El Departamento de Ciencia Política y Estudios Internacionales tiene el agrado de invitar al seminario “The Laws of War and Public Support for Foreign Combatants”, a cargo de Yonatan Lupu.

Abstract en inglés del paper a presentar: Do publics in great power democracies serve as compliance constituencies for international humanitarian law (IHL)? A wealth of evidence indicates that armed combatants with an incentive to seek the support of outside compliance constituencies are more likely to comply with IHL. Yet a key mechanism underlying these claims – that publics in great power democracies are more likely to support armed combatants that comply with IHL – has not yet been directly tested. We seek to address this question using a series of experiments embedded in nationally representative surveys conducted in three democracies that have frequently been involved in foreign interventions – France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Our results indicate that belligerents – both governments and rebels – that comply with the laws of war are significantly more likely to garner support from publics in likely intervening countries compared to those who fail to follow international rules governing wartime conduct. In all three countries, compliance with international law caused both greater levels of approval of armed combatants as well as greater support for intervention, either economically or militarily. In turn, this indicates that, to the extent combatants seek the support of outside audiences, this can serve as a mechanism by which international law constrains armed combat.

• Yonatan Lupu, Associate Professor of Political Science, George Washington University

Moderadora:

• Florencia Montal, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

El evento será en inglés, sin traducción. Se desarrollará de forma presencial en el Campus Di Tella y de forma virtual a través de la plataforma Zoom.