Certificate in International Humanitarian Law

International humanitarian law, also known as the law of war or the law of armed conflict, is a set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects persons who are not or are no longer participating in the hostilities and restricts the means and methods of warfare. This Certificate Course on International Humanitarian Law is brought to you by Scriboard Advocates and Legal Consultants, one of the renowned law firms in India in association with Enhelion. According to the law firm and our policy, the course fees will not be refunded. This course discusses various aspects of International Humanitarian Law in detail. It elaborates upon International War and Hostility Norms and Law. It also discusses in detail, the status of Refugees as well as Internally displaced persons.

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART?

Enrolling for the certificate programme will enable you to:

• Get a better understanding of the topics by being mentored by various practicing lawyers
• Get lifetime access to the recorded lectures which are stored in Enhelion’s database for any future reference
• Enjoy the special voice over features in the presentations
• Interact with the Enhelion team on one-to-one basis at various intervals
• Get assessed on the basis of online examination as well as online submission of assignment.

The curriculum is designed in a comprehensive manner to provide a Detailed analysis of the development of International Humanitarian Law. It elaborates upon the limitation on the means and methods of warfare. It also examines the laws governing weapons manufacturing, procurement and use and discusses in detail, the concepts of Rules of military necessity and Rules of proportionality.

The following are the modules which are covered under the course-

• Module 1:Introduction
• Module 2:History & Development of IHL
• Module 3:IHL & World Human Rights
• Module 4: International War & Hostility Norms & Law
• Module 5:Protection of Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons

Rodney D. Ryder is the founding partner at Scriboard and is a leading technology, intellectual property and corporate lawyer. He is the author of Guide to Cyber Laws: the Information Technology Act, 2000, E-Commerce, Data Protection and the Internet, the first section-wise analysis of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000. He is presently Advisor to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India on the implementation of the Information Technology Act, 2000.Mr. Ryder has been nominated as a 'Leading Lawyer' in intellectual property, technology, communications and media law by Asia Law, Who'sWhoLegal, Asia Legal 500, amongst other International publications. Mr. Ryder is also advisor to the Data Security Council of India [a NASSCOM initiative] on the structuring of industry data privacy and information security policies and contractual standards. His second book, Intellectual Property and the Internet, published by LexisNexis is perhaps the only one of its kind in Asia. The text has been acknowledged to be an authoritative work by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and has been quoted in the first and only judgement by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on domain names. He is advisor to the National Internet Exchange of India [NiXI] and a member of the panel of independent and neutral arbitrators with NiXI.

In every walk of life, the process of evaluation takes place in one form or the other. If the evaluation process is eliminated from human life then perhaps the aim of life may be lost. Being in the same line, Enhelion is committed to evaluate the process of learning through its courses.

The evaluation will be conducted in a two-fold manner. There will be one MCQ test which would test the basic understanding on the topics covered in the course. Furthermore, there will be one Project Assignment, which would test the analytical understanding of the same.

The most intriguing aspect of the evaluation process is the time flexibility it affords. You can take the MCQ test and submit the project assignment as per your convenience.

To be eligible to receive a certificate after successful completion of the course, one is required to secure a minimum of 40 percent overall.

Scriboard is a full service commercial law firm specialising in Information Technology and Intellectual Property and related services. The firm is legal counsel to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India and to the National Internet Exchange of India [NIXI], which manages the .in [Indian Country Code Top Level Domain Extensions]. They are also India Counsel to a leading social networking website, major oil and technology companies. They advise the Central Bureau of Investigation [CBI] on Internet Security and Cyber Crimes.