SESSION Legal Framework of Humanitarian Action Objectives Analyse the legal dimensions of humanitarian crises Present the main rules of international humanitarian and human rights law pertaining to humanitarian action Explain the key provisions of international refugee law Apply the relevant rules of international law in a specific case Audience Professional working in humanitarian action wishing to improve his knowledge in international law applied to humanitarian contexts Programme The Legal Framework of Humanitarian Action • Human Rights Law and Social Exclusion • Duration Introduction to Forced Migration and the Protection of Refugees • IHL and Human Rights 17-21 September 2019 Law: The Use of Force and the Protection of Civilians • International Humanitarian Law 1 week and Non-state Actors • Humanitarian Access • Introduction to International Criminal Law 2 ECTS credits and Court Registration Deadline Director See contact below Prof. Doris SCHOPPER, Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action Information (CERAH), a joint Centre of the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International CERAH and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva cerahgeneve@unige.ch +41 (0)22 908 44 53 Co-ordinator unige.ch/formcont/ts19 Dr. Sharon WEILL, CERAH and Political Sciences Paris 20 affaires internationales et humanitaires Université de Genève