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Education and Armed Conflict: Development of New Norms?

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Date/Time:
June 10, 2010 - 9:30am - 11:00am
Location:
Online
Website:

http://ihlforum.ning.com


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This Live Seminar examined whether—and, if so, to what extent—protection norms applicable to educational institutions and actors in situations of armed conflict have developed or are developing. This Live Seminar addressed the following questions:
What are the most pressing current concerns regarding attacks on education?
What motives underlie attacks on education? · Who and what are the targets of attacks on education?
What level and type of (legal) protection do educational institutions enjoy compared to hospitals and religious buildings?
Which protection norms can best strengthen accountability, diminish impunity, and deter attacks on education? These questions were examined by looking at the legal frameworks, policy considerations, and operational challenges facing humanitarian actors. Naz Modirzadeh (Associate Director at the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research) and Claude Bruderlein (Director of the Program) hosted the discussion.

Panelists:

Julia Freedson, Global Coalition for Protecting Education from Attack
Brendan O'Malley
, Journalist
Professor Peter Rowe
, Lancaster University Law School
Bede Sheppard
, Human Rights Watch

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