International criminal law and its role in addressing violations of IHL

Publication language
English
Date published
29 Sep 2015
Type
Audio-visual material
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, International law
Organisations
Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP)

How can international humanitarian law (IHL) be implemented and enforced? International criminal law (ICL) plays an important role in this respect, placing responsibility on individual persons for serious atrocities including genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression.

On 29 September, PHAP members and guests had the opportunity to delve into this topic with Chris Jenks, a law professor with previous experience in the U.S. Army and the co-editor of a forthcoming war crimes casebook. This session of the PHAP Online Learning Series on Humanitarian Law and Policy began with a briefing on ICL and its relevance to humanitarian actors, focusing on its core principles, main instruments, scope of application, and relationship with IHL. This was followed by an opportunity for Q&A and discussion.