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seminar on international humanitarian
law for teachers working in
Social Communication or Journalism
schools. Having affirmed
the commitment to start teaching
international humanitarian law in
their courses, 25 professors from
nine universities in Caracas and
the rest of the country attended the
seminar. Moreover, the ICRC kept
in touch with 13 law schools in the
capital and the rest of the country
by distributing information, reading
material and documentation on
international humanitarian law and
its development.
It should also be stressed that many
students and recent graduates from
some twenty universities in Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay
took part in the Moynier Essay Contest
on international humanitarian
law, held by the ICRC. On the other
hand, in October 200 , the ICRC
held in Barbados the second seminar
for law school professors from
CARICOM Member States, the aim
of which was to strengthen the integration
of international humanitarian
law into universities in the region.
Likewise, in Central America,
lecturers from ten universities in
Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua and
Panama attended a training seminar
on international humanitarian
law. A special note should be made
of the fact that professors were in-
cluded from the political science
and international relations schools
for the first time ever. The course
was supported by faculty from
Costa Rican, Mexican and Peruvian
universities, as well as by representatives
of the Inter-American Court
of Human Rights, the Inter-American
Institute for Human Rights and
members of diplomatic corps specialized
in the field.
Integration of International
Humanitarian Law in High
School Teaching
Just over six years ago, the ICRC
launched a program called “Exploring
Humanitarian Law” (EHL),
which consists in teaching modules
that include teaching lessons based
on issues related to international
humanitarian law and IHL principles.
The proposal was submitted to
educational authorities with a view
to improving the understanding of
humanitarian issues regarding situations
of armed conflict, and also of
general violence, among teachers
and students –the citizens-to-be.
The main contents of the program
relate to values such as tolerance,
respect and sympathy, and may be
integrated by the different countries
into the current curricula of courses
such as civic education, history, social
science or philosophy. EHL provides
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Report on the Participation of the States in the Relevant Treaties Concerning
International Humanitarian Law and its National Implementation