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The 1990s witnessed considerable progress and development in terms of the role played by international law in humanitarian protection. The visibility, reach and relevance of international law - particularly international humanitarian law - enjoyed a resurgence with the end of the Cold War.

The events of September 11, 2001 triggered a change in the international landscape. The trajectory of the humanitarian endeavor was affected by the legal and policy developments of the decade that followed. International humanitarian law became entwined with issues of national security, and grew to become a critical part of the professional vocabulary of various groups: the military, governments, international organizations, NGOs, civil society and the general public. With this increased attention came an opening for critical examination, which was populated quickly by vastly different perspectives.

This live web seminar introduced the salient trends that emerged from this critical space, and provided an opportunity to discuss their impact on both law and policy for humanitarian protection moving forward. 
 

Naz Modirzadeh hosted the discussion. 

Presenters:
Samir Elhawary, Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute
Fiona De Londras, Lecturer at the University College Dublin School of Law
Gavin Sullivan, European Security Cultures Project at the University of Amsterdam, co-operating attorney, ECCHR
Hina Shamsi, Director of the National Security Project, ACLU 

Resources

Philip Alston, U.N. Doc A/HRC/12/24/Add.6, “Report of Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions,” United Nations, Human Rights Council, May 28, 2010.

Center on Law and Security, “Terrorist Trial Report Card: September 11, 2001—September 11, 2011,” New York University School of Law, 2011.

Alex Conte, “Handbook on Human Rights Compliance While Countering Terrorism,” Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation, January 2008.

Emily Crawford, “Regulating the Irregular – International Humanitarian Law and the Question of Participation in Armed Conflicts,” University of Sydney Law School, August 2011.

Antonio Donini et al., “Humanitarian Agenda 2015: Principles, Power, and Perceptions,” Preliminary Report, Feinstein International Center, Tufts University, 2006.

Elizabeth Ferris, “9/11 and Humanitarian Assistance: A Disturbing Legacy,” Brookings Up Front Blog, September 2, 2011.

Don Hubert and Cynthia Brassard-Boudreau, “Shrinking Humanitarian Space? Trends and Prospects on Security and Access,” The Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, November 24, 2010.

Claus Kreß, “Some Reflections on the International Legal Framework Governing Transnational Armed Conflicts,” Journal of Conflict & Security Law, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2010).

Use of Force Committee, International Law Association, The Hague Conference, “Final Report on the Meaning of Armed Conflict in International Law,” ILA, 2010.

Jelena Pejic, “The protective scope of Common Article 3: more than meets the eye,” International Review of the Red Cross, Vol. 93, No. 881, March 2011.

Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research, “Criminalizing Humanitarian Engagement,” Working Paper, Harvard University, February 2011.

Elizabeth Rapaport, “Torture after Nuremberg: U.S. Law and Practice,” University of New Mexico School of Law, 2009.

Ben Saul, “The Equivalent Logic of Torture and Terrorism: Legal Regulation of Moral Monstrosity,” in S. Lewandowski et al. (eds), Terrorism and Torture: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Cambridge University Press (2009).

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Christine Gray, “President Obama’s 2010 United States National Security Strategy and International Law on the Use of Force,” Chinese Journal of International Law, Vol. 10, No. 1. (2011).