The Hague Initiative for Law and Armed Conflict is an initiative of the Netherlands Red Cross and the T.M.C. Asser Instituut. Its goal is to bring all actors in the field of International Humanitarian Law in the Netherlands together, and to disseminate International Humanitarian Law through different activities. Recently, HILAC has joined forces with the Amsterdam Center for International Law of the University of Amsterdam. The Hague Initiative for Law and Armed Conflict organizes a monthly lecture series, speakers in 2008 include:
- 16 September 2008 Nils Melzer - Direct Participation in Hostilities
- 7 October 2008 Liesbeth Zegveld - Remedies for War Victims
- 11 November 2008 Ove Bring - The Law on Neutrality and Collective Security: a Historical Perspective
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