Dr Robin McNeill Love, Vice President of the IHFFC, was invited to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London on 9 October 2024 to attend the conference: “The Geneva Conventions at 75: Their enduring relevance”.
This special conference explored historical, legal, military, diplomatic and humanitarian perspectives on the Geneva Conventions, their continued relevance, and the UK’s contributions to International Humanitarian Law.
UK Ministers who addressed the conference were The Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, Attorney General and The Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP, Minister for Development, FCDO. An expert panel also contributed to the conference and responded to questions from the audience.
In addition, the opportunity was taken to launch the second edition of the United Kingdom’s Voluntary Report on the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law at Domestic Level.
During the panel discussion, on behalf of the IHFFC, Dr McNeill Love thanked the FCDO and the British Red Cross for the support consistently demonstrated to the IHFFC. He illustrated this support by the the following examples: the FCDO volunteering to be the first Chair of the newly established IHFFC Group of Friends in 2019 in New York, the reception hosted by HMA HE Michael Manley for the IHFFC in Geneva on 28 May 2024 and also for mentioning the role of the IHFFC in the United Kingdom’s Voluntary Report on the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law at Domestic Level.
Dr McNeill Love stated that the IHFFC was becoming ever more prevalent and active in the sphere of compliance with IHL and that we greatly appreciated the support of the UK in our mandate.
