Sanremo Round Table Virtual Platform - IIHL

Sanremo Round Table
Virtual Platform

47^th Sanremo Round Table on Current Issues of IHL

The 47^th Sanremo Round Table on Current Issues of IHL, traditionally organised in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross,
will focus on

"From the Battle of Solferino of 1859 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949:
Challenges and Future Prospects of International Humanitarian Law"

This year, the Round Table will be held at Villa Ormond, Sanremo (Italy), on 12-13 September 2024 in a hybrid format, with live broadcasting online.

The Round Table, with the participation of high-level international experts and practitioners, will delve into the historical continuum from the Battle of Solferino to the codification of GCs in 1949, exploring the transformative journey of IHL between these key occurrences, fostering a deeper understanding of the development of IHL over time, and acknowledging the importance of humanitarian principles to shape the landscape of modern conflict resolution and strengthen the protection of vulnerable populations.

OPENING
Opening ceremony & Opening session

PANEL 1
Historical Scene Setter

PANEL 2
GC I: The First Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Prospects of Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflict

PANEL 3
GC II: The Second Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea: Evolving Technological Developments in the Maritime Domain and the application of Humanitarian Law at Sea

PANEL 4
GC III: Contemporary Issues related to the Third Geneva Convention and the Protection of POWs in International Armed Conflicts

INSTITUTIONAL MESSAGE

PANEL 5
GC IV: The Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War: The Cornerstone of Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts

PANEL 6
Outlook Towards the Future

CLOSING
Final session

OPENING

Alessandro Mager

Alessandro Mager

Mayor of Sanremo

Alessandro Piana

Alessandro Piana

Acting President, Liguria Region

Giorgio Battisti

Giorgio Battisti

Lt. General (rtd), former Commanding General of the Italian Army Training and Doctrine Command; President, International Institute of Humanitarian Law

Eva Svoboda

Head of Policy, Research and Humanitarian Diplomacy Division, ICRC

Rosario Maria Gianluca Valastro

Rosario Maria Gianluca Valastro

President, Italian Red Cross

Giuseppe Cavo Dragone

Giuseppe Cavo Dragone

Admiral, Chief of Defence, Italy; appointed Chair of the NATO Military Committee

PANEL 1

Gabriella Venturini

Gabriella Venturini

Professor Emerita, University of Milan; Council Member, IIHL

Tania Ixchel Atilano

Tania Ixchel Atilano

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Zurich

François Bugnion

François Bugnion

former Director for International law and member of ICRC Assembly; Member, IIHL

Arne Willy Dahl

Arne Willy Dahl

former Judge-Advocate General, Norwegian Armed Forces; Member, IIHL

Giovanni Mantilla

Giovanni Mantilla

Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge

PANEL 2

Darren Stewart OBE

Darren Stewart OBE

Brigadier General (rtd), British Army; former General Editor, United Kingdom Joint Service Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict; Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, UK Ministry of Defence; Council Member, IIHL

Leila Bourguiba

Leila Bourguiba

Senior Legal Advisor, International Humanitarian Law and Migration, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Alexander Breitegger

Alexander Breitegger

Senior legal adviser, ICRC

Geoffrey S. Corn

Geoffrey S. Corn

Chair of Criminal Law and Director of the Center for Military Law and Policy, Texas Tech University School of Law; Council Member, IIHL

Giacomo Mammana

Giacomo Mammana

Lt. General, Italian Army; Former Director of the Italian Army General Military Hospital “Celio”, Rome

PANEL 3

Jan Peter Spijk

Jan Peter Spijk

Brigadier General (rtd), Royal Netherlands Army; Honorary President, International Society for Military Law and the Law of War; Council Member and Vice President, IIHL

Wolff Heintschel Von Heinegg

Wolff Heintschel Von Heinegg

Chair of Public Law, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder); President, International Society for Military Law and the Law of War; Member, IIHL

Anna Petrig

Chair of International and Public Law, University of Basel; member of the Swiss delegation to the IMO and Judge ad hoc before the International Tribunal for the Law Of the Sea

Fausto Pocar

Emeritus Professor, University of Milan; Honorary President, IIHL

Yusuke Saito

Captain, Legal Advisor, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force

Abby Zeith

Legal Adviser, ICRC

PANEL 4

Marja Lehto

Ambassador (International legal affairs), Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland; Council member and Vice President, IIHL

Alice Edwards

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Nigel Heppenstall, Colonel

Nigel Heppenstall, Colonel

Colonel, British Armed Forces; Director, Military Department, IIHL

Ramin Mahnad

Senior Legal Advisor, ICRC

Jelena Pejic

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Lieber Institute for Law and Warfare, West Point, Lieber Scholar for 2023; Member, IIHL

INSTITUTIONAL
MESSAGE

Carrie F. Ricci

Carrie F. Ricci

Army General Counsel, US Army

PANEL 5

Eva Svoboda

Head of Policy, Research and Humanitarian Diplomacy Division, ICRC

Joanne Bowen

Brigadier General, Head of Operational Law, Army Headquarters, British Armed Forces

Houda Chalchoul

Houda Chalchoul

Senior Legal Officer, UNHCR

Mikhail Orkin

Legal Advisor, Commentaries Update Unit, ICRC

Marten Zwanenburg

Marten Zwanenburg

Professor of Military Law, Netherlands Defense Academy and University of Amsterdam

PANEL 6

Carl Marchand

Colonel, Head, IHL and Human Rights Section, Swiss Armed Forces; Council Member and Vice President, IIHL

Nathalie Durhin

Nathalie Durhin

Colonel, French Army, Cadre Professeur de Groupe, Ecole de Guerre

Yvette Issar

Founding Director, The Olerai Lab

Michael N. Schmitt

Michael N. Schmitt

Professor of international Law, University of Reading; G. Norman Lieber Distinguished Scholar, Lieber Institute, US Military Academy, West Point; Charles H. Stockton Distinguished Scholar in Residence, US Naval War College; Member, IIHL

Abby Zeith

Legal Adviser, ICRC

CLOSING

Jean-Pierre Lacroix

Jean-Pierre Lacroix

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations

Giorgio Battisti

Giorgio Battisti

Lt. General (rtd), former Commanding General of the Italian Army Training and Doctrine Command; President, International Institute of Humanitarian Law

Eva Svoboda

Head of Policy, Research and Humanitarian Diplomacy Division, ICRC

With the support of