International military history conference “Historical Perspectives on the Laws of War and the Implementation of Military Justice”

The international military history conference “Historical Perspectives on the Laws of War and the Implementation of Military Justice” will be held on October 30 and 31 at the University of Tartu Library Conference Center, bringing together scholars from the Baltic States, elsewhere in Europe, and further abroad. Two full days will be filled with discussions ranging from the recent period to the Middle Ages.

The keynote speaker at the conference is legal scholar Lauri Mälksoo, Professor of International Law at the University of Tartu Faculty of Law and a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences since 2013. He has primarily researched international law and its history in relation to Estonia: the international legal status of the Republic of Estonia in the sphere of influence of the great powers, the assessment of state repression during the Soviet occupation, major figures in international law related to Estonia such as Friedrich Martens, human rights, etc.

All interested parties are welcome to participate in the conference either in person or online. The program and registration are available on the conference website baltmilhist.eu.

The conference is organized by the Estonian War Museum – General Laidoner Museum, the Baltic Defense College, and the Estonian Military Academy, in partnership with the Latvian War Museum (Riga) and the Vytautas the Great War Museum (Kaunas).