Law and Policy Events 15 February 2022 12:00 - 13:30 CET

12th Paul Reuter Prize Award Ceremony

This online ceremony presented the Paul Reuter Prize and Dr. Marco Longobardo (University of Westminster) as the 2021 Prize laureate. It then discussed the expected impact of “The Use of Force in Occupied Territory” (Cambridge University Press, 2018), his award-winning book, on the interpretation, teaching, research and practice of a particular area of international humanitarian law (IHL).

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Speakers & panellists

Dr. Cordula Droege
MODERATOR

Dr. Cordula Droege

Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Paul Reuter Commission/Jury

Dr. Maya Hertig Randall
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Maya Hertig Randall

University of Geneva, Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Paul Reuter Commission/Jury

Dr. Marco Longobardo
SPEAKER

Dr. Marco Longobardo

Senior Lecturer in International Law at the School of Law of the University of Westminster, 12th Paul Reuter Prize Laureate (2021)

Mr. Bruno Demeyère
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Mr. Bruno Demeyère

International Review of the Red Cross, Paul Reuter Commission/Jury

Dr. Shiyan Sun
PANELIST

Dr. Shiyan Sun

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 12th Paul Reuter Prize Jury

Ass. Hany Sayed
PANELIST

Ass. Hany Sayed

The American University in Cairo, 12th Paul Reuter Prize Jury

About the event

PAUL REUTER (1911-1990). © The Hague Academy of International Law. Courtesy of the Secretary General.

International humanitarian law (IHL) is undoubtedly shaped by States and other armed actors. At the same time, numerous scholars, researchers and professors contribute their ideas on what the law is or should be. What role does academia play in promoting and developing IHL, and how should States and other arms carriers listen to what it has to say?

The 2021 Paul Reuter Prize Award Ceremony was divided in two parts. First, a series of keynote addresses introduced the Prize, presented the 2021 Prize laureate, and highlighted key aspects of his award-winning book, as well as possible avenues for further research. Second, a panel discussed the expected impact of the laureate's work on IHL teaching, research and practice. The ceremony ended with sharing some information on the next Paul Reuter Prize in 2024.

Background:

The Paul Reuter Fund was created in 1983 thanks to a donation made to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) by the late Paul Reuter, Honorary Professor at the University of Paris and member of the Institut de droit international. The Fund's purpose is twofold: to contribute financially to an undertaking in the field of international humanitarian law (e.g. the publication of a book), and to finance the Paul Reuter Prize.

The Prize has been awarded eleven times so far, to the following authors: Dr. Mohammed El Kouhène (1985), Dr. Heather A. Wilson (1988), Dr. Edward K. Kwakwa and Mr. Alejandro Valencia Villa (1991), Prof. Eric David (1994), Prof. Geoffrey Best and Major General A.P.V. Rogers (1997), Dr. Ilias Bantekas (2000), Prof. Ruth Abril Stoffels (2003), Dr. Marten Zwanenburg (2006), Dr. Théo Boutruche (2009), Prof. Sandesh Siwakumaran (2013), and Julia Grignon and Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne as co-laureates (2018).

Date & Time

15 February 2022 12:00 - 13:30 CET

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