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28 October 2022

2022 Graduation Ceremony

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We look forward to welcoming graduating students of our LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, MAS in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law and Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict, their friends, families and our professors at the 2022 Graduation Ceremony.

Professor Marco Roscini, our Swiss IHL Chair, will deliver the keynote speech on problems and prospects for future regulation of cyber warfare.

Our Board member and alumnus Etienne Kuster will share with our graduating students on ‘Acting Humanitarian: Select Thoughts, Wishes, and Encouragement’.

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2022 Graduation Ceremony

Watch the graduating students of our LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, MAS in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law and Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict. Congratulations to all our students and many thanks to our Board member and alumnus Etienne Kuster, for an inspiring keynote speech on "Acting Humanitarian: Select Thoughts, Wishes, and Encouragement"

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