Geoffrey S. Corn, CILRAP Conversation on World Order

Speaker: Geoffrey S. Corn (Professor, Texas Tech University School of Law; formerly, senior law of war adviser in the U.S. Army).
Topic: A CILRAP Conversation on World Order focusing, inter alia, on the Iran v. Israel-United States conflict, modern warfare tactics, and the evolution of jus ad bellum; ongoing armed conflicts and their conditions of termination; effects-based condemnation and the risks of imposing strict liability for military commanders; the lack of focus on the information and legitimacy domain of warfare; the incomplete capture (reality and morally wise) of the term ‘human shielding’; precautionary measures as effective civilian risk-mitigation tools; urban warfare affecting the choice of means and methods of warfare; the obligation to take ‘constant care’ and military necessity; weapons review procedures relating to artificial intelligence systems; the ‘self-defence objective’ and limits on permissible use of force; the efficacy and perceived legitimacy of military disciplinary proceedings; gaps in international humanitarian law education of JAGs and combat personnel; adequacy of operational understanding among academic international lawyers; and engagement of foreign expertise in promoting respect for international humanitarian law in low-compliance conflicts.
Date of recording: 22 March 2026
Place of recording: CILRAP Bottega, Florence
Date of release: 30 March 2026
Duration of recording: 01:39:11
PURL: www.cilrap.org/cilrap-film/260322-corn/
PURL of Dahl Conversation: https://www.cilrap.org/cilrap-film/260324-dahl/
PURL of PBS 185: www.toaep.org/pbs-pdf/185-dahl/
PURL of Hellestveit Conversation: www.cilrap.org/cilrap-film/260322-hellestveit/