Dr. KA LOK YIP

    20172024

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    Biography

    Dr. Ka Lok Yip holds an interdisciplinary PhD (summa cum laude) in International Law and International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. She also has a Bachelor of Civil Law (distinction) from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Laws (first class honors) from King’s College London. Ka Lok focuses her research on peace and conflict. She draws on a wide range of disciplines including international law, international relations, philosophy, psychology, and sociology to study the causes of armed conflicts and strategies for their management, resolution, and prevention. She has published extensively on issues related to peace and conflict and her recent monograph ‘The Use of Force against Individuals in War under International Law – a Social Ontological Approach’ won her the Francis Lieber Book Prize 2023. Ka Lok is also admitted to the practice of law in England and Wales and Hong Kong.

    Research Interests

    • International Law
    • Peace and Conflict
    • Human Rights
    • Social Ontology
    • Existential Philosophy

    Experience

    Assistant Professor

    Hamad Bin Khalifa University

    2021 - Present

    Lecturer

    University of Hong Kong

    2018 - Present

    Education/Academic qualification

    International Law and International Relations, PhD, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

    Law, Bachelor, King's College London

    Law, Master, University of Oxford

    Keywords

    • KZ Law of Nations
    • international law

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