Welcome
Welcome
At the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (HLS PILAC), we seek to explore and understand contemporary challenges concerning armed conflict through the lens of international law. We combine traditional public international law research with targeted analysis of today’s changing security environments. Our mode is critical, independent, and rigorous. With a focus on depth over breadth, we aim to reaffirm the centrality of international law in regulating war-fighting, in diminishing harmful effects of armed conflict, and in protecting civilians.
Research
Research
Activities
Activities
On July 15–16, 2024, HLS PILAC is co-sponsoring — with the Berlin Potsdam Research Group “The International Rule of Law - Rise or Decline?” — a workshop titled “Double Standards and International Law.”
In this lecture, Prof. Ntina Tzouvala will explore how can we understand international law’s permissiveness vis-a-vis the vast economic and financial infrastructure of modern warfare.
HLS PILAC will host a working-papers series lunch with Klaudia Klonowska, a PhD Candidate in International Law at the Asser Institute/University of Amsterdam, to discuss her draft chapter titled “The Mirage of the Common Operational Picture: Unpacking How Military Actors See with Algorithms.”
This workshop aimed to explore select issues pertaining to the changing contexts, implementation, and enduring relevance concerning the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
Students
Students
Harvard Law School students contribute to numerous HLS PILAC projects.