Hybrid Warfare

Brigham Young University Law School. Feb. 14-15, 2019

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13

6:30 PM

DINNER AT BLACK SHEEP CAFE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14

8:30 AM	TRANSPORTATION FROM MARRIOTT HOTEL TO BYU CONFERENCE CENTER
9:00 AM	BREAKFAST
9:30 AM	WELCOMING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP Dean Gordon Smith, Dean, Brigham Young University Law School Eric Talbot Jensen, Professor of Law, Brigham Young Univeristy Law School
10:00 AM	BREAK
10:30 AM	SESSION 1 – MODERN TRENDS IN HYBRID WARFARE Facilitator: Chris Jenks Participants: Helmut Aust – “Hybrid Warfare and the Turn to Resilience: Back to the Cold War?” Laura Dickinson – “Contractors and Hybrid Warfare: Legal Challenges and Strategies”
12:00 PM	LUNCH
1:30 PM	SESSION 2 – HYBRID WARFARE AND HUMAN RIGHTS Facilitator: Oren Gross Participants: Marie Van Hoofstat – “Does International Human Rights Law allow for military type uses of force? Juan Francisco Padin – “The Interpretation of the Defender´s Obligations: A Case on the Interplay between Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law”
3:00 PM	BREAK
3:30 PM	SESSION 3 – ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS Facilitator: Emily Crawford Participants: Rogier Bartels – “From the battlefield to the courtroom: Translating alleged unlawful conduct into war crime charges” Gentian Zyberi – “The Notion of Control in Military Operations and Its Place in the Law on International Responsibility: The Impact of the Case Law of International and Regional Courts”
5:00 PM	ADMINISTRATION AND CONCLUDING REMARKS
5:30 PM	WALKING TOUR OF BYU CAMPUS, INCLUDING GROUP PHOTO
6:00 PM	DINNER AT THE HINCKLEY ALUMNI CENTER

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15

12:15 AM	LUNCH AND CONFERENCE CONCLUSION
5:30 AM	OPTIONAL HIKE UP “Y” MOUNTAIN (weather permitting) – BRING YOUR HIKING SHOES AND WARM CLOTHES
8:00 AM	TRANSPORTATION FROM MARRIOTT HOTEL TO BYU CONFERENCE CENTER
8:30 AM	BREAKFAST
9:00 AM	SESSION 4 – HYBRID WARFARE TACTICS Facilitator: John Cherry Participants: Camilla Cooper – “Hybrid Warfare – Challenges for NATO” Masahiro Kurosaki – “Maritime and Aerial Law Enforcement Operations in Contested Areas during Hybrid Armed Conflicts” Michael Meier – “Lawful Measure to Address Subterranean Threats”
10:30 AM	BREAK
10:45 AM	SESSION 5 – CYBER OPERATIONS IN HYBRID WARFARE Facilitator: Richard Gross Participants: Shane Reeves – “Cyber-Attacks against Critical Infrastructure during Armed Conflict: A Need for Heightened Protections” Zhixiong Huang and Yaohui Ying – “Some Preliminary Thoughts on the Application of the Principle of Distinction in the Cyber Context”