Wednesday 21 May 2025
Opening Ceremony
Colonel Richard BRENNAN, the Society’s Director of the Seminar for Legal Advisors & Director of the Irish Defence Forces Legal Service
Brigadier General Rossa MULCAHY, Assistant Chief of Staff, Irish Defence Forces (Recorded message)
Prof. Dr. Siobhan MULLALLY, Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway
General Discussion : Proportionality under international humanitarian law in today’s world
Chair:
Jessica DORSEY, Assistant Professor of International and European Law, Utrecht University
Presenters:
Dr. Sigrid REDSE JOHANSEN, Senior Public Prosecutor, Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Norway
Dr. Rogier BARTELS, Legal Officer (Chambers), International Criminal Court
Dr. David TURNS, Senior Lecturer, Swedish Defence University
General Discussion : Protection of peacekeepers, including in case of a robust mandate of the Peace Force, or in case of resumption of hostilities between former parties to an armed conflict
Chair:
Prof. Dr. Ray MURPHY, Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway
Presenters:
Dr. Barbara SONCZYK, Lecturer in International Law, The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Major General (Ret.) Adrian Ó MURCHÚ, Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff (Support) of the Irish Defence Forces
General Discussion : AI applications in the military domain: Navigating between mitigating risks and using
opportunities?
Chair:
Prof. (Em.) Dr. Wolff HEINTSCHEL VON HEINEGG, President of the Society & EuropaUniversität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
Presenters:
Jessica DORSEY, Assistant Professor of International and European Law, Utrecht University
Anna Rosalie GREIPL, PhD Candidate and Researcher, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Thursday 22 May 2025
General Discussion : Economic and social rights of the members of the armed forces
Chair:
Emmanuel JACOB, President, Euromil
Presenters :
Rebecca Petra MIKOVA, Project Officer, Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF)
Lieutenant Colonel Keith REICHERT, Special Advisor to the Judge Advocate General, Canada
Lieutenant Colonel Conor KING, President, Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, Ireland
General Discussion : International law perspectives on the cyber warrior in hybrid and full-scale conflict
Chair:
Prof. Dr. Shane DARCY, Deputy Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway
Presenters:
Prof. Dr. and Brigadier General Paul DUCHEINE, University of Amsterdam and Netherlands Defence Academy & Vice-President, International Society for Military Law and the Law of War
Commander Kat AUBREY-HORVATH, Director of Cyber Operations Law, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Canada
Special Presentation : The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War and its ongoing and future projects
Alfons VANHEUSDEN, Assistant Secretary General of the Society
Special Presentation : Enhancing stabilisation and strategic partnership in a post-conflict environment
Major Ludovica GLORIOSO, Legal Advisor, NATO Security Force Assistance Centre of Excellence
Dr. Mara TIGNINO, Lead Legal Specialist, Geneva Water Hub
Conclusions
Colonel Richard BRENNAN, the Society’s Director of the Seminar for Legal Advisors & Director of the Irish Defence Forces Legal Service
