The 48^th Sanremo Round Table on Current Issues of IHL, traditionally organised in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross,
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This year, the Round Table will be held at Villa Ormond, Sanremo (Italy), on 10-12 September 2025 in a hybrid format, with live broadcasting online.

To reach the widest possible audience and foster active participation, the Sanremo Institute will offer simultaneous translation services for all attendees, both in person and online, in the following languages:
English-French, French-English, English-Arabic, Arabic-English, French-Arabic, and Arabic-French.

This edition of the Round Table, as usual featuring high-level international experts and practitioners from all over the world, will specifically examine the importance of compliance with International Humanitarian Law throughout the various phases of an armed conflict, namely before its outbreak, during hostilities, within negotiations, and during the consolidation of peace. The conference will explore, among other aspects, the preventative and de-escalatory potential of humanitarian rules, the crucial role of IHL compliance in conflict resolution and ceasefire negotiations, and the post-conflict impact on societies of adhering to the obligations established by customary and treaty-based IHL provisions.