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70. The Right to Health Care in Armed Conflict Passed

Friday November 15, 2019 13:00 - 14:00 Solot

Lecturers: Sally Longworth, Sara Fridlund

Armed conflict has profound effects on health, both in the short term and long term. How does international law address health care needs of individuals arising out of armed conflict? International humanitarian law, applicable during armed conflict, establishes obligations to ensure parties to the conflict protect civilians, provide medical care to the wounded, sick and shipwrecked in their power, and respect and protect the sick and injured, as well as medical personnel and objects. These obligations are profoundly important to the lives, health and well-being of those not participating in the hostilities, but who are nonetheless affected by the armed conflict. For those who leave the conflict zone, additional obligations may apply to victims of human rights violations resulting from the conflict arising out of human rights law, such as rehabilitation care for torture victims. Within Sweden, the Swedish Red Cross provides essential rehabilitation support to conflict trauma and torture survivors. This seminar will discuss how the myriad of international legal obligations relating to health care arising from armed conflict changes depending on the situation and needs of the individual.

Organizer

Stockholm Centre for International Law and Justice

Tags

FN
Fredsbyggande
Fysisk hälsa
Normer
Psykisk hälsa
Posttraumatisk stress
Sjukvård
Trygghet
Våld

Form

Seminarium

Prioriterade målgrupper

Gymnasieelever
Lärare och pedagoger
Studenter vid högskola/universitet
Forskare
Civilsamhälle
Tjänstepersoner vid kommun
Tjänstepersoner vid landsting/region
Tjänstepersoner vid statliga myndigheter/departement
Förtroendevalda
Intresserad allmänhet

Language

English

Sign language interpretation

Nej/No

Lecturers

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Sally Longworth Lecturer

Stockholm University Faculty of Law

Doctoral candidate in international law at Stockholm University Faculty of Law specialising in international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international criminal law.

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Sara Fridlund Lecturer

Svenska Röda Korset

Senior Advisor, Health Care Department, Swedish Red Cross, and Affiliated Research Advisor with the Red Cross University College