The theme of this year’s workshop is “Making and Shaping the Law of Armed Conflict.” The workshop focuses on the forces, factors, and actors that make and shape the ever-developing law of armed conflict. The workshop will examine the roles of governments, militaries, NGOs, and non-state actors in interpreting and applying LOAC/IHL. Further, the workshop will look at the ways and settings in which the various actors interpret and apply LOAC/IHL: academia, training/pedagogical, and “real-world.” The workshop will also seek to consider the forces and circumstances behind, or in some cases beyond, the factors and actors which all converge to mold and morph LOAC/IHL.