XXXIst Round Table on Current Issues of International Humanitarian Law
International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Peace Operations
Theme III: Working Group 2: Peace operations and detention,
Friday 5 September 2008
The Copenhagen Process on the...
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XXXIst Round Table on Current Issues of International Humanitarian Law
International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Peace Operations
Theme III: Working Group 2: Peace operations and detention,
Friday 5 September 2008
The Copenhagen Process on the Handling of Detainees in International Military Operations
by
Mr.
Thomas Winkler, Acting Legal Adviser, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues,
Yesterday Dr.
Kellenberger, President of the ICRC, - in his excellent and
thought provoking key note address - mentioned the importance of addressing
the issue of detainees.
In this connection he mentioned the Copenhagen Process.
And today I have the pleasure of giving you a presentation on this subject.
I would like to thank the International Institute of Humanitarian Law and the
ICRC for this opportunity to brief you on this initiative by the Danish government on the handling of detainees in international military operations, which we
have call
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