New Commentaries to The Geneva Conventions: An Updated Interpretation for a Modern World of Warfare.
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- New Commentaries to The Geneva Conventions: An Updated Interpretation for a Modern World of Warfare.
March
03
Thursday
| Speaker: | Kelisiana Thynne Regional Legal Advisor, ICRC; Cheah Wui Ling Assistant Professor,National University of Singapore, Singapore; NUS Representatives from Singapore Red Cross and Singapore Government |
| Time: | 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (SGT) |
| Venue: | Seminar Room 5-4, Block B Building, NUS Law (Bukit Timah Campus) |
| Type of Participation: | Open To NUS Law Community |
Description
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and a team of renowned experts have embarked on a major project: updating the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977. This seminar will consist of a panel discussion on some aspects of the rst volume on the First Geneva Convention, a foundational text for international humanitarian law (IHL).
The Convention provides for the protection of the wounded and sick; the dead; medical personnel, facilities and transports; and the distinctive emblems of the red cross and red crescent. The panel will discuss the contribution of the new commentaries to the interpretation of IHL and what it means for Singapore and South East Asia.
About The Speakers
Kelisiana Thynne
Regional Legal Advisor, ICRC
Cheah Wui Ling
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, NUS
Representatives from Singapore Red Cross and
Singapore Government
Fees Applicable
NIL
Contact Information
(E) cals@nus.edu.sgOrganised By
Centre for Asian Legal Studies;
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)