Seventh ‘Silent leges inter arma?’ Conference
Wednesday 18 September 2024
Session 1 – Protecting Civilians against Digital Threats
Chair: Prof. Vaios Koutroulis, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Speaker: Prof. Michael Schmitt, Professor of International Law, University of Reading; G. Norman Lieber Distinguished Scholar, Lieber Institute, U.S. Military Academy, West Point; Charles H. Stockton Distinguished Scholar in Residence, U.S. Naval War College
Protecting Civilians in Cyberspace
Thursday 19 September 2024
Session 2 – Topical Legal Issues related to Maritime Operations
Chair: Captain (Navy) Dr. Martin Fink, Associate Professor Military Law, Netherlands Defence Academy
Speaker: Commander Caroline Tuckett, Legal Adviser, Royal Navy, United Kingdom
Troubled Waters – A legal assessment of recent incidents at the Second Thomas Shoal
Speaker: Dr. Matteo Tondini, Chief Financial Officer, Naval Staff College, Italy
Topical Legal Issues Related to Maritime Operations
Session 3 – Current Trends and Legal Debates in the Cyber Domain
Chair: Dr. Tom Ruys, Assistant Legal Advisor, Office of Legal Affairs, NATO Headquarters
Speaker: Karen De Vos, Doctoral Researcher and Teaching Assistant, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, KU Leuven
Ius in bello: recent trends in cyber
Session 4 – IHL v. Human Rights: Systemic Integration and Lex Specialis
Chair: Ratislav Spac, Legal Advisor, European External Action Service
Speaker: Jens Claerman, Synthesis Officer, Discipline subsection, DG Human Resources, Belgian Defence
IHL, IHRL, and Legal Interoperablity in International Military Operations
Speaker: Prof. Raphael Van Steenberghe, Université catholique de Louvain; Research Associate, Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research
IHL v. Human Rights: Systemic Integration and Lex Specialis
Session 5 – The Right to Freedom of Speech of a Soldier
Chair: Emmanuel Jacob, President, EUROMIL
Speaker: Mariette Hughes, Ombudsman at the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces (SCOAF), United Kingdom
The Right to Freedom of Speech of a Soldier
Speaker: First Lieutenant Yoren Beyens, DG Legal Support, Belgian Defence
The Right to Freedom of Speech of a Soldier – Balancing rights & duties
Friday 20 September 2024
Session 6 – Disinformation
Chair: Borja Montes Toscano, Office of Legal Affairs, ACO, NATO
Speaker: Colonel Dr. Peter B.M.J. Pijpers, Co-Chair Department of War Studies, Netherlands Defence Academy; Associate Professor Cyber Operations, Netherlands Defence Academy; Researcher LACMO, Amsterdam Center for International Law, University of Amsterdam
Disinformation – A Legal Appreciation
Session 7 – The Internationalisation of Non-International Armed Conflicts
Chair: Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Rachel E. VanLandingham, Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Kubo Mačák, University of Exeter
Internationalized Armed Conflicts: The Wars of our Age
