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varian Republic of Venezuela issued on September 21st, 200 – through
resolution No. 3 4, published in issue No. 3 ,52 of the Official Journal
– a “Code of Conduct for Civil Servants and Military Officers with
police duties at the National, State and Municipal level” which includes
many important references to human rights.
Integration of International
Humanitarian Law in Academic
Teaching
As regards university instruction,
the incorporation of international
humanitarian law into existing
courses or as an independent subject
in schools of law, international
relations, political science and journalism
will enable future generations
of leaders and opinion makers
to understand the relevance of
this legal body, become involved
in its implementation and enforcement
and influence the humanitarian
debate and development of law.
The ICRC supports the efforts undertaken
by the States to this end
through a training programme in
international humanitarian law for
teachers at universities and other
higher education institutions.
During 200 , the integration of
international humanitarian law in
the study programmes of these institutions
in Latin America and the
Caribbean has had the following
outcomes:
• In Argentina, some 1 0 univer-
sity teachers integrated international
humanitarian law in some
fifty schools in which they work,
and post-graduate courses in international
humanitarian law were
delivered in several national and
private universities. Teams made
up of students and teachers from
the University of Buenos Aires and
the University of La Plata took part
in various contests related to international
humanitarian law, such us
the Jean Pictet, Jiménez de Aréchaga
and Philip Jessup contests.
• In Bolivia, international humanitarian
law was introduced in the
regular syllabus of 10 mandatory
subjects and of 3 optional subjects
offered at the law schools of three
universities in La Paz, in one university
in Sucre and in a mandatory
course of the School of Social Communication
at La Paz University.
• In Brazil, over 0 teachers have
been teaching international humanitarian
law in schools of law,
international relations and journalism
schools of twenty universities
for the past five years.
• Most of Chile’s law schools have
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Report on the Participation of the States in the Relevant Treaties Concerning
International Humanitarian Law and its National Implementation