Project Description
Since 2004, the Austrian Ministry of Defence has regularly organized the “Vienna Course on International Law for Military Legal Advisers”, which is provided under the auspices of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) with the aim of contributing to the establishment of a common European Security Culture. The main aim of this rule of law training course is to convey core knowledge about the application of international law, in particular human rights law and international humanitarian law, to international crisis-management operations by military and security forces. Participants from other States also have the possibility to participate.
Key results
Over the past decade approximately 200 legal advisers from Austria and other States have been trained on the rule of law in international crisis-management operations by military and security forces
Key lessons learnt
Training on rule of law issues needs to focus on practical skills; more than half of the time available for such training should be spent with practical exercises.
