Summer International Law Camp, 27-31 July 2015, Belarus

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE

Summer International Law Camp is a unique possibility to improve your knowledge of  international law, including International Humanitarian Law, and to obtain the skills which are necessary for successful participation in the Role Playing and Moot Court Competitions such as Jean-Pictet Competition, Jessup Moot Court Competition and others.

We will look for the answers to such questions as:

• whether a cyber attack can be attributed to the State?

• how can it be attributed?

• whether a State can be responsible for cyber attacks?

• whether cyber attacks are prohibited as means or methods of war?

• what is the current practice of using cyber in armed conflicts?

Moreover, due to the current importance of the issue of cyber attacks, the latter is one of the issues of Jessup Moot Court Competition 2016.

The academic part of the Summer International Law Camp can be devided into two sections:

• theoretical one. Together with our experts we will look for the answers to difficult questions and we will learn whether cyber attacks are governed by international law;

• practical one. You will practice the skills of legal writing and oral pleadings through the participation in the Moot Court Competition.

Participation in the Summer International Law Camp is an excellent way to improve yourself as a professional and to take a significant step in the building of your careers in international law.

COURSE LEADER

Dr. Andrei L. Kozik

• PhD in international law

• the expert of the ICRC, the UN and of the World Bank

• one of the few world experts specializing in the issues of cyber warfare in international law

• member of the delegation of the Republic of Belarus in the Group of Governmental Experts on Information Security (UN)

• member of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War (Brussels), National Committee on IHL Implementation (Minsk)

• international arbitrator

VENUE

Belarus; the tent camp which will change its location through the week by comfort traveling on the tourist route on kayaks on the Berezina River (1-2 hours per day). The participants will be accompanied with the professional staff. Your safety and comfort are our high priority.