May 2, 2015: 4th Anniversary of Bin Laden Targeted Killing – A Retrospective On Military Legitimacy

Govern, Kevin H., Operation Neptune Spear: Was Killing Bin Laden a Legitimate Military Objective? (Chapter 13) (April 1, 2012). Targeted Killings Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World, Editors: Claire Finkelstein, Jens Ohlin, and Andrew Altman (Oxford University Press, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2083584


CERL presents Sarah Chayes, “Counterproductive Coalitions”

Sarah Chayes ©2014 Kaveh Sardari Map Contact Info: cerl@law.upenn.edu CERL presents Sarah Chayes, “Counterproductive Coalitions” Time: 4:30pm – 6:00pm Location: Golkin 100, Michael A. Fitts Auditorium The Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law presents “Counterproductive Coalitions”. This event will be held at the University of Pennsylvania Law School…



PERCEPTIONS OF RISK: How We Manage Emergencies

University of Pennsylvania Faculty Senate Symposium Co-sponsored by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL)   PERCEPTIONS OF RISK: How We Manage Emergencies April 1, 2015 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., reception to follow Fitts Auditorium | University of Pennsylvania Law School The study of risk management across…


Cyber War Law and Ethics for Virtual Conflicts

Cyber War Law and Ethics for Virtual Conflicts $185.00 Jens David Ohlin, Kevin Govern, and Claire Finkelstein 9780198717492 Hardcover 19 May 2015 Cyber War Law and Ethics for Virtual Conflicts $49.95 Jens David Ohlin, Kevin Govern, and Claire Finkelstein 9780198717508 Paperback 19 May 2015  https://global.oup.com/academic/category/law/international-law/public-international-law/international-humanitarian-law/?cc=us&lang=en& Explores the controversial legal and…


Ethical Dilemmas in the Global Defense Industry

Home Schedule Required Readings Background Readings Participants CERL Home Ethical Dilemmas in the Global Defense Industry The defense industry operates at the intersection of the public and private sectors in a global arena and routinely interacts with foreign legal systems and diverse cultures.  Navigating these different contexts creates challenges for the defense industry,…




Obama Seeks an Expansive War Authorization to Combat ISIS

The Opinion Pages | Editorial By THE EDITORIAL BOARD FEB. 11, 2015 Photo A bomber leaving an American aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf to carry out attacks against Islamic State targets. Credit Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Continue reading the main story Nearly five months after launching a war against the…