Supporting Legal Contributions to Peace and Security at the 23rd ISMLLW Congress in Vilnius

The Geneva Water Hub and the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights are esteemed institutional partners for the 23rd Congress of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, scheduled in Vilnius from May 22 to 24.

Our Lead Legal Specialist, Mara Tignino, will participate in the panel on “The Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts: What Can and Must Be Done?”

She will exchange views with Lieutenant Commander Amélie Aubut, Deputy Director and Legal Officer, Directorate of International and Operational Law, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Canada, and Prof. Michael Schmitt, Professor of International Law at the University of Reading; Norman Lieberman Distinguished Scholar, Lieber Institute for Law and Warfare, U.S. Military Academy, West Point; Charles H. Stockton Distinguished Scholar in Residence, U.S. Naval War College. 

For more details about the 23rd ISMLLW Congress program, visit: https://www.ismllw.org/