Ian ParkView profile
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Ian Park is a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School (Yale University) and a Commodore (Rear Admiral lower half) in the U.K. Royal Navy. He serves as Head of Navy Legal and has extensive experience as a legal adviser on military operations in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Park holds a Ph.D. in International Law (Balliol College, Oxford, 2016), an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge (2019), and an M.St. from the University of Oxford (2010). He is a graduate and Scholar of St. John’s College, Cambridge. Education: M.Phil., University of Cambridge, 2019 Ph.D., University of Oxford, 2016 M.St., University of Oxford, 2010 His research focuses on international law, armed conflict, and humanitarian law. He has authored or contributed to five books, including the seminal The Right to Life in Armed Conflict (Oxford University Press, 2018). His work bridges military operations, legal frameworks in conflict zones, and human rights protections. Park has held fellowships at Harvard Law School, Oxford University, Cambridge University, and institutions in Beijing, Hanoi, and Singapore. He is a Freeman of the City of London and a former winner of the U.K. Bar Awards’ Armed Forces Barrister of the Year. Grants & Advising: Not explicitly detailed, but his military and academic roles imply extensive advisory and operational engagements. Labs/Teams: Associated with the Royal Navy Legal branch and academic collaborations at global institutions like the Academy of Military Sciences (Beijing) and Freiburg University.










