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Alfons Vanheusden

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Assistant Secretary General of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War

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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The 9th ‘Silent Leges Inter Arma?’ Conference was held in Bruges from 15 to 18 September 2026. It was a great pleasure to chair a stimulating panel on the non-intervention principle in today’s world, featuring Prof. Marko Milanovic, Prof. (Em.) Terry D. Gill, and Ms. Lauren Kenis.
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The 9th ‘Silent leges inter arma?’ conference will be organised in the city of Bruges from 15-18 September 2026 by the 🇧🇪 Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War. Check out this year’s topics and other information at: ismllw.org
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Don’t miss the opportunity to register for this course, which will explore the international law applicable to peace operations within the broader and complex security and defence context.
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This course is organized with the support of the Netherlands Defence Academy, the Irish Defence Forces Legal Service and the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands.
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Lecturers include Dr. Marco Benatar, Dr. Hanna Bourgeois, Colonel Richard Brennan, Dr. Petra Ditrichova, Colonel (Ret.) Ben Klappe, Dr. Piotr Lubinski, Dr. Mateusz Piatkowski, Dr. Barbara Sonczyk, Prof. Dr. Marten Zwanenburg and myself.
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The detailed programme of the upcoming Summer Course, hosted at the Uniwersytet Łódzki, is now available 👉 www.ismllw.org.
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War will organize its 1st Summer Course on the International Law Applicable to Peace Operations in cooperation with the Uniwersytet Łódzki. This course will take place in Łódź 🇵🇱 from 19 to 25 July 2026,. For more information 👉 www.ismllw.org
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War will hold its next conference in Lucerne 🇨🇭from 10 to 13 March 2026. The topic will be ‘The Law of Armed Conflict and Emerging Technologies.’ 5 days left to apply for participation. Check out the website for more information 👉 ismllw.org
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International ConferenceLucerne, Switzerland, 10 – 13 March 2026The Law of Armed Conflict and Emerging Technologies:Legal, Ethical and Strategic Perspectives SAVE THE DATE Bruges, Belgium, 15–18 Septe...
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Invitation to attend the annual Colloquium of the Swiss Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War 👉 This event will discuss “The Principle of Precautions in IHL” and will be hosted in Geneva at the GCSP on 7 November 2025. For more information see ismllw.org.
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Invitation to the annual Colloquium of the Swiss Society for Military Law and the Law of War“The Principle of Precautions in IHL”Geneva, Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) November 7th, 2025, 10...
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The 8th ‘Silent leges inter arma?’ Conference, organized in Bruges by the Belgian Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, with support of @stadbrugge.bsky.social, and in partnership with @unileiden.bsky.social, the Netherlands Defence Academy & Palacky University.
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Ben Booth @benbooth157.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Just published: Volume 62, Issue 2 of MLLWR is now available in print and on Elgaronline. Click here for full TOC and information on how to subscribe: createsend.com/t/r-036935D1... @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
The Military Law and the Law of War Review - Volume 62, Issue 2
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Only 3 weeks left to register for this event hosted in Bruges from 16 to 19 September 2025! Check out the detailed programme at www.ismllw.org. The Supporting Partners of this event 👉 Netherlands Defence Academy 👉the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law, Palacky University
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Jacob Katz Cogan @jkatzcogan.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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Conference: "Silent leges inter arma?" Conference VIII
The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War will host the "Silent leges inter arma?" Conference VIII, on September 16-19, 2025, in Bruges. The program is here. The application form is here.      
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The 8th ‘Silent leges inter arma?’ conference will be organised in the city of Bruges from 16-19 September 2025 by the 🇧🇪 Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War. Check out this year’s topics and other information at: ismllw.org
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The 14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces, organised in Galway 🇮🇪 with the support of the Irish Defence Forces, and in partnership with @uniofgalwayichr.bsky.social, @euromil.bsky.social, @genevawaterhub.bsky.social, the Ghent Maritime Institute and @dcafgeneva.bsky.social.
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Check out the detailed programme of the 14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces, organised by the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War. Time until Friday to apply for participation! All relevant information about this event is available here: www.ismllw.org
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Upcoming events - International Society for Military Law and Law of War
Galway, Ireland14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces20 to 23 May 2025
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The invitation letter can be found here 👉 www.ismllw-be.org/wp-content/u... 🌊 The program can be found here 👉 www.ismllw-be.org/wp-content/u... 🌊 The registration form is available here 👉 www.ismllw-be.org/wp-content/u...
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The Belgian Group of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War is organizing an afternoon conference in Bruges on 20 March 2025, to discuss the topic of ‘protecting critical infrastructure at sea in accordance with international law’.🌊
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The 14th Seminar for Legal Advisors will discuss: - Proportionality under IHL in today’s world - Protection of peacekeepers, including in case of a robust mandate of the Peace Force, or in case of resumption of hostilities between former parties to an armed conflict (2/4)
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
- The legal framework for Coast Guards and Navies to protect critical infrastructure at sea - Enhancing stabilization and strategic partnership in a post-conflict environment (4/4)
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
- AI applications in the military domain - International law perspectives on the cyber warrior in hybrid and full-scale conflict - Economic and social rights of the members of the armed forces (3/4)
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The International Society for Military Law and the Law of War is pleased to announce that its 14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces will be hosted in Galway 🇮🇪 from 20 to 23 May 2025. The invitation, application form and outline of the program are available here 👉 www.ismllw.org (1/4)
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