Welcome
Welcome
At the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (HLS PILAC), we seek to explore and understand contemporary challenges concerning armed conflict through the lens of international law. We combine traditional public international law research with targeted analysis of today’s changing security environments. Our mode is critical, independent, and rigorous. With a focus on depth over breadth, we aim to reaffirm the centrality of international law in regulating war-fighting, in diminishing harmful effects of armed conflict, and in protecting civilians.
Research
Research
Activities
Activities
On 15–17 May 2025, a workshop will be convened in Geneva on “How and Why Do Double Standards Matter for International Law?”
In this talk, Ian Park, PhD, will identify and examine select aspects concerning the likelihood of a major global war, the role in international law in current conflicts, and the prospect of a lasting peace.
In this presentation, Prof. Ingvild Bode and Dr. Anna Nadibaidze will examine select global practices of developing, training personnel for, and using military systems integrating AI and autonomous technologies, covering some of these practices, their normative implications, and potential ways forward in addressing these challenges via governance frameworks.
On July 15–16, 2024, HLS PILAC is co-sponsoring — with the Berlin Potsdam Research Group “The International Rule of Law - Rise or Decline?” — a workshop titled “Double Standards and International Law.”
Students
Students
Harvard Law School students contribute to numerous HLS PILAC projects.