Book Launch: Detention by Non-State Armed Groups under International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2022)
The Lieber Society on the Law of Armed Conflict invites you to join us for a book launch, discussing Dr. Ezequiel Heffes' new book: Detention by Non-State Armed Groups under International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2022).
The book explores the legal regulation of non-State armed groups' (NSAGs) detention activities and examines these actors' motivations when depriving individuals of their liberty. Based on case studies of selected groups from Colombia, Syria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and doctrinal analysis, Dr. Heffes also proposes minimum humanitarian principles applicable to detentions by NSAGs. By addressing a contemporary issue that touches upon a number of legal regimes, the book aims at elucidating the different ways in which international law can be used as a protective tool in relation to individuals affected by NSAGs.
Dr. Ezequiel Heffes is a Senior Policy and Legal Advisor at Geneva Call. He holds a PhD from the University of Leiden (Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies), an LLM in IHL and Human Rights from the Geneva Academy and a law degree from the University of Buenos Aires School of Law.
Speakers:
- Dr. Ezequiel Heffes (author), Geneva Call
- Dr. Katharine Fortin, Associate Professor, Utrecht University (discussant)
- Nathalie Weizmann, Senior Legal Officer, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (discussant)
- Jessica Peake, UCLA (moderator)