Mary Ellen O'Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution—Kroc Institute for International

Joined January 2014
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Jimmy Carter, champion of international law's purposes: peace, human rights, the environment & prosperity. Here he wrote of the illegality of targeted killing: A Cruel and Unusual Record nytimes.com/2012/06/25/opini…
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Notre Dame works to defend peace, human rights & the rule of law everyday. Last night, less than an hour from us, Indiana carried out an execution. The first in almost 15 years. Re-dedicating to making it the last.
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What Remains of Law Against War? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…

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🎙 NEW PODCAST: Is there a place for natural law in today's world? On the latest @EntitledPodcast, Professor @cfloed and cohost @tomginsburg talk to @OConnell_IntLaw about natural law and its potential to inform international law. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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“The drafting of that treaty [on autonomous weapons systems] is a golden opportunity for law to recapture war and peace” @OConnell_IntLaw at the 2024 Vienna Conference on AWS
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"There's real consensus and urgency for a treaty and even what the content of what that treaty is going to be... the drafting of that treaty is a golden opportunity to reconsider and recapture authentic int'l law in the war and peace area." - @OConnell_IntLaw #AWSVienna2024
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📌Check out the recording of our latest event. ❓Attempting to Kill the Law of Peace, with @OConnell_IntLaw talking about international law, use of force and peace. 🤝 Co-hosted by @HCRInstitute & @law_uom youtu.be/XJnljtv3XAc?si=4J3r…

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We are looking forward to this with @OConnell_IntLaw talking about international law, use of force and peace. @law_uom & @HCRInstitute
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A must-attend event! Prof Mary Ellen O’Connell is a leading scholar on international law regarding the use of force. In this talk, she will expose the ideological opposition to institutions devoted to peace and offer a radically renewed way of thinking for future generations.
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Honored to announce my forthcoming article, "What Remains of Law Against War", 113 Georgetown Law Journal @GeorgetownLJ @NDLaw @samuelmoyn @AdHaque110
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Dr. Mary Ellen O'Connell (@OConnell_Intlaw) has been appointed as one of the high-level GCREAIM Commissioners! We are certain she will significantly bolster GCREAIM. Read more: hcss.nl/expert/mary-ellen-oc… #GCREAIM #REAIM #AI
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Standing with Ukraine and the international legal prohibition on the use of force in The Hague--the city of peace #UkraineWillWin #Ukraine
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The London Law Programme visit to The Hague including @TMCAsser @IntlCrimCourt @PCA_CPA @CIJ_ICJ and IUSCT with @OConnell_IntLaw lots learned about International Law #NDLondonLaw @NDLaw @UNDLondon @UNDIntl
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Join @csraac tomorrow (2/22 at 3p ET) for a conversation at the intersection of religion, war, and the possibility of peace. Can’t wait to hear from @samuelmoyn @katetemon @RayHaberski @OConnell_IntLaw and Kate Temoney. @WabashTeaches @IUILiberalArts @KrocInstitute
Make sure to register for this Thursday’s Religion & War episode! We also have another panelist joining us! Register with the link 👇🏽 iu.zoom.us/webinar/register/…
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Common African Position on self-defense: - Only the gravest uses of force are armed attacks triggering right of self-defense - No anticipatory self-defense - Only armed attacks attributable to States trigger the right of self-defense
The Common African Position on International Law and Cyberspace adopted by the ⁦@_AfricanUnion⁩ is a powerful statement by #Africa in support of the rule of law globally! Here's the story of how we got there. ⁦⁦@ejiltalk#cyberspace ejiltalk.org/the-common-afri…
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South Africa: "The very reputation of international law hangs in the balance..." The ICJ can redeem that reputation: Confirm the authentic law that prohibits terrorist violence, wars on terror & all violations of IHL & IHRL #ICJGenocideConvention
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#MondayReads Latest roundtable on #global governance & lethal autonomous weapon systems features excellent contributions by @josa_jackson, @Deptula_David, Arun Seraphin and @Wilson_Miles17, @OConnell_IntLaw, Esther D. Reed, and @ProfTonyLang: cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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