Abstract
As the International Committee of the Red Cross (‘ICRC’) and other international organisations (‘IOs’) are undergoing significant digital transformation and operate in an increasingly digitalised environment, questions as to how they can continue to ensure their information security are becoming more acute. Legal tools to protect IOs in the digital age are central in this regard, alongside technical and organisational measures.
The lecture focusses on one specific legal tool that can be used to foster IOs’ information security, namely the concept of inviolability as part of the privileges and immunities of IOs. Specifically, the lecture will explore (i) the scope of inviolability, particularly its application to data and cyber infrastructure, such as data centers and servers, and (ii) the negative and positive obligations of host States arising under the concept of inviolability. In doing so, the lecture will draw on the Agreement on the ICRC’s privileges and immunities in Luxembourg, as well as wider practice of IOs and States.
Ultimately, the lecture hopes to demonstrate that the Agreement between the ICRC and Luxembourg does not contain new “digital” privileges and immunities but brings forth interpretations of the concept of inviolability.
About the speaker
Andrea Raab-Gray is Legal Counsel at the Delegation for Cyberspace & Global Cyber Hub of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Luxembourg. Prior to joining the Delegation, she worked at the Office of the Legal Adviser of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and as Legal Adviser for the ICRC both in London and Geneva. Andrea was part of the ICRC delegation negotiating the Agreement between the ICRC and Luxembourg.
Andrea graduated with distinction from her master’s degree at the University of Oxford and holds a law degree from the University of Vienna.
Language
English.
This is a free hybrid event. Registration is mandatory.
The event will run from 12.30 until 14.00. A cold lunch will be offered from 12.00.