Call for applications
We are looking for one (or two) guest researcher(s) as of 1 March 2019. Please see our vacancies page for further details.
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Launch of IHL online course
After nine months of work, our IHL online course is now live! To sign up to our free online course “International Humanitarian Law in Theory and Practice” click here. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the course, and also to our 1589 current participants who registered. We hope you will
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Interview with Prof. Robert Heinsch
Deutsche Welle published an interesting interview with our Director Professor Robert Heinsch about the trial of Rwandan nationals before German courts under the principle of universal jurisdiction. Click here to read “Rwanda genocide trial: Can German courts prosecute?”.
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IHL in action: Respect for the law on the battlefield
The “IHL in action: Respect for the law on the battlefield” database just launched a series of new case studies. Four of these cases have been prepared by our clinic students. The database, hosted by the International Committee of the Red Cross, compiles real life instances of compliance with the law.
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IHL MOOC open for pre-enrollment!
The Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum, the platform within the Grotius Centre at Leiden University for the research, teaching and dissemination of international humanitarian law (IHL), is proud to present its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). The online course, “International Humanitarian law in Theory and Practice”, is now open for pre-enrollment in Coursera
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We are looking for new IHL Clinic students, who will work on the ongoing research project “IHL in Action”, hosted by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Application deadline: Wednesday 12 September, 12pm. See our Call for Applications for more details!
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Recordings IHL MOOC
It’s a wrap! Last Friday we recorded the final knowledge clips for our IHL MOOC. The Centre for Innovation recorded module 1 Introduction into IHL, where Dr. Robert Heinsch talks about the why and how of the law of armed conflict. Curious about our following step? Next week we will start conducting
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IHL Clinic Presentation at ECCHR (Berlin)
On Monday, 2 July 2018, four LL.M. students of one of our IHL Clinic teams, along with their supervisor, travelled to Berlin for the purpose of presenting their research and report on a particular project to a KGF cooperation partner – the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR).
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IHL Clinic Presentation at The Spindle and Humanity X
The KGF is proud to announce that on 26 June 2018, as part of a monthly working session organised by The Spindle and Humanity X (Centre for Innovation, Leiden University), one of our IHL Clinic teams presented their report ‘Towards a Responsible Approach to Data’. The team discussed their findings and
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Production of IHL MOOC has started
The production of the first Massive Open Online Course (‘MOOC’) on International Humanitarian Law of the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum has started. On 11 April, KGF Director Dr. Robert Heinsch and MOOC teaching associate Ms. Cinny Buys, LL.M., together with their colleagues Joasia van Kooten and Monique Snijder from the Leiden Centre
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