Contemporary armed conflict, arising from the September 11 attacks and their consequences, the problem of acts of terror and the emergence of non-state agents or armed groups have given rise to new humanitarian challenges for the start of the twenty-first century, questioning the validity of universally accepted international humanitarian law. In the face of this global panorama, the international community has taken stock of the situation and drawn up a response through legal regulations to protect the most vulnerable victims of war. International humanitarian law is a step forward in the quest for an acceptable and effective system based on its own rationality, universal acceptance for states, the impact of world public opinion and the consensus of the international community on the need to respect the minimum rules of humanity as an instrument of peace and the survival of humankind.
Despite the efforts of humanitarian agents and the development of international regulations, the civil population remains the main victim of modern armed conflicts. This is not only due to incidental effects of modern weapons, often as effective as they are indiscriminate, but largely because civilians have become the prime target for military action, particularly in conflicts taking place in collapsed countries, whose object is ethnic cleansing, or which form part of religious, tribal, economic and social struggles.
Moreover, the frequent participation of various diplomatic, media, military, police, legal, humanitarian and political actors in situations of pre-conflict, conflict and post-conflict, United Nations peace operations and other types of foreign projection mission, carried out by various organisations, both governmental and non-governmental, highlight the need and opportunity to study this issue, which directly affects the relations of these actors with the affected civilian population. The need for civil society to generate individuals interested in studying IHL in greater detail is due to the positive influence of these sensitised individuals on the formation of a public conscience to guide and encourage governments in the improvement of IHL and its system of protection for the victims of armed conflict.
The course aims to provide participants with a solid knowledge of international humanitarian law, understood as the series of regulations designed to protect war victims and limit methods of combat. It will also look at the effective mechanisms of the branch of international public law, focusing particularly on the international criminal justice system.
List of topics
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Àmbit general de protecció
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Protecció especial de les persones més vulnerables |
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Protecció de les persones en els conflictes armats no internacionals i en situacions de violència interna |
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Price
1.010 euros
Consult the financial aid that the UOC offers to international students.
The programme fees should be confirmed on enrolment.
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