Title

Current Conflicts and the Role of International Law

Date and Location

This talk will take place from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 in WCC 2009. Note that access to the HLS campus is limited to HUID holders.

Abstract

In certain respects, the world is arguably more dangerous and unpredictable now than at any time since the end of the Cold War. In this talk, Ian Park, PhD, will identify and examine select aspects concerning the likelihood of a major global war, the role of international law in current conflicts, and the prospect of a lasting peace. 

About the Speaker

Ian Park, Ph.D., is a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School. He is a Commodore (Rear Admiral lower half) in the U.K. Royal Navy, a barrister, and Head of Navy Legal. Park has served in seven ships and deployed worldwide in support of the Royal Navy’s contribution to defense. He has also deployed as a legal adviser on operations to Afghanistan and, on many occasions, to the Middle East. Park is, or has been, a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School, a Hudson Fellow at Oxford University, a Mountbatten Fellow at Cambridge University, a First Sea Lord’s Fellow, and a Freeman of the City of London. He is a graduate and Scholar of St. John’s College, Cambridge; has a doctorate in international law from Balliol College, Oxford; and has lectured at Harvard Law School, Cambridge University, Oxford University, The Academy of Military Sciences, Beijing, Hanoi University, NUS Singapore, and Freiburg University, among other institutions. Park has written or contributed to five books including the monograph The Right to Life in Armed Conflict (Oxford University Press, 2018) and is a former winner of the Armed Forces Barrister of the Year at the U.K. Bar Awards.

Lunch will be provided.