Lucy Cavendish Law Society: 'When International Laws Aren't Enough: Health, Rights & Accountability in Armed Conflict'

Join Lucy Cavendish College Law Society for a talk by Dr Víctor de Currea-Lugo, Colombia’s Presidential Advisor for the Middle East and a leading expert in humanitarian response, international law, and health in crisis.

Drawing on decades of field experience with the ICRC and MSF from Colombia to Darfur, and insights from Ukraine to the Middle East, Dr. de Currea-Lugo will reveal how attacks on healthcare and barriers to medical access during modern conflicts break multiple layers of legal protection: violating both international humanitarian law (which governs conduct in war) and international human rights law (which safeguards dignity for all, even in peacetime).

Dr de Currea-Lugo will discuss why these international legal protections often fall short in practice and what future lawyers can do to help close the gap between the law’s ideals and the realities faced by civilians.

All students and members of staff interested in international law, global justice, or human rights are welcome. Don’t miss the chance to hear from a world-renowned voice on the frontlines of legal and humanitarian action!