| Courses
Conducted - 2004
The following courses
were conducted by the APCML in 2004 at HMAS Penguin, Balmoral, Sydney:
United Nations Training Course on Human Rights for Trainers of Military
Personnel of Peace Operations, BIPSOT, Bangladesh
7-15 December 2004
In December 2004, Bruce Oswald, in his capacity as an OHCHR Consultant,
lectured on the application of human rights to the planning and
conduct of peace operations as part of the two week course organized
by OHCHR, in cooperation with DPKO and the Government of Bangladesh,
for military officers from Asia. The course was conducted at the
Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operations Training (BIPSOT).
Training for African Military Personnel in Conflict Prevention,
Human Rights and Peacekeeping, Brindisi, Italy
15-18 Nov 2004
In Nov 2004, Bruce Oswald, in his capacity as an OHCHR Consultant,
lectured on the application of human rights to the planning and
conduct of peace operations as part of the three-week course in ‘Training for African Military Personnel in Conflict Prevention,
Human Rights and Peacekeeping,’ held in Turin, Italy. The
biannual course is run by the United Nations System Staff College
in cooperation with OHCHR, and is entirely funded by the Italian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Expert Meeting on Human Rights Training for Military Peacekeepers,
Geneva, Switzerland
16-18 August 2004
In August 2004, Bruce Oswald, in his capacity as an OHCHR Consultant,
took part in an expert meeting organized by OHCHR to review the
draft OHCHR Training Package on Human Rights for Military Personnel
of Peace Operations. A number of UN, international organisations,
and UN Member States attended the meeting.
Training for African Military Personnel in Conflict Prevention,
Human Rights and Peacekeeping, Turin, Italy
3-7 May 2004
In May 2004, Bruce Oswald, in his capacity as an OHCHR Consultant,
lectured on the application of human rights to the planning and
conduct of peace operations as part of the three-week course in ‘Training for African Military Personnel in Conflict Prevention,
Human Rights and Peacekeeping,’ held in Turin, Italy. The
course is run by the United Nations System Staff College in cooperation
with OHCHR, and is entirely funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Roundtable Discussion
on Transitional Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice
2 April 2004
The Asia-Pacific Centre
for Military Law and the Institute for Comparative and International
Law co-hosted this seminar held at the Melbourne Law School, The
University of Melbourne on Friday 2 April 2004.
Mr Bruce Oswald Co-hosted
the Seminar and attended in his role as Acting Director of the APCML.
The seminar was also attended
by the Centre's Patron, The Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen KG AK GCMG
GCVO KBE and visiting academic to the APCML Ms Vivienne O'Connor,
a research fellow of the United States Institute of Peace and the
Irish Centre for Human Rights. Ms O'Connor is based at the Irish
Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland Galway,
where she coordinates the 'Model Codes for Post Conflict Justice
Project' in conjunction the United States Institute of Peace.
For a copy of the report
on the roundtable discussion
Contact details:
| University
Node
Cathy Hutton
Administrator
Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law
Law School
The University of Melbourne
VIC 3010 AUSTRALIA
Tel: + 61 3 8344 4775
Fax: + 61 3 8344 0054
Email: law-apcml@unimelb.edu.au
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Military
Node
Ian Martin
Administrator
Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law
Building 100
Randwick Barracks
Avoca Street
RANDWICK NSW 2031 AUSTRALIA
Tel: + 61 2 9349 0628
Fax: +61 2 9349 0757
Email: mlc.admin@defence.gov.au
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