International Law and Aid and Assistance to Ukraine
Professor Michael Schmitt, the University of Reading;West Point; the United States Naval War College
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Abstract:
The presentation will explore whether, and if so when, military aid and assistance by one State to another may qualify as a use of force under the UN Charter and customary international law, makes the former a party to the conflict under international humanitarian law, and violates the law of neutrality.
Speaker:
Michael Schmitt is Professor of International Law at the University of Reading; G. Norman Lieber Distinguished Scholar at West Point; and Professor Emeritus and Charles Stockton Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the United States Naval War College.
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The Public International Law Discussion Group at the University of Oxford is a key focal point for PIL@Oxford and hosts regular speaker events. Topics involve contemporary and challenging issues in international law. Speakers include distinguished international law practitioners, academics, and legal advisers from around the world.
PIL Discussion Group Convenor: Ayako Hatano
The Discussion Group's meetings are part of the programme of the British Branch of the International Law Association and are supported by the Law Faculty and Oxford University Press.
The speaker will commence at 12:45pm UK Time and the speaker will present for around 30-40 minutes, with around 30 minutes for questions and discussion. The meeting should conclude by 2pm UK Time.
Practitioners, academics and students from within and outside the University of Oxford are all welcome.