The following announcement was sent to us by long-time MLTF member Marjorie Cohn, dean of the Monique and Roland Weyl People’s Academy of International Law. One of the speakers for this upcoming course, is MLTF steering committee member James M. Branum.
| Join the Monique and Roland Weyl People’s Academy of International Law for Course 13: Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders & Individual Responsibility on February 17. This course will analyze international law provisions and jurisprudence that establish the duty to disobey illegal orders; the right to conscientious objection; individual and command responsibility for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, the right to peace, and those that prohibit the defense of following superior orders. Faculty for Course 13: Triestino Mariniello,Professor of Law at Liverpool John Moores University, UK; Lawyer for Gaza Victims Before the ICC Chantal Meloni, Italian criminal lawyer; Professor, Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, Italy Shin Hyun Oh, Lecturer, Ritsumeikan University College of International Relations, Kyoto, Japan; expert on conscientious objection in Korea James M. Branum, Expert on military defense law in the U.S.; represented public resisters to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Moderated by Dean Marjorie Cohn. The course will be 3 hours long and take place on Tuesday, February 17, at the following times: Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 09:00–12:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 12:00–15:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC): 17:00–20:00 If you are already registered for the academy, you are automatically enrolled in this seminar. If not, register here: |
| Interpretation will be given in English, French, and Spanish. Thank you for your continued engagement with the People’s Academy of International Law. |
| Access Past Course and Seminar MaterialsYou can access courses at https://peoplesacademy.net/all-courses/ and seminars at https://peoplesacademy.net/seminars/. |
| Sincerely, Monique and Roland Weyl People’s Academy of International Law |
