The event is organized by ILA Sweden, in cooperation with the Swedish Defence University and the Stockholm Centre for International Law and Justice (SCILJ).

Description

When Sweden acceded to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in March 2024, the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs stated that the membership in the organization "is an epoch-making event for our country and entails a profound and immediate change in Sweden's foreign-and security policy."

Please join us on November 26 for a discussion of legal aspects of the NATO membership, including issues of collective self-defence in the Washington Treaty, developments in the domestic legal system, and defence cooperation.

Moderator: Robert Egnell, Vice-Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University and Professor of Leadership and Command and Control.

Opening Address: Jacob Westberg, Associate Professor in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University, on Idealism and Realism in Sweden's Security Strategies Before and After the NATO Membership.

Speakers:

• Jann Kleffner, Professor of International Law at the Swedish Defence University, will address implications for collective self-defence and article 5 of the Washington Treaty.
• Pål Wrange, Professor of International Law at Stockholm University and Director of SCILJ, will address the Defence Cooperation Agreement between Sweden and the United States.
• Marika Ericson, Head of the Department of International and Operational Law at the Swedish Defence University, will address developments in the domestic legal system.

The discussion will be followed by Q&A. 

Registration

Please register your participation at sekretariat@ilasweden.se by Monday, November 25, at 12:00 at the latest.

Welcome!
John Kadelburger & David Silverlid