Villa Moynier

Inaugurated in October 2009, The "Villa Moynier" houses the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the Geneva Master of Advanced Studies in International Dispute Settlement, created jointly by the Institute and the University of Geneva in 2007. The Swiss Chair for Human Rights, managed by the Institute, is also based there. Use of the Villa is provided by the City of Geneva which financed 50% of its renovation. The remaining 50% was put forth by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

The historical Villa Moynier is situated in the Mon Repos Park a few hundred metres away from Villa Barton, the current headquarters of the Institute. This key building in the Institute’s “Campus de la paix” was built between 1846 and 1847 and was owned by Gustave Moynier, the first president of the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). It was subsequently used by the League of Nations from 1926 and was the headquarters for the ICRC between 1933 and 1946

More information on the renovation of the Villa Moynier can be found here.