Future of Peace, Weapons, and War

Join ACIR  for a fascinating presentation by Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell. Is there no longer such a thing as “peacetime”?  Or should we borrow from Thomas Hobbs and see the world’s toughest challenges as military in ​nature and declare the world a war zone?  Or is there another view…?​ Please come and join the discussion.

Mary Ellen O’Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution at the Kroc Institute.

O’Connell’s research focuses on international law, particularly on the use of force and international legal theory. She is the author or editor of numerous books and articles on these subjects, including “The Prohibition of the Use of Force” in the Research Handbook on International Conflict and Security Law, Jus ad Bellum, Jus in Bello and Jus post Bellum (N. D. White and C. Henderson eds., Edward Elgar 2013); “Peace and War” in The Handbook of the History of International Law, (B. Fassbender and A. Peters, eds. Oxford, 2012); What is War? An Investigation in the Wake of 9/11 (Martinus Nijhof/Brill, 2012); also a 2013 NYT op-ed, with the link: New York Times op-ed: “The Questions Brennan Can’t Dodge”

Lunch & Program for non-members $40.

(For members $30; annual cost to join ACIR $50)

To Register:  Click Here    Or email alevin@atlantacir.org