The ICRC's 21st course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for humanitarian professionals and policy makers is designed to acquaint participants with the international rules, principles and instruments applicable in times of armed conflict. It offers participants practical knowledge in IHL applicable in their fieldwork and their decision-making processes.
- The course will provide in-depth instruction in the following broad themes:
- Relevance of IHL and other legal regimes, such as human rights law, refugee law and laws concerning internally displaced persons, for humanitarian practitioners.
- How IHL protects persons in the power of a party to the conflict.
- How humanitarian professionals may contribute to ensuring better respect for the law.
- Contemporary challenges surrounding regulation of weapons and methods of warfare.
- Challenges to humanitarian action in light of the changing nature of armed conflicts and other situations of violence.
The course will follow a methodology combining theory and practice. Participants will be provided with both expert lectures and participative exercises based on the ICRC's experience in more than 150 years of humanitarian action and IHL. The course draws on the participants' collective experience to further illuminate the role and importance of IHL in the daily work of their respective organisations.
Participants
The course is open to senior representatives of non-governmental organisations, international organisations, state agencies and humanitarian donor agencies. Applicants should have decision making roles in their respective organisations at the national, regional or global level.
A legal background is not required and the course is open to participants from any country. Completed forms should be sent to the ICRC Regional Delegation in Nairobi to reach before 24 March 2017. Participants are strongly urged to send their applications by email using nai_com@icrc.org. The application form can be obtained from www.icrc.org. Successful applicants will be notified by 31 March 2017.
Venue
Lake Naivasha Country Club, Naivasha, Kenya, a beautiful lake resort town in the Rift Valley, about 1 - 1 ½ hours' drive from Nairobi. All participants will be accommodated in single rooms at the resort.
Dates
23-28 April 2017 – Participants are expected to arrive at the ICRC offices in Nairobi for a 1pm bus departure to Naivasha on Sunday 23 April. Participants will return to Nairobi on the afternoon of Thursday 27 April and be accommodated in Nairobi on 27 and, if requested, on 28 April. The Course will finish by 5 pm on Friday 28 April. For those coming by air, return flights should not be booked before 9 pm on Friday 28 April.
Course fees
1000 USD to cater for food, conference and full accommodation in Naivasha and Nairobi.
Payment
Payments will only be made after the selection process. Selected applicants will be given a bank account in which to deposit the money.
Transport
Participants are expected to make their own travel arrangement to and from Nairobi. A shuttle service will be arranged for all participants to and from the ICRC Offices in Nairobi. Details will be sent to selected participants. Participants coming from abroad are expected to make their own travel arrangements to and from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Language
All participants must have good understanding of English as all working sessions will be in this language.
Programme
A detailed programme for the entire course and other practical details will be sent to selected participants.
Pre-course work
A pre-course online training programme is required to be completed. A link will be sent to selected participants.
For further information, please contact:
The International Committee of the Red Cross
Nairobi Regional Delegation, P.O. Box 73226, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 272 3963/3964 or 3965. E-mail: nai_com@icrc.org
Please download the application form and IHL course flier.