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CommentaryPeace in Law, Policy and Institutions
What would it take for law to be built for peace?
October 2026. Anders Reagan, Director, explains in plain language what the 2026 article proposes and what it shows about international law. Read more
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Article on peace in international law published
8 October 2026. The Journal on the Use of Force and International Law published online “The Sovereignty of Sentience: A Phenomenological Approach to Peace for International Law”, by the Director. Read more
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Autumn 2026 research traineeship begins
15 September 2026. Eight Research Trainees began work on the coding of sources for the Institute’s systematic review of how the concept of peace is defined; the traineeship runs to 15 November 2026. Read more
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Summer 2026 research traineeship begins
13 May 2026. Ten Research Trainees from Loyola University Chicago, Lund University and St. Olaf College joined the triple coding of sources for the review of 61 concepts of peace. Read more
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Institute presents at University of Geneva workshop on peace in international law
7 November 2025. The Institute presented “Reframing the Ontology of Peace in International Law” at a workshop organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Geneva. Read more
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Peace and Conflict Science Institute becomes the Institute for Global Peacecraft
22 October 2025. The new name, resolved by an extraordinary members’ assembly on 3 October 2025, was registered by the Swedish Tax Agency. Read more
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Written statement to the sixtieth session of the Human Rights Council issued
27 August 2025. “From Exploitation to Equitable Peace: Advancing Economic Justice Through Irenomics” was issued as A/HRC/60/NGO/307. Read more
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Statement to the High-level Segment of the Economic and Social Council issued
July 2025. The statement, on the foundations of peace in Goal 16, appears as item 66 of E/C.2/2025/CRP.48. Read more
NewsCommon Ground for Peace
Written statement to the fifty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council issued
20 February 2025. “Reinforcing the Foundations of Peace and Human Rights: A Call for Philosophical and Scientific Rigour” was issued as A/HRC/58/NGO/136. Read more