On 23rd May, A completion ceremony to celebrate the conclusion of the DPCW
Handbook Discussion Project where law school students had 10-week debates on international law on principles of peacekeeping was held online in
Bangladesh and India.
A total of 45 attendants of law experts and law school students participated in the
completion ceremony, including Dr. Kamal Hossain, who is President of
International Law Association(ILA) of Bangladesh Branch and Former Minister of
Justice.
Dr. Hossein
agreed the necessity of invention of a legal framework to secure peace at both
national and international levels in the form of an international agreement or
law and in 2015 September he sent Dr. Nazrul Islam, a professor of
international law at Dhaka University in Bangladesh, to South Korea to help
draft the
"The Declaration of Peace and Cessation
of War(DPCW)".
The DPCW
was finally drafted by the HWPL International Law Peace Committee comprised of
prominent international law experts from 15 different countries including Dr.
Hossein and Dr. Nazrul and proclaimed
10
articles and 38 clauses of the DPCW
on 14
March, 2016.
The
Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) includes principles of
peacebuilding such as the prohibition of the use of force, development of friendly
relations, peaceful
dispute settlement and creating a culture of peace.
The
objective of the DPCW Handbook Discussion Project for professors and law school
students attend to deliverate on the value, necessity and realization of peace
and discuss major issues in the international community through Article 1 to 10 of the DPCW.
Dr. Hossain
said in his congratulatory address that “I examined risk factor threatening
world peace and the bonding of civil society as well as peace activities of the
youth are crucial.”
Furthermore,
he
announced that “I congratulate law school students, youth on the completion of
the DPCW Handbook Discussion Project which has been progressing for 10 weeks.”
#10_ARTICLES_38_CLAUSES
Dr. Mizanur
Rahman, law professor and ECLOP(Empowerment Through Common People)
representative delivered a congratulatory remark that “Programs that had taken
place at ELCOP last year have been halted due to Covid-19, but I had a hope of
beginning the DPCW Handbook Discussion Project of HWPL this year. Thank you for
selecting the ELCOP as a co-operative organization.”
#DPCW
Dr. Masum
Billah, in charge of the human rights summer school of the ELCOP and law
assistant professor of Jagannath University, stressed that
“
I can understand
co-operation and conversation, self-determination, use of military force,
religion, tolerance, human rights, a concept of peace, and students who have
taken part in this project got to know how and why some dispute occurs in Myanmar and Syria as conflict affected
countries through the whole process.
”
Mr. Arifur
Rahman, representative of graduates and a law student of Dhaka University, said
in his speech, “The key of the DPCW is that peace is positively necessary in
humankind and violence should not exist. Peace will ultimately be realized.”
At the Q
and A session, one of the law school students questioned "What is the way
to maintain peace and bonding?, What can people do for that?”. Dr. Hossain
answered the question “It would be better putting in the work to develop human
rights in cities and regions where each person live.”
#DPCW
The DPCW
Handbook Discussion Project graduates are planning to work with the HWPL as
lecturers in "Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizen"
to explore ways how to apply the DPCW on international issues and educate
citizens on the values and spirit of peace and participate in producing videos
about the importance of DPCW.
🌱
#PEACE #EDUCATION #PEACE_SCHOOL #DPCW_1038 #DPCW #HWPL
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