REPORT
Applicability of International Humanitarian Law andInternational Human Rights Law to UN Mandated Forces
EXPERT MEETING ONMULTINATIONAL PEACE OPERATIONS
Organized bythe InternationalCommittee ofthe Red Cross incooperation with theUniversity Centrefor InternationalHumanitarian Law(UCIHL)
Geneva, 11-12 December 2003
EXPERT MEETING ONMULTINATIONAL PEACE OPERATIONS
Applicability of International Humanitarian Law andInternational Human Rights Law to UN Mandated Forces
Geneva, 11-12 December 2003
Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross in cooperation with theUniversity Centre for International Humanitarian Law (UCIHL)
REPORTEditors
ALEXANDRE FAITE
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JÉRÉMIE LABBÉ GRENIER
Legal Division of the ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross19 Avenue de la Paix1202 Geneva, Switzerland
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Photos: Morten HVAAL/Norwegian Red Cross; Fred CLARKE/ICRC; Lisa JONES/ICRC; Anne NOSTEN/ICRC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword.........................................................................................................................Programme of the Meeting............................................................................................List of Participants.........................................................................................................EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................REPORT OF THE DEBATES..........................................................................................ORAL PRESENTATIONS OF THE PARTICIPANTS
Questions relating to the applicability of international humanitarian law to UnitedNations-mandated forces,
by Professor Robert Kolb, Universities of Bern andNeuchâtel, Research Director at the University Centre for International HumanitarianLaw, Geneva
The law of occupation and United Nations peace operations: an effectivemechanism to fulfil command and responsibility?,
by Bruce M. Oswald, Lecturer inLaw and Acting Director of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law, University of Melbourne, former Visiting Officer for INTERFET's Detention Management Unit in EastTimor
Beyond international humanitarian law: aspects of the applicability of international human rights law,
by Sonia Parayre, Lawyer, Public Law Department,Directorate General of Legal Affairs, Council of Europe
BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS
Applicability of international humanitarian law to forces under the command of an international organization,
by Professor Robert Kolb, Universities of Bern andNeuchâtel, Research Director at the University Centre for International HumanitarianLaw, Geneva
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Report of the Expert Meeting on Multinational peace operations: Applicability of International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law to UN Mandated Forces
An expert meeting was organized in December 2003 by the ICRC and the Geneva-based University Centre for International Humanitarian Law. The discussions focused specifically on m...
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