Are you interested in the debate about detention in armed conflict? As the face of war changes in the 21st century, public officials, courts, and non-governmental organizations are struggling to adapt by creating new rules on detention.
In Serdar Mohammed v. Ministry of Defense the U.K. Court of Appeal ruled that British armed forces participating in the International Security Assistance Force lacked legal authority under international law to detain suspected forces in Afghanistan. This lecture will discuss the Mohammed decision and its significance for the continuing debate about detention in armed conflict and the relationship between international humanitarian law and human rights law.
About the Speaker
Prof. Jonathan Hafetz is an Associate Professor at Seton Hall Law School. His book, ‘Habeas Corpus after 9/11: Confronting America’s New Global Detention System’, was very well received and has received several awards. He is the co-author of ‘The Guantanamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison Outside the Law’, he has appeared in many publications, and has been cited by numerous courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Hafetz is also an internationally recognized constitutional and human rights lawyer.
About the HILAC Lecture
The Hague Initiative for Law and Armed Conflict (HILAC) is an initiative of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, The Netherlands Red Cross, and the Amsterdam Center for International Law. The HILAC Lecture Series aims to bring together all those interested in the field of international humanitarian law.