The 1949 Geneva Conventions Revisited: Reflections on current challanges to International Humanitarian Law


Year 2009 was the 60th anniversary of signing the Geneva Conventions which covers the basis of  International Humanitarian Law. To the honourable of latterly finished anniversary Finnish Red Cross, Åbo Akademi Universitys's Institute for Human Rights and the Finnish Committee for European Security (STETE) organized a festive seminar The 1945 Geneva Conventions Revisited: Reflections on Current Challenges to International Humanitarian Law. The seminar took place on Friday 29th January in the Parliament's Old Auditorium. Seminar consisted from speeches of Finnish professionals from the field of International Humanitarian Law and humanitarian activity. The seminar was held in English. You can find presentations of  Arto Räty and Ulla-Maija Finskas here.