Samuel Eitan Diamond, AdV.
43 Bilu St., Tel aviv 6425603, Israel
PHONE (H) +97235602664 (M)+972525409783½ E-MAIL
education
2013- / PhD Candidate, Tel Aviv University
Thesis topic: 'Documenting Barbarism, Envisioning Justice: A Critical Assessment of Image-based Humanitarian Advocacy in the Israeli-Palestinian Context and Beyond'
Supervisors: Prof. Aeyal Gross (Tel Aviv University); Prof. Thomas Keenan (Bard College)
2016 / Diploma in Human Rights Law, Academy of European Law, European University Institute (awarded only to participants who demonstrate the highest competence in the subject)
2004-2005 / LL.M. in Public International Law, Law Department, London School of Economics and Political Science
Dissertation topic: 'An Obligation to Disobey? – Military Service in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Considered through the Prism of International Criminal Law' (awarded Distinction)
Supervisor: Prof. Gerry Simpson
2002-2004 / MA programme, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, Tel-Aviv
University
2000-1996 / LL.B. degree, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Professional experience
2016- / Child Protection Consultant, UNICEF State of Palestine
2016 / Lead Consultant, Forensic Architecture, research project on use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas commissioned by the Arms Unit at the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
2014-2015 / Executive Director, Gisha – Legal Center for Freedom of Movement
2007-2014 / Legal Adviser, ICRC, Delegation in Israel and the Occupied Territories
2005-2007 / Legal adviser and research officer, B'Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
2003-2004, 2006-7 / Tutorial lecturer in Jurisprudence, Academic Center of Law and Business, Ramat Gan
2003-2004 / Teaching assistant to Prof. Yuli Tamir in interdisciplinary course on Social Justice, Tel Aviv University
2001-2003 / Associate*, Avital, Dromi & Co., Tel Aviv Branch (a niche firm with an expertise in telecommunications law, subsequently merged into Herzog, Fox & Neeman Law Office)
* Member of Israel Bar since May 2001
Professional Training
Oct., 2016 / Results Based Management, training workshop organized by UNICEF
July, 2006 / Advanced Training on International Humanitarian Law and Current Conflicts, held at Harvard Law School, co-sponsored by the ICRC and the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research
Select Voluntary Activities
2011 - / Forensic Architecture: The Space of Law in War (European Research Council funded project hosted by the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London), provide legal analysis, legal research and legal advice
2014 / Forensis: The Architecture of Public Truth (Book edited by Forensic Architecture, published June 2014), Legal Editor
2010-2013 / Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, Member of the editorial board
2008-2012 / Videre est Credere (London based non-profit organization using video and information and communication technology to promote human rights), founding member and adviser
Scholastic Awards
2016 / Scholarship awarded by The Zvi Meitar Center for Advanced Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University to attend 2016 Summer School on Human Rights at the European University Institute
2004 / Foreign and Commonwealth Office Chevening Scholarship 2004-2005 to undertake a Masters of Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science
2003 / Pozis scholarship awarded by the Tel Aviv University School of Cultural Studies in recognition of outstanding academic achievements in the Philosophy Department during the 2002 academic year
2002 / Pozis scholarship awarded by the Tel Aviv University School of Cultural Studies in recognition of outstanding academic achievements in the Philosophy Department during the 2001 academic year
select publications
2016 / Al Avon HaBen veAl Mishge Mitgalgel[On the Sin of the Son and on Returning Iniquity] [Hebrew], 51 Mivzakei Hearot Psika, Hamishpat Ba-Reshet 43
2015 / Separating Land, Separating People: Legal Analysis of Access Restrictions between Gaza and the West Bank, Gisha Report (co-authored with Sari Bashi)
2014 / Mihutz Legeder Hashikulim: Zehuyot, Hovot Ve-Ekronot She-Lo Nilkehu Be-Heshbon Ba-Hahlata Limnoa Mi-Atzan Azati Le-Hishtatef Be-Maraton Phalestin [Left Out of Consideration: Rights, Obligations and Principles that were Not Taken into Consideration in the Decision to Prevent a Runner from Gaza from Participating in the Palestine Marathon] [Hebrew], 28 Mivzakei Hearot Psika, Hamishpat Ba-Reshet 6
Applying International Humanitarian Law to Cyber Warfare in Law and National Security: Selected Issues 414 (Institute of National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University) [Published in English and Hebrew]
2010 / Before the Abyss: Reshaping International Humanitarian Law to Suit the Ends of Power, 43(2) Israel Law Review 414-456
2007 / Crossing the Line – Violation of the rights of Palestinians in Israel without a Permit, B'Tselem Report
2005 / An Obligation to Disobey? – Military Service in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Considered Through the Prism of International Criminal Law, ELSA London Law Review
Select Conference Papers
2016 / Law Trumps Hate? Enforcing International Humanitarian Law in the Face of Literal, Interpretive and Implicatory Denial, paper presented at the 11th Annual Minerva/ICRC International Conference on International Humanitarian Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 28 November 2016
2015 / To Thrive, or Merely to Survive? The Continuum of Humanitarian Assistance and the Case of the Gaza Strip, Paper presented at the Lunchtime Seminar Series, Changing Character of War Programme, Pembroke College, University of Oxford, Oxford, 26 October 2015
2015 / The Gaza Strip a Decade After ‘Disengagement’, a presentation at the Conference “A Decade Since the Disengagement from the Gaza Strip”, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 6 June 2015 [in Hebrew]
2015 / Rehabilitation in Movement: Changing the Separation and Closure Policy as a Precondition for Securing Normal Civil Life and Regional Stability, paper presented at the conference “The Palestinian Arena: Twists and Turns”, Institute of National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University, 5 May 2015 [in Hebrew]
2015 / Survey of Legal Issues Pertaining to Operation “Protective Edge”, Paper presented at the Symposium “Israel and International Law: Developments and Trends in 2014”, International Law Forum, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 12 January 2015 [in Hebrew]
2014 / Rehabilitating Gaza the Day After, for the Day Before, Paper presented at the session “Rehabilitation and Resilience – The Day After / Day Before” at the conference “The Israeli Democracy in War - Is the ‘Edge’ Protected?”, The Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions, Haifa University, 5 November 2014 [in Hebrew]
2014 / To Thrive, or Merely to Survive? The Continuum of Humanitarian Assistance and the Case of the Gaza Strip, paper presented at the 9th Annual Minerva/ICRC International Conference on International Humanitarian Law – Access for Humanitarian Action: Legal and Operational Challenges in Assisting and Protecting People Affected by Armed Conflict, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 4 November 2014
2014 / Cyber Warfare – Is the Law of Armed Conflict Applicable? Paper presented at the symposium “Law and Security: Do the Two Go Together?”, Institute of National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University, 25 March 2014 [in Hebrew]
2013 / A Vision of Justice: The Role of Aesthetics in Humanitarian Interventions before Judicial Forums in the Israeli-Palestinian Context and Beyond, paper presented at Fried-Gal Colloquium on Transitional Justice: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Minerva Center for Human Rights, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 9 May 2013
2013 / Visual Evidence in Law, paper presneted at Devil's Advocates, roundtable seminar, the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths University of London, London, 2 March 2013
2012 / No more than necessary? - Limits on the use of lethal force against persons not entitled to protection from direct attack in armed conflict, paper presented at the 7th Annual Minerva/ICRC International Conference on International Humanitarian Law – Conduct of Hostilities and Law Enforcement: A Contradiction in Terms?, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 4 December 2012
2012 / An Overview of the Rules of the Law of Occupation Concerning Demographics, Population Transfer and Family Rights, paper presented at Adalah International Workshop on Citizenship and Residency, 26 February 2012
2011 / Humanitarian Action in a New Technological Age: Challenges and Opportunities, paper presented at the 6th Annual Minerva/ICRC International Conference on International Humanitarian Law – New Technologies, Old Law: Promoting Compliance with International Humanitarian Law in a New Technological Age, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 29 November 2011
2011 / Gray zone: State advocates' deconstruction of humanitarian law, paper presented at Devil's Advocates, roundtable seminar, coorganizsed by the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths University of London and the BARD-Al Quds Program, Beit Sahour, 26 July 2011
2009 / The Word the Spirit and the Lesser Evil: Reshaping International Humanitarian Law to Suit the Ends of Power, paper presented at International Conference on Humanitarianism and International Humanitarian Law: Reflecting on Change over Time in Theory, Law, and Practice, the Law School, The College of Management Academic Studies, Rishon Lezion, 17 December 2009
Other Select presentations
2016 / Modelling the effects of indirect fire weapons when used in an urban setting, Presentation at Roundtable on the Use of Indirect Fire Weapons Systems, Humanitarium, ICRC Headquarters, Geneva, 6 June 2016
2016 / The demolition and destruction of houses in occupied territory, Presentation at the 2016 Training Course in International Humanitarian Law for Israeli Lawyers, co-organized by the ICRC and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Neve Sechter, Tel Aviv, 21 March 2016
2016 / Application of international humanitarian and human rights law in the Israeli-Palestinian context – reflections from practice, presentation to Yale Law School students group on tour in Israel, Park Plaza Orchid Hotel, Tel Aviv, 18 March 2016
2016 / Field-Theory: Reflecting on insights from the field concerning the use of visual and aggregated data in humanitarian interventions, Presentation at workshop on Violence at The Threshold of Detectability, Critical Curatorial Cybermedia Research-Based Master Programme, Geneva School of Art and Design, Geneva, 23 February 2016
2015 / Separating Land, Separating People, presentation at session of the Joint International Humanitarian Law Forum hosted by ALMA - Association for the Promotion of International Humanitarian Law and the Radzyner Law School of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, 11 November 2015
2014 / Suspended Movement: Restrictions on Access to and From the Gaza Strip, presentation at a gallery symposium at the exhibition ‘And Yet, it Moves!’, Gabirol Gallery, Tel Aviv, 26 December 2014 [in Hebrew]
2014 / Respecting the Rule of Law and Protecting Human Dignity in Times of Armed Conflict, presentation at a panel on Challenges Facing Democratic States in Times of Armed Conflict, 22nd Annual Conference of the Israel-Germany Jurists Association, Tel Aviv, 24 October 2014 [in Hebrew]
2013 / Representing Injustice Imagining Justice, presentation at The Other Side of Conflict, PUNCTUM international workshop for documentary photographers, Jerusalem, 19 October 2013
2013 / Securing Control Over Territory and Population: Rights and Privileges of the Occupying Power, presentation at Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) Thematic Workshop on Occupation Law, Jerusalem, 20 June 2013
2013 / Non State Armed Groups and Humanitarian Access, presentation at PHAP Thematic Workshop on Humanitarian Access, Amman, Jordan, 21 February 2013
2013 / Respondent to Major General Yosi Beiditz and Prof David Kretzmer, panel on 'Asymmetric warfare', conference in memory of Lt. Gen. (Res.) Amnon Lipkin Sahak - “Limits on the use of military force: strategic, moral and legal considerations”, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, 23 January 2013 [in Hebrew]
2012 / The obligations and authorities of an occupying power under the law of occupation, presentation for Civil Administration liaison officers, Tel Aviv, 9 September 2012
2012 / Humanitarian obligations towards the civilian population in times of armed conflict, presentation at training course for operational legal advisers in the IDF Military Advocate General's Corps, IDF Law School, Tzrifim, 18 June 2012 [in Hebrew]
2012 / Stepping into the Sovereign’s Shoes: Responsibilities of the Occupying Power, presentation at PHAP Thematic Workshop on Occupation Law, Jericho, 9 March 2012
2012 / Respondent to presentation concerning Israel and the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, Session of Joint International Humanitarian Law Forum convened by ALMA and the Radzyner School of Law at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, 29 February 2012
2010 / International Humanitarian Law: Principle and Implications, presentation at seminar on international law for the senior management of the Israel Security Agency (Shabak), Tel Aviv, 4 October 2010 [in Hebrew]
2010 / Introduction: Occupation in an international law perspective, presentation at Tools for Justice: Applying Human Rights & IHL to the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territory, conference organized by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), Beit Jala, 24 March 2010
2009 / Contemporary challenges in the application of international humanitarian law, presentation to officers from COGAT, Tel Aviv, 2 August 2009
2009 / Accountability for violations of IHL, presentation at meeting of diplomats operating in Israel and the West Bank, Jerusalem, 26 February 2009
2007 / Presentation on behalf of B'Tselem, special meeting marking 40 years of occupation of Palestinian territory, United Nations Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, UN Headquarters, New York, 7 June 2007
Events orgnaized
2011-2013 / Annual Training Course in International Humanitarian Law for Israeli Lawyers, co-organized by the ICRC and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) (six full days of training held in bi-weekly intervals)
§  Initiated training and drafted training programme
§  Convener and co-administrator of training
§  Deliver lectures on (a) interplay between IHL and human rights law; (b) rules governing the conduct of hostilities; (c) deprivation of liberty in armed conflict; (d) various issues relating to law of occupation; (d) mechanisms for the implementation and enforcement of IHL
§  Secure participation of lecturers from academia, civil society and Israeli State service
2008-2013 / Annual International Conference on International Humanitarian Law, co-organized by the Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the ICRC
1.  Military Objectives and Objects of War: An Uneasy Relationship, 24-25 November 2013
2.  Conduct of Hostilities and Law Enforcement: A Contradiction in Terms?, 3-4 December 2012
3.  New Technologies, Old Law: Applying International Humanitarian Law in A New Technological Age, 27-29 November 2011