Dr Janina Dill awarded the Dasturzada Dr Jal Pavry Memorial Prize 2012

Congratulations to Dr Janina Dill, who has been awarded the 2012 Dasturzada Dr Jal Pavry Memorial Prize for her DPhil thesis entitled 'The definition of a legitimate target in US air warfare: A normative enquiry into the effectiveness of International Law in the conduct of hostilities'. The Pavry Prize is awarded annually by the Social Sciences Board to an outstanding thesis at the University of Oxford on a subject in the area of international peace and understanding.

Janina's research focuses on international law in war, specifically its philosophical foundations and normative scope, as well as the emergence and demise of states in international law and the legal and political challenges associated with state failure, state building and self-determination.