Tidigare seminarier och evenemang

EU-seminarium i Bryssel, 27 november 2007

Title: "The Responsibility of the International Community: The EU and its Member States’ legal responsibility in relation to partner countries that are implementing their EU agreements in violation of fundamental principles of international law"

Date: 27 November 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Sofitel Brussels Europe, 1 Place Jourdan. Room: Paul Henri Spaak I

• Welcome and introduction
   (Diakonia)  
  
• A European Community Law Perspective: What is the responsibility of the European Union and its Member States in the face of violations of international law affecting the proper implementation of EU Association agreements?
  (Attorney Ulf Öberg, EC-law expert, Öberg & Associés, Stockholm)
  
• The EU's legal obligations and the European Neighborhood Policy: Practical and political implications of the law on EU policies
   (Mr. Charles Shamas, Senior partner Mattin Group)
  
• Local voices: Human Rights organizations from Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory sharing experiences from the ground
  (Mrs. Mays Warrad, Legal Advisor, Al-Haq – Palestinian Human Rights Organization based in Ramallah, and Mr.Yehezkel Lein, Research Director,  B'Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories)
  
• Interventions
  (Mr. Andreas Herdina, Head of Unit, DG RELEX, European Neighbourhood Policy Sector Coordination, Mrs. Luisa Morgantini, European Parliament, GUE/NGL)
  
• Questions and Answers
  
• Conclusive remarks

Please confirm your participation to odate_diakonia@palnet.com,
or +972-54 543 20 88.

Första seminariet om humanitär rätt den 7 september 2006:

Captured Individuals in the Hands of Armed Groups not Forming Part of a Party to a Conflict

1st Monitoring Forum of IHL violations in the oPt, 13 June 2007, Ramallah:

On 13 June 2007, Diakonia organized the first forum on monitoring of IHL violations in the occupied Palestinian territory. The forum was held in Ramallah with participants from major Palestinian, Israeli and international organizations working with monitoring IHL violations. 

The purpose of the forum, and a number of upcoming events and seminars on monitoring that Diakonia will organize throughout 2007-2008, is to improve the quantity and quality of monitoring IHL violations in the oPt, as well as to enhance coordination between the various monitoring actors.

Representatives from B'Tselem, Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, Mattin Group, Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Al-Haq and UN Office for Cordination of Humanitarian Affairs, shared their experiences of monitoring IHL violations with the audience.

The continued discussion dealt with why it is important to do monitoring, and how its use and quality can be improved.

A steering committe was formed to prepare for a seminar, which purpose is  to proceed with the improvement of IHL monitoring in oPt.

If your organization is interested in participating in the upcoming events relating to monitoring IHL violations, you are welcome to send an e-mail to Program Assistant Odate Hanna, odate_diakonia@palnet.com. 

To the minutes from the Monitoring Workshop, prepared by Diakonia (43kB)

Seminar on State Responsibility under International Law, 12 March 2007, Jerusalem:

A seminar on the responsibility of states under international law, focusing on international humanitarian law and the responsibilities of "third states" - the international community - to take action against a primary violating state.

The presentation was held by Professor Michael Bothe, who is a member of the

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IHL and Religion

A seminar on the inter-relation between religion and international humanitarian law.

•  Why is it important to create a link between IHL and religion?
• How did the three monotheistic religions influence the evolution of IHL?
• Can religions be compared with modern provisions of IHL? What does religion say about self-defence, suicide bombings, and the protection of civilians?

Speakers:

• Dr. Göran Gunner, Stockholm School of Theology
• Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Director, Rabbis for Human Rights
• Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway, Philosophy and Islamic Studies, University of Al-Quds

Seminarium i EU-parlamentet, Bryssel, Belgien, 22 juni 2005:

Skydd av framtiden i Mellanöstern – Internationell humanitär rätt i det ockuperade palestinska territoriet

The purpose of the seminar was to share information on violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) as well as to discuss dilemmas on humanitarian assistance with regard to current issues such as the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the Wall.

Chair: Lena Ek, MEP

• Introduction to International Humanitarian Law.
  Malin Greenhill – Manager, IHL Program, Diakonia Middle East Regional Office
• IHL Concerns – the Disengagement Plan and the Advisory Opinion on the Wall.
  Netta Amar – Legal Advisor, IHL Program, Diakonia Middle East Regional Office
• Discussion and questions