![]() ![]() This playlist was built by Naz Modirzadeh and Dustin Lewis, with the help of Faculty Assistant Joely Merriman, to correspond to the syllabus of the fall 2014 class on "International Humanitarian Law/Laws of War" at Harvard Law School taught by Lecturer on Law Modirzadeh. We will investigate such questions as how does international law regulate the means and methods of warfare, protection of civilians, and humanitarian access in situations of armed conflict? How does international law classify and regulate different categories of armed conflict, and how does it distinguish armed conflicts from other situations of organized armed violence? And how does the law seek to balance principles of military necessity and humanity? As public and media interest in the law of armed conflict has seemed to grow tremendously in the last decade, and as ostensibly instant access to information brings the world closer than ever to developments on the front lines, how (if at all) has our approach to centuries’-old law-of-war norms changed? This course will explore international law applicable during situations of armed conflict, often referred to as international humanitarian law (IHL) or the law of armed conflict (LOAC).Īfter examining foundational doctrines and concepts, we will explore some of the foremost contemporary challenges in IHL, including direct participation of civilians in hostilities the interplay between international human rights law, international criminal law, and the law of armed conflict and the relationship between the legal framework governing terrorism and international humanitarian law.
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