Société Internationale de Droit Militaire et de Droit de la Guerre a.i.s.b.l. International Society for Military Law and the Law of War a.i.s.b.l. 20th Congress (Prague, 14-18 April 2015) Current International Crises and the Rule of Law Programme for participants Ref: ISMLLW 556 N (HV) E 8 Tuesday 14 April 2015 Arrival of Participants 09.00 – 12.00 Meeting of the Managing Board (Managing Board members only) 14.00 – 17.00 Meeting of the Board of Directors (Members of the Board of Directors only) 15.30 – 18.00 Registration 18.00 – 20.00 Welcome Reception (Open to accompanying persons) Wednesday 15 April 2015 08.00 – 08.45 Registration 09.00 - 10.00 Opening Ceremony (Open to accompanying persons) Opening speeches by - Senior Government Representative of the Czech Republic (tbd) - Brigadier General (ret.) Jan Peter SPIJK, President of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War 10.00 – 10.30 Coffee/tea 10.30 – 12.00 Keynote Presentations - Will Current International Crises result in Structural Shifts in International Law? (tbc) - Status of Foreign Fighters under International and National law Ms. Sandra KRAEHENMANN (PhD), Research fellow of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights 12.00 – 13.45 Lunch 13.45 – 14.45 General Report and Discussion The Challenges in the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law General Rapporteurs: - Air-Cdre Peter HEBLY, Head of Military Legal Services, The Netherlands - LCol Jean-Michel CAMBRON, Judge Advocate General Corps, Canada 14.45 – 15.15 Coffee/tea 15.15 – 16.30 General Report and Discussion– Continuation 16.30 – 17.00 Presentation of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War Mr Ludwig Van Der VEKEN, Secretary General of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War 17.00 – 17.45 General Assembly (Members of the Society only) Thursday 16 April 2015 Parallel Sessions of the Specialised Committee 08.30 – 10.45 Committee for Military Justice - Jaloud v. The Netherlands – An In-Depth Analysis Chair: Prof. Eugene FIDELL, Florence Rogatz Visiting Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School, New Haven (Conn.), USA Defence Procurement Law - How Defence Procurement & Critical Infrastructure can fall Victim to the Cyber Threat Chair: Mr Roland TROPE, Partner, Trope and Schramm LLP; Adjunct Professor, Department of Law, U.S. Military Academy, USA 10.45 – 11.15 Coffee/tea 11.15 – 12.15 Committee for the Law of Maritime and Air Operations - Persons in distress at sea: legal implications for Navies and enforcement agencies // Use of force against pirates: operational and legal challenges Chair: Commander Gianmatteo BREDA, Italian Navy, SHAPE Committee for International Humanitarian Law (Part I) - IHL in Current International Crises Chair: LCol Marc PHILIPPE, Judge Advocate General Corps, Canada 12.15 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.15 Committee for the Law of Maritime and Air Operations - Current Air and Joint Operations in Syria and Iraq Chair: Commander Gianmatteo BREDA, Italian Navy, SHAPE Committee for International Humanitarian Law (Part I) - IHL in Current International Crises Chair: LCol Marc PHILIPPE, Judge Advocate General Corps, Canada 15.15 – 15.45 Coffee/tea 15.45 – 18.00 Committee for History of Military Law and the Law of War - Non-State Actors and the Laws of Armed Conflict Chair: Prof. Dr. Stefan OETER, University of Hamburg, Germany Committee for General Affairs - Military orders, military superiors and military subordinates - a contribution to legal interoperability Chair: Dr. Alexander PORETSCHKIN, Fmr. Chief Legal Advisor to the German Chief of Defence, Germany Friday 17 April 2015 Plenary Session 08.30 – 09.45 Discussion on International Principles Governing the Administration of Justice Through Military Tribunals Panel representing North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia Chair: Brigadier General Dimitrios ZAFEIROPOULOS, Senior Vice-President of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War 09.45 – 10.15 Coffee/tea 10.15 – 11.30 Challenges to Domestic Prosecution of War Crimes Chair: Colonel Bernard F. Klappe, Director of Seminars 11.30 - 12.15 Presentation on the Manual of International Law in Peace Operations Prof. Dr. T.D. GILL, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Defence Academy, the Netherlands Dr. D. FLECK, Fmr. Head, International Agreements Division, MoD, Germany 12.15 – 13.45 Lunch 13.45 – 14.45 The Importance of Cyber Warfare in Current International Crises Prof. Dr. W. HEINTSCHEL VON HEINEGG, Europa University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany 14.45 - 15.15 Coffee/tea 15.15 – 15.45 Award of the Ciardi Prize 2015 15.45 – 16.15 Closing Session (Open to accompanying persons) Closing speeches by - Senior Government Representative of the Czech Republic (tbd) - Brigadier General (ret.) Jan Peter SPIJK, President of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War 16.15 – 17.00 Joint meeting of the Managing Board and the Board of Directors (Members of the newly elected Boards only) 19.00 – 22.00 Closing Dinner (Open to accompanying persons) Saturday 18 April 2015 Social-cultural Activity with Networking Opportunities (Specific registration required, open to accompanying persons) Sunday 19 April 2015 Departure of the Participants