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Dr. Ian Park serves as an ECIGL Visiting Fellow at the University of Edinburgh School of Law, where he teaches part-time while concurrently holding the rank of Captain in the UK Royal Navy and providing legal advisory services within the UK Ministry of Defence. His extensive operational experience includes deployments to Afghanistan and the Middle East supporting military operations, alongside teaching appointments at Yale Law School and lecturing engagements at Harvard, Cambridge, and Oxford.
His academic foundation comprises:
- Undergraduate studies at St. John's College, University of Cambridge
- Doctorate in International Law from Balliol College, University of Oxford
Dr. Park's research centers on International Law with rigorous specialization in the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Law, examining the application of the right to life principle in military operations and the evolving challenges of international humanitarian law in contemporary warfare. His work bridges theoretical legal frameworks with practical military jurisprudence, significantly influencing policy development through empirical analysis of real-world conflict scenarios.
His scholarly output features the authoritative monograph "The Right to Life in Armed Conflict" (Oxford University Press, 2018), which establishes critical connections between human rights law and international humanitarian law in conflict zones. This publication represents his sustained scholarly focus on resolving legal ambiguities in modern warfare through doctrinal precision and operational relevance.
His academic excellence is recognized through prestigious fellowships:
- Hudson Fellow, Oxford University
- Mountbatten Fellow, Cambridge University
- First Sea Lord’s Fellow
While Dr. Park's instructional roles at Edinburgh and Yale involve advanced legal pedagogy, the source material specifies no formal graduate student advising responsibilities. Similarly, explicit research grant details are absent, though his fellowships and Ministry of Defence service indicate substantial institutional support for his operational legal scholarship.
As an ECIGL Visiting Fellow, Dr. Park actively contributes to the Edinburgh Centre for International and Global Law's research agenda on global security frameworks. His dual affiliation with the Royal Navy's legal community and international academic networks fosters unique cross-institutional collaboration on military legal standards and international humanitarian law implementation.
