NEMZETI KÖZSZOLGÁLATI EGYETEM
Államtudományi és Nemzetközi Tanulmányok Kar

War and Peace Conference (2023)

 


 

War and Peace in International Law – 2nd Edition

The Fate of Human Rights

Programme and Panels – Final Version

 

ABSTRACTS 

 

29 September 2023 (Friday)

9:30-10:30 Registration

10:30-12:00: Opening session – Moderator: Dr. András Hárs, Senior Lecturer, Ludovika UPS (Venue: Ludovika Main Building, Széchenyi Hall)

10:30 - 10:40: Inaugural address by Dr. Gergely Deli, Rector, Ludovika UPS

10:40 – 11:00: Professional exposé by Dr. Réka Varga, Dean, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, Ludovika UPS

11:00 - 12:00: Keynote speech by Prof. Hurst Hannum, Professor Emeritus, Tufts University – Title: The Future of Human Rights

12:00-13:00 Lunch break – Educational Centre Hall 509.

13:00-14:30 Session No. 1. - Educational Centre Hall IV. (Ground Floor)

14:30-15:00 Coffee break – Educational Centre Hall 509.

15:00-16:30 Parallel sessions 2-3. - Educational Centre Halls 413-414.

16:30-17:00 Champagne toast with the Dean – Educational Centre Hall 509.

20:00 - Optional social event (self-paid) Grund

 

30 September 2023 (Saturday)

10:00-10:30 Registration

10:30-12:00 Parallel sessions (4-5.) - Educational Centre Halls 413-414.

12:00-13:00 Lunch break – Educational Centre Hall 509.

13:00-14:30 Parallel sessions (6-7.) - Educational Centre Halls 413-414.

14:30-15:00 Coffee break – Educational Centre Hall 509.

15:00-16:30 Session No. 8. - Educational Centre Hall 414.

16:30–16:45 Closing and farewell - Educational Centre Hall 414.

 

 

 

 

Friday 29 September

 

Session No.1. 13:00-14:30

Human rights and armed conflicts

Chair: Réka Varga

Venue: Educational Centre Hall IV. (Ground Floor)

Session No.2. 15:00-16:30

European Court of Human Rights

Chair: Noémi Nagy

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 413

Session No.3. 15:00-16:30

Case studies

Chair: Hárs András

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 414

 

Saturday 30 September

 

Session No.4. 10:30-12:00

Economic Rights and the Protection of the Environment

Chair: Balázs Vizi

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 413

Session No.5. 10:30-12:00

Refugees, IDPs and Minorities

Chair: Valéria Eszter Horváth

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 414

Session No.6. 13:00-14:30

International Criminal Law

Chair: András Hárs

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 413

Session No.7. 13:00-14:30

Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law II.

Chair: Melinda Szappanyos

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 414

Session No.8. 15:00-16:30

Protection of the Vulnerable

Chair: Mónika Ganczer

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 414

 

Session No.1. 13:00-14:30

Human rights and armed conflicts

Chair: Réka Varga Dean, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies, Ludovika UPS

Venue: Educational Centre Hall IV. (Ground Floor)

 

Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

Altruist proposal, fatal misuse? Could the R2P concept overcome the shortages of humanitarian intervention?

Zénó Suller

Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary

Freedom of expression and disinformation in times of armed conflicts

Lydia Papagiannopoulou

Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

Divisive language and the responsibility to protect civilians

Tamer Morris

University of Sydney, Australia

Responsibility to Protect (R2P): The messiah of human rights in conflict ravaged world

Vaibhavi Rane

Goa University, India

 

Session No.2. 15:00-16:30

European Court of Human Rights

Chair: Noémi Nagy, Associate Professor, Ludovika University of Public Service

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 413

 

Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

Application of the European Convention on Human Rights in times of war

Gaiane Nuridzhanian

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine; UiT-The Arctic University of Norway

European Court of Human Rights and Amnesties for Grave Human Rights Violations: Room for Impunity?

Marija Milenkovska

University St. Kliment Ohridski - Bitola, Skopje, North Macedonia

Enforcing Human Rights at Sea: Difficulties and Challenges

Amarilla Kiss

Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary

Protocol No. 16 to the ECHR in Serbia? Pro Et Contra

Aleksa Nikolić

University of Belgrade, Serbia

 

Session No.3. 15:00-16:30

Case studies

Chair: András Hárs, Senior Lecturer, Ludovika University of Public Service

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 414

 

Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

Unpacking Kashmir’s Conflict with International Law: An Exigency to Decolonise the Right of Self-Determination

Arbaz Muzaffer

University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Sudan refugee crisis: human rights challenges as hundreds of thousands still flee violence

Cristiano D’Orsi

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

The importance of implementation and enforcement of human rights obligations in the era of rule of law challenges - the example of Slovakia

Lilla Hegyi Ozoráková

Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Public International Law in Addressing the Violations of Human Rights in North Korea

Deon Dylan Ferndandes

Christ University, Bengaluru, India

(Re)defining the relationship between the African Union and the United Nations in (future) peace operations in Africa

Swikani Ncube

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Session No.4. 10:30-12:00

Economic Rights and the Protection of the Environment

Chair: Balázs Vizi, Associate Professor, Ludovika University of Public Service

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 413

 

Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

The Legal Response to Climate Change - The Birth of an International Crime of Ecocide?

Lejla Zilić-Čurić

Amna Hrustić

University of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Economic crises and socio-economic rights

Carolina Bertazolli

Central European University, Vienna, Austria

The connection between human rights and ecocide with special regard to the universal right to a healthy environment

Orsolya Johanna Sziebig

University of Szeged, Hungary

A Human Rights-Based Approach to Addressing Economic Crises

Iván Levy

 

María Belén Paoletta

Buenos Aires Law School, Argentina;

Universidad Argentina de la Empresa

 

Session No.5. 10:30-12:00

Refugees, IDPs and Minorities

Chair: Valéria Eszter Horváth, Assistant Professor, Ludovika University of Public Service

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 414

 

Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

Expulsion of aliens and State sovereignty under the ILC Draft Articles and the UN Global Compact on Migration: what role for human rights?

Tamás Molnár

Corvinus University, Budapest; EU Agency for Fundamental Rights

Crisis of Human Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Japan

Erika Miyamoto

University of Barcelona, Spain

Who is an “enemy alien”?:
The right to citizenship during wartime

Rohit Sarma

Central European University, Vienna, Austria

Simultaneous Application of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in the Context Internally Displaced Persons Affected by non-international armed conflict in Pakistan

Faiz Bakhsh

Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

 

Session No.6. 13:00-14:30

International Criminal Law

Chair: András Hárs, Senior Lecturer, Ludovika University of Public Service

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 413

 

Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

Reparations For All: Is Separation of the Trust Fund for Victims from the International Criminal Court a Good Idea?

Leah Calabro

The George Washington University Law School, United States

Unravelling the Accountability Quandary: Exploring Criminal Jurisprudence in International Humanitarian Law Breach with Autonomous Weapon Systems

Ahmad Khalil

Anandha Krishna Raj. S

Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India

The Complementary Application of International Human Rights Law and the Law of Armed Conflict

Rigmor Argren

Örebro University, Sweden

 

Session No.7. 13:00-14:30

Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law II.

Chair: Melinda Szappanyos, Senior Lecturer, Ludovika University of Public Service

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 414

 

Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

The Dehumanisation of International Humanitarian Law – International Jurisprudence and the Narrowing Scope of Application of Human Rights Law in Armed Conflicts

Tamás Hoffmann

Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

New Technologies and the Relationship Between International Humanitarian Law & Human Rights Law

Anna Evangelidi

University of Haifa, Israel

Human rights implications of targeted killing operations conducted by combat unmanned aerial vehicles

Bence Kelemen Kis

University of Pécs, Hungary

Exploring the Ambiguity: Non-Combatant Participation in Hostilities and International Humanitarian Law Protection

Adam Crhák

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

 

Session No.8. 15:00-16:30

Protection of the Vulnerable

Chair: Mónika Ganczer, Associate Professor, Széchenyi István University of Győr

Venue: Educational Centre Hall 414

 

Topic

Presenter

Affiliation

Protected Areas in War Zones – Global Analysis Towards the Nature for Peace Concept

Elisabeth Wiegele
Olesya Petrovych

Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria

Prevention and Due Diligence: Necessary Responses to Violence against Women as a Structural Risk

Ana Srovin Coralli

 

Graduate Institute, Geneva

Expectations and reality of protecting the vulnerable in times of armed conflict

Raluca Colojoara

West University of Timisoara, Romania

Protecting the Vulnerable: The Convergence of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts

Pratishtha Mishra

Mangalayatan University, Jabalpur, India