Dear Network,
The deadline has been extended, so you still have 3 more days to apply for the third edition of "LAW IS BETTER THAN WAR!" - International Law School on Means and Methods of War, organized by ELSA Bucharest together with The Romanian Red Cross Society. As usual, it will take place in Bucharest, Romania between 30th November and 11th December 2004. THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME 10 courses (1st - 6th December 2004), each course consisting of one hour lecture upon the theme, one hour of case study and one hour debating upon the subject. A Moot Court Competition (8th-10th December 2004) so as the participants have the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge achieved during the courses, fighting in a competition based on a case inspired from the International Humanitarian Law reality. The themes of the courses and the lecturers are: December 1st, 2004 10h00 - 13h00 Course 1 "International Humanitarian Law - Introduction" Mr. Patrick Zahnd - Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for Central Europe 15h00 - 18h00 Course 2 "Means and methods of warfare. The evolution of the Hague Law" Prof. Dino Kritsiotis, University of Nottingham December 2nd, 2004 10h00 - 13h00 Course 3 "Convention on Conventional Weapons" Mr. Louis Maresca - ICRC Geneva 15h00 - 18h00 Course 4 "Nuclear, Bacteriological and Chemical Weapons. ICRC initiative Biotechnology, Weapons and Humanity" Mr. Robert Young - Legal adviser of the ICRC Regional Delegation for Central Europe December 3rd, 2004 10h00 - 13h00 Course 5 "Antipersonnel landmines" Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affaires 15h00 - 18h00 Course 6 "Military targets - civilian objectives. The principle of distinction" Prof. Ryszard Piotrowicz - University of Wales December 4th, 2004 10h00 - 13h00 Course 7 "The protection of the cultural patrimony during armed conflicts" Romanian Ministry of Culture 15h00 - 18h00 Course 8 "Perfidy and reprisals" Mr. Tamas Lattmann - Zrínyi Miklós University of National Defence, Budapest December 5th, 2004 10h00 - 13h00 Course 9 "Terrorism and International Humanitarian Law" ICRC 15h00 - 18h00 Course 10 "Repression of violations" Mr. Almiro Simoes Rodrigues, Former ICTY judge, Portugal On 10th December 2004, we'll have Anniversary and Special Ceremony - International Human Rights Day and 103 years from the first Nobel Prize for Peace awarded to Henry Dun ant, "father" of International Humanitarian Law and of the International Committee of the Red Cross. THE SOCIAL PROGRAMME The organizing Law students will be there for you during the 10 days, guiding you through the beautiful sights in Bucharest and in Romania, organizing parties for you, a trip to Carpathian Mountains on 6th December, a one-day-tour of Bucharest and preparing lots of surprises. Pay attention to your clothes, because there will be winter in Romania and it usually snows!!!! PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT There will be 15 participants from Law Universities from Europe and 15 participants from Law Universities from Romania. Regarding the selection process, each candidate should fulfill the following conditions: - Be a Law student or graduate; - Be fluent in English; - Be well versed in Public International Law; - Be involved in or planning to become involved in an activity, which gives scope for the promotion of International Humanitarian and Criminal Law. ELSA members will have priority in the selection process of participants. In addition, the selection of candidates will reflect an equitable geographical distribution. We expect all application by 13th November 2004. The list of participants will be announced on the 15th November 2004. The participants are expected to come on the 30th, November 2004, in Bucharest. APPLICATION FORM You can download the application form from our website www.elsalawschool.unibuc.ro (starting with 1st November) The deadline for submitting the application is 13th November. If you have any questions about filling in the application form or if you have troubles in downloading it, do not hesitate to address [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] PARTICIPATION FEE The payment of the participation fee shall be made until 20th November 2004. (Fax or e-mail of confirmation) ELSA members from favored countries: 12 Euros/day ELSA members from non favored countries: 17 Euros/day ELSA Alumni: 22 Euros/day Non ELSA Member: 27 Euros/day Non-Student: 27 Euros/day ELSA members from Romania: 1 600 000 lei/event Non ELSA Members from Romania: 2 400 000 lei/event The fee for participants includes accommodation (11 nights at hotel), meals (all meals for 10 days, Supper on the 30th of November and Breakfast on the 11th of December), academic materials and the trip in the mountains. For further information visit www.elsalawschool.unibuc.ro or send us a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good luck and looking forward to meeting you here, in Bucharest! Sincerely yours, Cezara Cezara Szakacs Public Relations Coordinator _______________________________ LAW IS BETTER THAN WAR! 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