Ainley, Kirsten


Dr Kirsten Ainley  

Department

Position held

Department of International Relations

Lecturer

Centre for the Study of Human Rights

Experience keywords:

human rights; international political theory; the politics of international law, in particular international criminal law and war crimes trials; international ethics; humanitarian intervention

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The core concern that motivates my research is to identify the ethical practices that operate in international relations and to explore the history, inherent assumptions and empirical effects of these practices. I am particularly interested in the development and politics of international criminal law, and in notions of individual and collective responsibility, both in international law and in international political theory.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Law

Countries and regions to which research relates:

US; Africa

Languages:

German [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]; Spanish [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7107 5118

Publications

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2013

Ainley, Kirsten (2013) Transitional justice in Cambodia: the coincidence of power and principle. In: Jeffery, Renee, (ed.) Transitional justice in the Asia-Pacific. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

2012

Ainley, Kirsten (2012) The social practice of institutional responsibility. In: Erskine, Toni, (ed.) Responding to "delinquent" institutions: blaming, punishing, and rehabilitating collective moral agents in international relations. Palgrave, London, UK.

2011

Ainley, Kirsten (2011) Book review: political evil in a global age: Hannah Arendt and international theory - by Patrick Hayden. International affairs, 87 (2). pp. 467-468. ISSN 0020-5850

Ainley, Kirsten (2011) Excesses of responsibility: the limits of law and the possibilities of politics. Ethics & international affairs, 25 (04). pp. 407-431. ISSN 0892-6794

Ainley, Kirsten (2011) The International Criminal Court on trial. Cambridge review of international affairs, 24 (3). pp. 309-333. ISSN 0955-7571

2010

Ainley, Kirsten (2010) The implications and imperfections of practice. Human rights review, ISSN 1874-6306

Ainley, Kirsten (2010) Book review: ‘War Games: The Story of Aid and War in Modern Times’ by Linda Polman. International affairs, 86 (5). pp. 1218-1221. ISSN 0020-5850

2009

Brown, Chris and Ainley, Kirsten (2009) Understanding international relations [4th edition]. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK. ISBN 9780230213104

2008

Ainley, Kirsten (2008) Individual agency and responsibility for atrocity. In: Jeffery, Renee, (ed.) Confronting evil in international relations: ethical responses to problems of moral agency. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK, pp. 37-60. ISBN 9780230602632

2006

Ainley, Kirsten (2006) Responsibility for atrocity: individual criminal agency and the International Criminal Court. In: Parry, John T., (ed.) Evil, law and the state: perspectives on state power and violence. Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, pp. 143-158. ISBN 9789042017481

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