Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on International Humanitarian Law

25/11/2024

Here is another short report of our authors' workshop for the upcoming research handbook on victims under international law... Grotius Centre Summer Schools Leiden Law School

From 29 to 30 October 2024, the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum (KGF) and the Groitus Centre for In-ternational Legal Studies had the pleasure of hosting an inspiring authors’ workshop in The Hague for the forthcoming Research Handbook, Victims under Public International Law, edited by Dr. Robert Heinsch ...

20/11/2024

We are proud to share the success of our recent two-day Authors’ Workshop in The Hague, hosted by the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on International Humanitarian Law at Leiden Law School from 29-30 October 2024. This event brought together an exceptional group of international scholars and practitioners to advance the forthcoming Research Handbook on Victims under International Law (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026).

Led by the Handbook’s editors, Assoc. Professor Dr. Robert Heinsch and Dr. Jelena Plamenac the workshop provided a collaborative platform to address pressing questions surrounding victims’ rights and protections under international law, with an amazing group of contributors participating in person or virtually.

Discussions focused on complex and challenging legal themes across international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and international human rights law. Key topics included the inherent obstacles within international legal frameworks to enforcing victims’ rights, slavery- and business-related human rights abuses, the shortcomings of domestic and international accountability mechanisms, and innovative reparations models for victims.

This workshop was made possible by the generous support of the (LUF)/ Dr. H.A. van Beuningen Fonds, www.luf.nl, contributing to an engaging and productive environment for all participants. A heartfelt thank you to all contributors for their expertise and dedication in strengthening and advancing the mechanisms of international law to place victims at its center.

📖 Coming March 2026: Research Handbook on Victims under International Law (Edward Elgar Publishing) Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies Leiden Law School

18/11/2024

As we are entering the 2025 IHL Clinic cycle, Leiden IHL Clinic founder & KGF director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Robert Heinsch is taking a step back from Clinic supervision. Everyone involved in the past 12 years of impact-oriented education at Leiden Law School extends their gratitute and congratulations to him for building such an inspiring, hands-on learning environment for so many IHL Clinic graduates!

Applications for the Leiden IHL Clinic 2025 are open! This academic year, we are looking for 10 students of the LL.M. programmes in Public International Law (reg. and adv.) of Leiden Law School, who are motivated to work on two research projects on contemporary questions of IHL, and its intersections with IHRL and ICL.

Dr. Giulia Pinzauti, who has been the IHL Clinic’s Deputy Director since 2017, will step up as Director. She will continue to be supported by Johanna Trittenbach, who has been working for the Clinic since 2019.

We take this opportunity to thank Assoc. Prof. Dr. Robert Heinsch, Director of the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on International Humanitarian Law and Founder of the Leiden IHL Clinic, for his tremendous work in support of clinical legal education at Leiden Law School. His dedication to impact-oriented education has enabled generations of students at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies to work with a wide array of partner organizations and to produce more than 50 research reports of highest quality and with societal impact. Dr. Heinsch’s enthusiasm, commitment, and creativity in directing and developing the Leiden IHL Clinic continue to serve as an inspiration for IHL Clinic graduates, the many colleagues and supervisors that supported him over the past 12 years, and partners working in academia and practice around the world. His legacy will continue.

We are looking forward to welcoming the new cohort of IHL Clinic students in January!

18/11/2024

Our PhD candidate Johanna Trittenbach is in Kosovo for a research stay at Universiteti i Prishtinës! Johanna will continue to work on her PhD research on arms transfer control under international law and will engage with the colleagues and students at Pristina University Law Faculty. Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies Universiteit Leiden / Leiden University

We are excited to welcome PhD student Ms. Johanna Trittenbach from Leiden University, Netherlands, to our office! Ms. Trittenbach will be joining the University of Prishtina, Law Faculty for a one month research project. We look forward to supporting her research and fostering valuable academic exchange.
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