Contemporary fighting in Ukraine and in Israel/Gaza has challenged the role of international law in global society, and its ability to intervene in times of crisis. In this roundtable discussion, a number of international legal scholars and practitioners will explore the capabilities and limits of the United Nations Security Council and International Courts and Tribunals in addressing these modern conflicts, and the legal issues they bring to light.

Featured speakers:

• Professor Ingrid Brunk, Vanderbilt University Law School
• Professor Monica Hakimi, Columbia Law School
• Associate Professor Devika Hovell, LSE Law School
• Professor Marko Milanovic, Reading University School of Law
• Professor Mutaz M. Qafisheh, College of Law and Political Science, Hebron University
• Professor Yuval Shany, Center for Transnational Legal Studies, King's College London and Hebrew University, Faculty of Law
• Dr Ganna Yudkivska, former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights

Moderator:

• Dr Maria Varaki, Department of War Studies, King’s College London