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- the Oxford Institute For Ethics Law and Armed Conflict is an interdisciplinary research institute based at the Blavatnik School of Government. It looks at different aspects of armed conflict from the perspective of law, international relations, and philosophy. Our aim is to strengthen law, norms and institutions to restrain, regulate, and prevent armed conflict.

The Oxford Process on International Law Protections in Cyberspace

Cyber Due Diligence

Atrocity Prevention

Ethics, Law and Military Technology

International Justice and Accountability

Protection of Civilians

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The Law of Armed Conflict

Human Rights in Armed Conflict

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International Peace and Security

Public Health and National Security after COVID-19

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Mass Atrocities and the UN Security Council

Federica D'Alessandra, Stephen Rapp and Roméo Dallaire discuss the root causes and consequences of the use of veto in situations of mass atrocities. Co-hosted with Cambridge's Centre for Geopolitics and chaired by Thomas Peak (3 June 2020)

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‘It’s Not Just About Big Tech: Online Harms and International Law’ - RightsCon 2020

Antonio Coco, Agnès Callamard, Jan Neutze and Harold Hongju Koh joined an ELAC-IPS panel on States' obligations to protect information and communications technologies from online harms. The panel was moderated by Talita Dias and Tsvetelina van Benthem (30 July 2020).

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The case against humane war

Samuel Moyn (Yale) discusses Leo Tolstoy’s still-relevant criticism of attempts to make war more humane in the opening lecture to our workshop Human Rights and Resort to Force, in honour of Professor Henry Shue (14 November 2019).

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Current challenges in protecting civilians in armed conflict

Janina Dill, Dapo Akande and Jennifer Welsh join forces to discuss how to address current challenges on the protection of civilians in armed conflict from the perspective of international relations, international law and moral philosophy (19 October 2018).

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The Trump administration and international law

Professor Harold Koh (Yale) discusses his new book, The Trump Administration and International Law, published by Oxford University Press (10 October 2018).

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Defending Guantanamo detainees before the US Military Commissions

National Security Perspective: Alka Pradhan and Mark Andreu discuss their experience in Defending Guantanamo detainees before the US Military Commissions (6 March 2019)

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An insider's account of the US' war on terror

National Security Perspective: Mark Fallon discusses his new book 'An insider's account of the US' war on terror' (4 December 2019)

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Values in Leadership and Public Policy: A Conversation with Alberto Mora

Federica D’Alessandra in conversation with Alberto Mora, former US General Counsel of the Navy, on his experience serving the US government in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, and the far-reaching and detrimental effects of the US decision to adopt torture and extraordinary renditions.

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The Oxford Process on International Law Protections in Cyberspace

Cyber Due Diligence

Atrocity Prevention

Ethics, Law and Military Technology

International Justice and Accountability

Protection of Civilians

Humanitarian Action

Just War Theory

The Law of Armed Conflict

Human Rights in Armed Conflict

National Security and Human Rights

International Peace and Security

Public Health and National Security after COVID-19

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Mass Atrocities and the UN Security Council

‘It’s Not Just About Big Tech: Online Harms and International Law’ - RightsCon 2020

The case against humane war

Current challenges in protecting civilians in armed conflict

The Trump administration and international law

Defending Guantanamo detainees before the US Military Commissions

An insider's account of the US' war on terror

Values in Leadership and Public Policy: A Conversation with Alberto Mora

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