IHL  Course:  "Do The Geneva Conventions Still Matter?"

COW SAF IS

Even War Has Rules is a dynamic discussion of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and how it governs armed conflict.

Description: In 2019, the Geneva Conventions turned 70 years old. Is it time to reexamine our commitment to
these rules? In a world where armed conflicts are being waged predominantly by non-State armed
groups, rather than governments, are the Geneva Conventions still relevant? Should US military
forces comply with the rules of war when the other side doesn’t? Have limitations, such as the
prohibition on torture, run their course? Who decided that the Geneva Conventions should apply
to the United States? Do these rules really reflect American values or are they European rules
designed to make us weaker? Join us to discuss these important questions!

Randy Bagwell is the Senior Director at the American Red Cross responsible for the dissemination
of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) throughout the United States. He served over 35 years in
the US Army as an infantry officer and Judge Advocate. He deployed twice to Afghanistan and once
to Iraq. Col. Bagwell has taught IHL to soldiers, commanders and the public in over 20 countries,
at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, the US Naval War College, and the Army Judge
Advocate General’s School, where he also served as Dean. He has twice testified before the Human
Rights Commission in the U.S. House of Representatives on IHL related issues.

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