Author: Francisco Lobo “Lawyers and judges seem to disagree very often about the law governing a case; they seem to disagree even about the right tests to use”. These words were once written by a prominent legal theorist, Ronald Dworkin, who believed that at the heart of legal argument we find contestation between what he… Continue reading Return to Mount Olympus: ‘Legal Polytheism’, Jus Cogens Norms, and the Conflict in Ukraine
On 5 May 2022, the Department of War Studies and the Migration Research Group, chaired by Dr. Leonie Ansems de Vries, celebrated the ongoing collaboration between King's College London and Anna Virabyan, an Armenian artist and refugee.
In this blog post, author Katie McCann explores how we might understand the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis in the context of 'liberal war', or wars in pursuit of humanitarian ends.
Author: Kiran Phull On February 9th, the IR & Ethics research theme of the Department of War Studies convened a full-day workshop (in person, no less!) on “Professionals in International Affairs and Legitimacy: Expertise, Politics and Democracy”. Organized by the IR & Ethics theme leads, Dr. Alvina Hoffmann and PhD student Josh Walmsley, as well… Continue reading Legitimacy and Expertise in International Affairs: IR & Ethics Workshop in Review
Author: Kiran Phull On the 23rd of Feb, the RCIR had the honour of hosting Dr. Nora Stel from Radboud University, Netherlands for a rich and timely discussion of her 2020 book Hybrid Political Order and the Politics of Uncertainty: Refugee Governance in Lebanon. The event was chaired by Dr. Stephan Engelkamp and the book… Continue reading RCIR Event Round-Up: Dr Nora Stel on Hybrid Political Order and the Politics of Uncertainty
RCIR: Research Centre in International Relations 