28 October 2022
Event
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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’.
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"
Geneva Academy / Sandra Pointet
At our recent graduation ceremony, 104 students from our masters programs were honoured in the presence of faculty, staff, friends and family.
Each year, the Geneva Academy sends a team of students to the Jean-Pictet Competition. Participating in this leading moot court is a life-changing experience and an integral part of our programmes.
Mission Suisse / Alain Grosclaude
The opening lecture of the 2025 Spring Semester will be given by Ambassador Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council and the Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations.
UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré
This training course will explore the origin and evolution of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and its functioning in Geneva and will focus on the nature of implementation of the UPR recommendations at the national level.
ICRC
This online short course discusses the protection offered by international humanitarian law (IHL) in non-international armed conflicts (NIACs) and addresses some problems and controversies specific to IHL of NIACs, including the difficulty to ensure the respect of IHL by armed non-state actors.