Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Manipulation and Independence in Humanitarian Action: Ethical Challenges in Recent Crises (partial recording)
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Antonio Donini (Tufts University) gives a talk on 7th November 2012. This is a Oxford Humanitarian Group Event.
The Craft of Humanitarian Work: Reflection, Political Judgment and Strategic Intervention Spring' and Future Humanitarian Challenges
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Greg Johnson, Pacific Lutheran University gives a talk on 1st May 2013. This is a Oxford Humanitarian Group Event.
What Works in Protecting Civilians: Lessons from Recent Humanitarian Action
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Urban Reichhold (Fellow, Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), Berlin) gives a talk on 4th March 2012. This is an Oxford Humanitarian Group Event.
Negotiating Humanitarian Agreements with Everybody: Geneva Call's Experience with Armed Non-State Actors
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Elisabeth Decrey-Warner (President, Geneva Call), gives a talk on 25th Feb 2012. This is an Oxford Humanitarian Group Event.
Negotiating Space: Redefining Civilian-Military Roles During Complex Crises (partial recording)
12 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Marcia Byrom Hartwell (Visiting Scholar, United States Institute of Peace, (USIP) Washington DC) gives a talk for the Oxford Humanitarian Group sem...
Preventative War
09 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Deen Chatterjee gives a talk for the ELAC semianar series on 21st May 2013. With Professor Cheyney Ryan and Dr David Rodin.
The Ethics of Humanitarian Accountability
09 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Obrecht (One World Trust) and Philip Tamminga (DARA) give a talk for Oxford Humanitarian Group/ELAC seminar series. Introduced by Hugo Slim.
Influence Operations and Psyops: Information Warfare in the 21st Century
09 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Seeley, MOD, gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 13th November 2012.
Liberalism and State Violence: Reflections on the Liberal Way of War
09 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Director of Liberal Way of War Program Professor Alan Cromartie gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW Seminar series on 9th October 2012. Introduced by Dr Rob...
The 'Arab Spring' and Future Humanitarian Challenges
30 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
25 April 2013, Special lecture co-hosted by ELAC, the new Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations and the Oxford Humanitarian G...
Where to Now for Just War Theory?
02 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jeff McMahan (Rutgers) with Dr Janina Dill and Dr Hugo Slim (ELAC, Oxford) discuss the Just War theory for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflic...
Critical Voices on the Responsibility to Protect
26 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Aidan Hehir (Director of the Security and International Relations Programme, University of Westminster) and Dr Ann-Christin Raschdorf (Former Visit...
Torture and Human Dignity
11 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
25 Jan 2013, ELAC/Oxford Martin HRFG Programme Discussion Event with Professors David J. Luban, Jeremy Waldron and Henry Shue, chaired by Dr David Rod...
The End of the Anglo-Saxon Era: Australia's Defence in the Asian Century
11 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Hugh White (Professor of Strategic Studies, Australian National University) on 30 Oct 2012, this talk is for the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series.
International Order and Violent Extremism: Lessons from Sri Lanka
11 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Sir Adam Roberts (President, British Academy and Emeritus Professor of International Relations, Oxford) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW Semina...
'Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean' and 'A New Era: The Iranian Navy, Strategy Expansion and Soft Power'
02 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Cdre Keith Winstanley (CCW RN Hudson Fellow) and Cdr Tracy Vincent (CCW US Navy Hudson Fellow give talks for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 12 June 20...
Imagining NATO: Past and Present Futures for the Western Alliance
11 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Kristian Søby Kristensen (Copenhagen/ CCW Visiting Fellow) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series on 6 June 2012.
One War at a Time: Britain, the War of 1812 and the Defeat of Napoleon
06 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, King's College London, gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series.
The Kosova Liberation Army - a Living Inheritance?
23 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
ELAC/CCW Seminar Series with Professor James Pettifer (Oxford) on 15 May 2012.
Taking Soldiers Seriously
23 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
ELAC/CCW Seminar Series podcast with Professor Cheyney Ryan (Oregon/ ELAC Visiting Fellow) on 22 May 2012.
The ICC at 10
23 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
ELAC Panel Discussion with Professor Jennifer Welsh, Dr David Rodin, Janina Dill and Dapo Akande (ELAC)on 20th May 2012.
Religion in War and Peace
21 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Nigel Biggar (Oxford), Professor Tony Coady (CAPPE) and Dr Rama Mani (Oxford) discuss the issue of religion in war and peace as part of the ...
Delegation of Powers and Authority in International Criminal Law
15 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Shlomit Wallerstein (Oxford) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 8th May 2012. Introduced by Dr David Rodin.
Intervention in Libya: A Humanitarian Success?
30 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Alan Kuperman (Texas) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 24th April 2012.
Iran's Nuclear Programme and International Law
07 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Daniel Joyner (University of Alabama School of Law) gievs a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 6th March 2012. Introduced by Professor ...
UN Conflict Management in East Timor
06 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Olav Ofstad (ELAC Visiting Fellow 2011), gives a talk for the ELAC Discussion Event on 28 Feb 2012.
Gendering Counterinsurgency
22 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Laleh Khalili (SOAS) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 21 Feb 2012.
Living With the Enemy: The Ethics of Belligerent Military Occupation
21 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Cecile Fabre (Fellow in Philosophy, Lincoln College Oxford) gives a talk for the ELAC seminar series on 14th February 2012.
Targeted Killing: Exploring its Legality, Morality and Effectiveness
21 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Amos N. Guiora (University of Utah) with respondent Professor Jeremy Waldron (New York University School of Law and Chichele Professor of So...
Targeted Killing in War and Peace: A Philosophical Analysis
01 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Fernando Teson (Florida State University College of Law) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series on 31 Jan 2012. Introduced by Dr David...
Ending Wars in a Wilsonian World: Sovereignty at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919
26 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Leonard Smith (Oberlin) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series on 24 Jan 2012.
Humanitarian Ethics in Armed Conflict: Aid Agency Dilemmas and Responsibility
19 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Hugo Slim (Visiting Fellow, ELAC) gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed conflict seminar series on 17 Jan 2012.
Permissible Preventive Cyberwar
23 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Professor George Lucas (United States Naval Academy), gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series on 22 Nov 2011.
Rights, Liability, and the Moral Equality of Combatants
17 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Uwe Steinhoff (University of Hong Kong) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW Seminar series on 9th Nov 2011.
Does War Have a Meaning?
11 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Michael Boylan (Marymount) gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict/Changing Character of War Seminar Series.
The Shadow of the ICC: Positive Complementarity and the Situation in Kenya
11 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Chandra Sriram (SOAS) gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict/Changing Character of War Seminar Series. Introduced by Jennifer W...
Strategy for Action: Using Force Wisely in the 21st Century
26 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Commodore Steve Jermy (Royal Navy) gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict seminar series.
None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture
25 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Phillips, journalist, gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict seminar series.
The Legacy of 9/11
25 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Panel discussion from the oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict on The Legacy of 9/11.
Pre-Emptive Strikes - Israel and Iran
24 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Tamir Meisels, Tel Aviv University, gives a seminar for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict Seminar Series.
Migration, Digital Images and the Future of Insurgency
09 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dr John Mackinlay (King's College London) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW lunchtime seminar series.
Morality and Law in War
13 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Seth Lazar (Research Associate, ELAC, Oxford) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 7th June 2011.
Humanitarianism and History: Rethinking the Neutrality Debate
13 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Smith (QEH, Oxford), gives a talk for the ELAC/Oxford Humanitarian Group seminar series on 6th June 2011. Introduced by Urvashi Aneja.
Intervention in Libya and Implications for European and Transatlantic Defence Cooperation
13 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Camille Grand (Director Fondation pour la Recherche Strategique (FRS, Paris) gives a talk for the ELAC/OHG (Oxford Humanitarian Group) on 31st May 201...
Intervening to Protect Civilians: Debating the NATO-led mission in Libya
13 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jennifer Welsh, Dr David Rodin, Dr Cheyney Ryan and Dapo Akande (ELAC) debate the recent NATO led mission in Libya.
Targeted Killings: A Modern Strategy of the State (partial)
13 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Please note this is only a partial recording, we apologise for the inconvenience. William F. Owen (Cranfield Defence and Security, UK Defence Academy)...
Sovereign Equality and Moral Disagreement: Premises of a Pluralist International Legal Order
18 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Brad Roth, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Wayne State, Detroit, gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 17th ...
Stabilisation, Security and Capacity Building - What the Business Schools and Sociologists might tell the Military
18 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Colonel Duncan Barley, British Army (Retired) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on 10th May 2011.
Killing in Humanitarian Wars
16 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Cecile Fabre, Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Lincoln College Oxford University, gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW lunchtime seminar series on t...
Aiding the Peace in Southern Sudan: A Multi-donor Evaluation of Support to Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities in Southern Sudan 2005-2010
14 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Bennet, Director of Oxford Development Consultants, gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict Seminar series on 7th March 2011. An Oxfor...
Military Ethics as Professional Ethics: The Limits of the Philosophical Approach
08 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Martin Cook gives a talk for the ELAC seminar series.
The Untold War
08 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Sherman, University of Glasgow, gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict Seminar Series, in this, she talks about the philosophical c...
The Battlefield from Afar: Independently Operating Systems and their Compatibility with the laws of Armed Conflict
21 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Markus Wagner, Associate Professor of Law, University of Miami Law School, gives a talk for the 2011 Hilary term ELAC/CCW seminar series.
Being Humanitarian: Personal Morality and Political Project in Today's Wars
21 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Hugo Slim, Visiting Fellow in the department of politics and international relations, gives a talk for the 2011 Hilary term ELAC/CCW seminar series...
Contemporary Security Challenges (partial)
21 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Paul Cornish (Chatham House) gives a talk for the Hiliary Term 2011 ELAC/CCW seminar series. Please note: this is only a partial recording. we apol...
Special Responsibilities in World Politics
11 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Ian Clark and Professor Christian Reus-Smit give a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict 2011 Hilary Term seminar series.
A Fighting Chance or Fighting Dirty? Michael Gross meets the Spartans
24 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Part of the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict/Changing Character of War program seminar series looking into the Ethics of war and violence.
Invisible War: The United States and The Iraq Sanctions
05 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Special seminar from the Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC) given by Professor Jay Gordan (Fairfield University with Professor David ...
An Extraordinary Humanitarian Intervention - Why We Fight Conference lecture 2
05 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Part of the Why we Fight Conference held in Nuffield College October 2010. Dr. Gerhard Overland (Oslo/ Melbourne), gives his paper followed by a discu...
Just Cause For War: A Contractarian Analysis - Why We Fight Conference lecture 3
05 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Part of the Why we Fight Conference held in Nuffield College October 2010. Professor Yitzhak Benbaji, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, gives his paper fol...
Global Injustice and Redistributive Wars - Why We Fight Conference lecture 4
05 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Part of the Why we Fight Conference held in Nuffield College October 2010.Professor of Political Science, Aarhus University, Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen,...
Cosmopolitanism, Self-Determination and National Self-Defence - Why We Fight Conference Lecture 5
05 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Part of the Why we Fight Conference held in Nuffield College October 2010. Lecturer in Law, Monash University, Patrick Emerton gives his paper followe...
Violence as Victory - Why we Fight Conference Lecture 7
05 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Part of the Why we Fight Conference held in Nuffield College October 2010. Professor of Law and Jurisprudence at UC Berkeley gives his paper followed ...
Is War Evil? - Why We fight Conference Lecture 8
05 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Part of the Why we Fight Conference held in Nuffield College October 2010. Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University Jeff McMahan gives his paper ...
Access to a Court and the Security Council: Implications for Normative Hierarchy
15 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Antonios Tzanakopoulos (University of Glasgow) gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict seminar series. Delivered on the 9th November 20...
Power and Norms: What can the Nobel Peace Prize Accomplish? The Inside Story
09 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Geir Lundestad gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on war and armed conflict.
A Strategic Analysis of the First Anglo-Afghan War 1839-42: Lessons for Today
09 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Colonel Adam Finlay, CCW Visiting Fellow, delivers an ELAC/CCW Seminar on the first Anglo-Afghan War of 1839 to 1842. Part of the ELAC/CCW seminar ser...
The Wager Lost By Winning: on the 'Triumph' of the Just War Tradition
09 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Lecture delivered on the 19th of October 2010, part of the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series on War and Armed Conflict. Delivered by Professor Nicholas Rengger ...
Ethics Under Fire
14 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dr David Rodin (ELAC), Wg Cdr Ash Mitchell (Defence Academy of the UK), Dapo Akande (ELAC and Law, Oxford) and Prof Henry Shue (Philosophy, Oxford) gi...
Do International Criminal Courts Strengthen Justice on the Ground in Post-Conflict Societies?
14 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Jane Stromseth (Georgetown University) gives a talk for the Centre for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict seminar series. With Dapo Akande (ELAC).
Intelligence and the Dhofar Insurgency: New Perspectives
14 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Clive Jones (Leeds University) gives a talk for the Centre for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict seminar series.
Kicking Bodies and Damning Souls: The Danger of Harming "Innocent" Individuals While Punishing"Delinquent" States
14 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Toni Erskine (Aberystwyth University) gives a talk for the Centre for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict seminar series. With Jennifer Welsh (ELAC).
Strategic Shortfall: The Somalia Syndrome and the March to 9/11
14 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Robert Patman (Otago, New Zealand) gives a talk for the Centre for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict seminar series.
Why it doesn't matter whether we're at war with al-Qaeda
14 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Dworkin (European Council on Foreign Relations) gives a talk for the Centre for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict seminar series.
The Mafia and the Mullah: Counternarcotics, Counterinsurgency and Realpolitik in Afghanistan
14 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Captain William Park (U.S. Navy Hudson Fellow, CCW Visiting Fellow and ELAC Research Associate) gives a talk for the Centre for Ethics, Law and Armed ...
Empires of Mud: Afghanistan 2001-2010
14 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Antonio Giustozzi (LSE) gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict seminar series.
Understanding the Mind in Peace Negotiations
14 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Lack (Lawyer and Mediator, Etude Altenburger Switzerland) / Professor Baroness Susan Greenfield (Institute for the Future of the Mind, Oxford) ...
War Crimes Trials, Solemnity and the Problem of Evil
14 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Gerry Simpson (LSE / University of Melbourne) gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict Seminar Series on the 2nd of March 2010 with Da...
Punitive War
18 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Professor of Law at Warwick University Victor Tadros gives a talk for the ELAC Hilary Term 2010 seminar series. This series is co-hosted by the ELAC a...
Strategic thinking for an Age of Austerity
18 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
David Blagden, DPhil candidate in International Relations in Oxford, gives a talk for the ELAC Hilary Term 2010 seminar series. This series is co-host...
War and Love: The Role of Special Relationships in the Ethics of War
18 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Seth Lazar gives a talk for the ELAC Hilary Term 2010 seminar series. This series is co-hosted by the ELAC and the University of Oxford Programme o...
Human Rights, Sovereignty and Military Intervention: A Dialogue with JS Mill
18 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Michael Doyle gives a talk for the ELAC Hilary Term 2010 seminar series. This series is co-hosted by the ELAC and the University of Oxford P...
Private Diplomacy, Public Peace: Practical Challenges in Contemporary Peace Negotiations
11 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Seminar given by the Director of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Martin Griffiths on the role played by private mediators in securing peace betw...
Proportionality and Noncombatant Immunity
28 Oct 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In this informal roundtable discussion McMahan presents his recent work on proportionality and noncombatant immunity, with responses by philosophers f...
The "Cultural Heritage of All Mankind": Metaphysics, Ethics, and the Positive Laws of War
01 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
The "Cultural Heritage of All Mankind": Metaphysics, Ethics, and the Positive Laws of War.
The Enigma of Article 2(4): Interests and Norms in IR Theory
01 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Over 60 years ago the USA agreed to give up its autonomy over the use of force by signing the UN Charter. Prof. Hurd uses this case study to better un...
Uncertainty, Lags and Nonlinearity: Challenges to Governance in a Turbulent World
01 Jun 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Homer-Dixon looks at systems displaying high levels of uncertainty. Using the example of climate change, he asks whether standard "management" a...
The Social Ethics of Believing: Why Practical Ethics Needs Social Moral Epistemology
08 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Allen Buchanan looks at the role of belief in ethics and pays particular attention to its role in armed conflict.
Proportionality and the Laws of War: Conflicting Interpretations
08 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Thomas Hurka, Prof. Henry Shue, and Dr. David Rodin debate conflicting interpretations of proportionality and their relation to the laws of war.
Iran-US Nuclear Relations: Overcoming Distrust
06 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Nicholas Wheeler looks at issues of trust in nuclear relations, asking what obstacles still lie in the path of US-Iranian nuclear relations.
How Individual Rights Transformed World Politics
27 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Have individual rights transformed world politics? Prof. Reus-Smit challenges the circumscribed nature of this debate, arguing the relationship betwee...
Institutional Responsibility for Private Military Contractors
27 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Nigel White gives a fascinating seminar looking at the issues surrounding institutional responsibility for private military contractors. Antonio...
Ethical Competence and Understanding War in International Relations
17 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Mervyn Frost (King's College, London) presents a seminar in which he explores the relationship between ethics and international relations within...
Indiscriminate Disproportionality: Another Attempt at Rules with Teeth
17 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Henry Shue (Oxford) provides a moral reflection on international law by looking at the concept of proportional conduct in armed conflict. The di...
Rebuilding War-Torn States: The Challenge of Post-Conflict Economic Reconstruction
17 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Graciana del Castillo discusses aspects of her book 'Rebuilding War-Torn States' (OUP 2008). The discussant is Dr. Dominik Zaum (University of ...
Who Should Intervene? The Agents of Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect
17 Feb 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. James Pattison (University of the West of England) presents a seminar on humanitarian intervention and the 'responsibility to protect'. The discus...