The 19^th Annual Minerva Conference on International Humanitarian Law - The Gaza War and International Law: Norms and Institutions

Jerusalem, 17-18 December 2024

The 19^th Annual Minerva Conference on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Minerva Center for Human Rights will focus on international law aspects of the current escalation of the armed hostilities between Israel and Hamas, which followed from the attack of 7 October 2023. The discussion will include an inquiry of applicable jus ad bellum norms, IHL, and the study of the role of international courts and quasi-judicial mechanisms.

The conference will take place on 17-18 December 2024, in Jerusalem. The conference will be held in an in-person format but would also allow for online presentations.

Recipients of this call for papers are invited to submit proposals to present a paper at the conference.

The full Conference Call for Papers is attached, and can be found here.

The full Conference Save the Date is attached, and can be found here.