United Kingdom - Sexual violence: What use is the law?
About the event
Despite widespread international attention and condemnation, sexual violence in armed conflict remains pervasive. At this event, organised with the Chatham House International Security and International Law programmes, the panel will explore the role of international humanitarian law (IHL) in banning and criminalizing sexual violence in armed conflict, examining the IHL framework and its relationship to human rights law. They will stress the importance of understanding the complex legal framework surrounding this issue, in order to respond effectively to the needs of victims of sexual violence.
The audience is expected to include those working in the area of sexual violence in conflict and gender-based violence from government, NGOs, academia, armed forces and embassies.
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This event will be live streamed - tune in from 9:30am on Friday 23 January to watch: http://www.chathamhouse.org/livestream
Where: The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London
When: 9:30 - 11:30am, Friday 23rd January 2015
Panelists
Professor Anne-Marie La Rosa, Senior Diplomatic Adviser, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Madeleine Rees, Secretary-General, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Margaret Purdasy, Legal Counsellor, UK Mission in Geneva
Chair: Baroness Patricia Scotland QC, Chair of the Advisory Board and Co-President, Chatham House; Founder and Patron, Global Foundation for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
Date & Time
23 January 2015