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Bailey Ulbricht: Re-imagining International Law’s Prohibition on the Use of Force

Research Seminar

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm PT

May 6, 2026

223 Philosophy Hall

Bailey Ulbricht will present initial findings from ongoing scholarship examining the possible demise of international law’s prohibition on the use of force and a potential – if not uncontroversial – pathway forward leveraging a long-standing international legal principle known as necessity. The aim of this talk is to foster honest reflections about international law and to attempt to chart a pathway forward.

Bailey Ulbricht, Executive Director, Stanford Humanitarian Program, Stanford University.