Charli Carpenter

@charlicarpenter

only-slightly-mad scientist, int’l law prof, author of books on civilians & war. fears tyrants & nukes; welcomes spiders & refugee children. loves whitewater.

Amherst, MA, USA charlicarpenter.com Joined June 2009

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Charli Carpenter @charlicarpenter Oct 20

SecDef Pete Hegseth tried to erode human rights norms by live-streaming a death by firing squad. Instead he eroded his own credibility and show-cased the power of international rules against public executions. Read my take here: worldpoliticsreview.com/hegseth-execut…

www.worldpoliticsreview.com How Hegseth’s Livestreamed Execution Debacle Bolstered International Law International norms actually become more powerful, not less, when given the chance to be publicly rearticulated and defended.

Charli Carpenter @charlicarpenter Oct 14

My student-faculty team at @SBS_UMass @umasspolsci @HSecurityLab has done some pathbreaking work on the strength of the cluster munitions treaty of late. Excited to see this work in print soon humansecuritylab.net/news/student-t…

www.humansecuritylab.net Student Team Publicizes New Data On Strength of Cluster Bomb Treaty — Human Security Lab The project shows that contrary to popular belief, both state and non-state parties largely comply with the cluster munitions treaty norms.

Charli Carpenter @charlicarpenter Oct 5

It's always great to explore new perspectives. I shared why I'm still optimistic about the power of international law, despite how it often gets violated, with @DohaDebates. What’s your take?

Doha Debates Verified account @DohaDebates Sep 30

This week's episode of the Doha Debates Podcast asks: What’s left of international law?

Featuring @charlicarpenter, Victor Gao,@rajonlaw and @curtis_yarvin.

00:00 Does international law still matter?
05:32 How has international law evolved over time?
10:57 How does the UN charter aim to prevent another world war?
19:44 Is international law effective in lower-level conflicts?
30:03 Who is challenging the 1945 international order?
59:20 How deep are international law's colonial roots?
01:07:06 Can international law help solve modern global crises?
01:17:13 Cultural imperialism examined
01:43:19 Analyzing Trump's “Board of Peace” and forms of imperialism
01:57:51 Power vs. justice in conflict
02:06:39 Natural law vs. positive law
02:21:34 Is international law an unfinished project for the next generation?

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Charli Carpenter @charlicarpenter Jun 19

Even while under attack by Israel, Lebanon just signed onto the Landmine Ban Treaty foreswearing the use of these indiscriminate weapons of war. In my @WPReview column this week (and at a great workshop with @Article36 @minefreeworld & @LexIntl_org last week) I explain why that matters, and why the rules of war are surviving and thriving despite the lawlessness of great power politics.
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Charli Carpenter @charlicarpenter Jun 3

My somewhat more optimistic take on the @UN #NPT Review Conference is out at @WPReview. Champions of the @nuclearban and of peaceful nuclear use may in fact take heart worldpoliticsreview.com/non-proliferat…

www.worldpoliticsreview.com It’s Not All Doom and Gloom for Non-Proliferation The latest Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty ended without agreement. But that doesn’t mean it didn’t accomplish anything.