Manuel Galvis

About/Bio

Manuel Galvis Martinez is a Colombian Lawyer (J.D. Universidad del Rosario), specialized in International Criminal Law (LL.M. UNICRI/University of Turin) and International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (LL.M. Geneva Academy). He holds an interdisciplinary PhD from the School of International Studies of the University of Trento. He has professional experience in the field of International Criminal Law having worked in multiple International Courts (ICTY, ICC,RMICT) as well as academic experience teaching at Lund University. Manuel is the Thematic Leader of International Humanitarian Law and the Coordinator of the IHL Compliance Monitoring Database (ICMD) project at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute.

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Improving Fact-Finding for IHL and Harnessing Modern Technology

In the great majority of cases, state or non-state armed forces engaging in violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) do not attempt to justify their acts by offering different interpretations of the applicable law. Rather, what they usually do is simply flat-out deny that the facts alleged actually happened. When civilians get killed in the course of hostilities,…

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