20.04.2022 "The notion of destruction in genocide and the protection of the cultural identity of ethnic groups in armed conflicts - Dr. Lorena Cecilia Vega Dueñas / Dr. Gustavo Emilio Cote Barco

For the second monthly colloquium in 2022 the ICWC was able to win Dr. Lorena Cecilia Vega Dueñas and Dr. Gustavo Emilio Cote Barco (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá) as a speaker. They will hold a lecture on the subject of "The notion of destruction in genocide and the protection of the cultural identity of ethnic groups in armed conflicts: the case of the Nasa people in the north of the Department of Cauca (Colombia)".

This research explores to what extent the international legal definition of genocide protects the cultural identity of ethnic groups, as an autonomous interest. It argues that cultural identity constitutes an object of protection with relative autonomy. The acts of genocide do not always occur under analogous conditions, because the effects of violence depend on the context in which it takes place and on the characteristics of the attacked group. To support this consideration, the research connects the normative analysis of the relevant jurisprudence and the preparatory works of the Convention with the empirical study of the case of the Nasa people. Thus, it seeks to illustrate some types of damage that the cultural identity of indigenous peoples can suffer in armed conflicts.

The lecture and the following discussion will take place online via Zoom.

You are cordially invited to attend this event.

Appointed day:

Wednesday, 27 April 2022 

4.15 pm

The Zoom waiting room will be open by 4 pm.

The login information is: 

https://zoom.us/j/93850596330?pwd=b3ZLTUdwTCtjTHU3M3JiSWFFRkx6QT09

Meeting-ID: 938 5059 6330
Kenncode: ICWC2003