Legal Obligation of the Security Council’s mandate on the protection of civilians in UN peacekeeping operations

Speaker: Dr Tamer Morris, Sydney Law School

While the Security Council has been mandating peacekeepers to protect civilians since 1999, there is still confusion on what it means to ‘protect’. Even though the concept of ‘protection’ can seem self-evident, as UN peace missions are made up of multiple players, each person has interpreted the protection of civilians mandate differently. As the concept of ‘protection’ is borrowed language, each body of law will perceive ‘protection’ through a different lens. However, as the mandate creates a legal obligation on UN peace missions, a clear understanding of protection is fundamental to ensure performance and accountability.

Speaker: Tamer Morris is a casual academic at the University of Sydney teaching in international law. Tamer’s area of research focuses on protection of civilians, particularly focusing on the legal understanding of the obligation to protect.

After working briefly at the UN, Tamer’s interests in peacekeeping and international law arose. Tamer’s doctoral thesis, from the University of Sydney, was on the legal obligation of the protection of civilians in UN peacekeeping. Focusing on the Security Council’s mandate and legal ramifications of peacekeepers engaging in protection activities.

Moderator: Associate Professor Emily Crawford, Sydney Law School

TUESDAY 17 MAY 2022, 12 – 1pm AEST

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This event is hosted by the Sydney Centre for International Law at The University of Sydney Law School.

This is the first in a series of webinars highlighting the research of recently graduated doctoral candidates at The University of Sydney Law School.