Diakonia International Humanitarian Law Resource Centre is pleased to invite you to two public events on the impact and legality of “Firing Zone 918” under International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The events are organized on the occasion of the visit of Prof. Michael Bothe, Professor emeritus of international law from Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main. He is the author of a recent expert opinion in IHL on the "Limits of the right of expropriation (requisition) and of movement restrictions in occupied territory," which addresses in particular the question of the legality of the “Firing zone 918.”
- 12th IHL session in Jerusalem (in English): Impact and legality of the “Firing Zone 918” under IHL - Toward the sustainability of Palestinian villages in the Israeli closed military zones. With Prof. Michael Bothe, UN OCHA and ACRI.
- Public Lecture – co-hosted by Al Haq - by Prof. Michael Bothe in Ramallah (in Arabic – English translation provided) The legality of the Israeli Firing Zones in the West Bank: Limit to the right of expropriation and movement restrictions in occupied territory, illustrated by the case of the “Firing Zone 918." With Prof. Bothe,Community Representatives from the Southern Hebron Hills villages and from the Palestinian Ministry of Local Government.
Thursday, 11 October 2012, from 9.30 am to 11 am ("The Legality of Firing Zones in the West Bank") and 4 pm - 6 pm ("Impact and Legality of `Firing Zone 918 Under IHL") at al-Haq Centre for Applied International Law, Ramallah 33 3rd Fl.
Please see the details in the programs below:
