international humanitarian law in complex battlespaces

Mrs. Rosa LAUTERBACH, PhD Researcher and Fellow, Institute for International Peace and Security Law, University of Cologne
How international humanitarian law applies to a besieged armed force’s conduct

Wednesday 11 December 2024
Conference Moderators: Mrs. Petra DITRICHOVA, Vice-President of the Society & Lieutenant (legal) Shamsa Obaid ALNAGBI, Ministry of Defence, United Arab Emirates

Session 3: National Approaches to Military Justice in the Regional Context

Chair: Military Brigadier-General staff judge, Khalfan Khadem ALMEHAIRBI, Chief of the Military Supreme Court / Chief of Military Judiciary Supreme Council, Ministry of Defence, United Arab Emirates

Presenters: Military Lieutenant-Colonel staff judge. Rashed Ahmed Rashed ALSEREIDI, Judge of the Military Appeal Court, Ministry of Defence, United Arab Emirates
Military Justice in the United Arab Emirates

Colonel Dr. Ibrahim Johar Ibrahim SALEM, Chief of Military Appeal Court, Bahrein
Military Justice in Bahrein

Session 4: National Prosecution of International Crimes – Trends and the Role of Military Investigations

Chair: Lieutenant-Colonel (Ret.) Franklin ROSENBLATT, Associate Professor of Law, Mississippi College of Law; President, National Institute of Military Justice; & President of the Society’s Committee for Criminal and Disciplinary Law

Presenters: First Lieutenant (Army) Jan DE GOLS, Legal Advisor, Project Manager for the future 2nd edition of the Belgian Operational Law Manual, DG Legal Support, Belgian Ministry of Defence
The New Ljubljana – The Hague Convention

Colonel (Army) Sebastiano LA PISCOPIA, Lecturer at Università degli Studi Link & Pontificia Università Antonianum
A perspective from Italy

Dr. Claire SIMMONS, Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Affairs, Faculty for the Study of Leadership, Security and Warfare, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst & Fellow, Human Rights Centre and Essex Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub, Essex Law School
Military investigations in armed conflict

Session 5: External Operations of the UAE Armed Forces in Support of Other Nations and to Contribute to Resolving International Crises

Chair: Major judge, Dr. Waleed Abdullah Salem AL ALI, Judge of the Military Criminal Court, Ministry of Defence, United Arab Emirates

Presenters: H.E Dr. Mohammed Salem AL JUNAIBI, Director of the UAE Red Crescent Center, United Arab Emirates
General overview

H.E. Rashid Mohammed ALHUMAIRI, Director of Development and International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Legal Aspects