The Institute is glad to announce the publication of the Proceedings of the 46th Sanremo Round Table on current issues of IHL on the topic “Strengthening IHL compliance: The conduct of hostilities, the protection of essential services and humanitarian assistance in contemporary armed conflict“.
The 46th Round Table on current issues of international humanitarian law, jointly organised by the Institute and the International Committee of the Red Cross, was held in Sanremo, with live broadcasting online, on the 14th and 15th of September 2023.
The Round Table examined the applicability of IHL principles and rules to multi-faceted humanitarian crises, extending its scope by delving into international human rights law and the many complementary legal regimes directly or indirectly safeguarding civilians, essential services, and humanitarian aid in crisis scenarios.
Its Proceedings explore the effectiveness of the existing IHL-mandated tools and highlights the importance of a comprehensive implementation of impactful practices to ensure access to humanitarian relief to civilian populations.
The specialised debate also discussed the interplay between different stakeholders and parties, as well as the establishment of most essential long-term cooperation between military and non-military law enforcement bodies, public institutions, civil society organisations, private entities (e.g. financial and economic stakeholders), NGOs and humanitarian actors.
