Humanitarian Law and Armed ConflictSummer Course

DIS Summer, Copenhagen, Humanitarian Law and Armed Conflict
Summer Study Tour
Kosovo
Major Discipline(s)
International Relations, Legal Studies, Human Rights
Location
Location: Copenhagen
Available
Session 2
Credit(s)
3

This course is an examination of the laws of armed conflict and human rights laws and how they apply to contemporary cases. It finds inspiration in current events and enables you to analyze issues such as the war against ISIS, the use of drones, and cyberattacks in a legal context. You gain a thorough understanding of the legal aspects that regulate modern conflicts and understand how they interact with the political environment.

Related Discipline(s)

This summer course would also be of interest to the following discipline(s):
Government, Political Science

Faculty

Alexander Hviid

DIS Summer Faculty

M.Sc. (International Security & Law, University of Southern Denmark, 2016). M.A. (Social Science, University of Copenhagen, 2010). Research interests include Arctic security and Danish-Greenlandic relations, as well as public international law, specifically international criminal law and international humanitarian law. Work experience with the Institute for Strategy at the Royal Danish Defense College. With DIS since 2016.