Arne Willy Dahl, CILRAP Conversation on World Order

Speaker: Arne Willy Dahl (ret. Norwegian Judge Advocate General; former President, International Society for Military Law and the Law of War).
Topic: A CILRAP Conversation on World Order focusing on aspects of his long career in the service of the law of armed conflict, including his experience with the drafting of military manuals; their importance; on whether international humanitarian law is in decline; on political will underpinning domestic military accountability for core international crimes; prosecution of core international crimes that have resulted in environmental damage; risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence by military commanders; legal classification and treatment of voluntary human shields; the notion of ‘suigenocide’ and involuntary human shields; interpreting legal rules in light of their ‘ethical origins’; lifting naval blockades; on local identity and international law service; on the potential of religious faith to motivate respect for international law.
Date of recording: 24 March 2026
Place of recording: CILRAP Bottega, Florence
Date of release: 30 March 2026
Duration of recording: 01:12:17
PURL: https://www.cilrap.org/cilrap-film/260324-dahl/
PURL of PBS 185: https://www.toaep.org/pbs-pdf/185-dahl/
PURL of Corn Conversation: www.cilrap.org/cilrap-film/260322-corn/
PURL of Hellestveit Conversation: www.cilrap.org/cilrap-film/260322-hellestveit/