Announcements: Book Launch Event – Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power; International Law and Experimental Philosophy Study

1. Book Launch Event: Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power in the Face of Atrocity Crimes (Cambridge University Press 2020). This event, co-sponsored by the American Society of International Law International Criminal Law Interest Group and the American Branch of the International Law Association United Nations Committee, will take place on Thursday 23 July 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST (zoom link below). Join leading experts in the field discuss Professor Jennifer Trahan’s new book which examines the legality of the use by a permanent member of the UN Security Council of its veto while there is ongoing genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes. To purchase the book, see here. Join the Zoom Meeting here. 

2. International Law and Experimental Philosophy Study. Dr. Izabela Skoczen and Dr. Benedikt Pirker are inviting participants to a study combining international law and experimental philosophy. The study will ask for your views on four different, international law-related scenarios. It is entirely in English. Participation will  take about 10 minutes of your time. As response times matter, it would be important to provide your answers “in one go”. To participate in the study, see here.