Inamori International Writing Prize in Military Ethics

Call for Papers
ma students

Apply by January 21, 2024 for consideration.

The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence awards an annual prize for the best papers in military ethics from current graduate and professional students and recent graduates to promote active involvement in the study and the pursuit of graduate degrees in this field.

2022 PRIZE WINNER

1st Place: Sara Gaines, MA

Artificial Intelligence as Clinician: An Argument for Ethical use of Future Technology in a Medical Setting, Case Western Reserve University

2021 PRIZE WINNERS

1st Place: Laura K. Graham, PhD, Executive Director, Yemen Accountability Project 

Malum In Se: Starvation Crimes in International Law, Case Western Reserve University

2nd Place: Nathan J. Riehl, Captain, United States Army

The Virtuous (Human) Soldier: A MacIntyrian Approach to Moral Education in the US Army, University of Pennsylvania


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We are proud to present a special volume of The International Journal of Ethical Leadership, which includes 2021 and 2022 Inamori International Writing Prize in Military Ethics winners' contributions in English, Spanish, and French. The publication can be viewed online in the CWRU School of Law's Scholarly Commons and print versions are also available at the Inamori Center or here.

The aim of Inamori International Writing Prize is to promote involvement in the study and application of Military Ethics. In order to improve the accessibility of the field, the Inamori Center publishes the winning theses in at least two non-English languages. 

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Presentations at EuroISME Annual Conference

2020 and 2021 Inamori Thesis Prize winners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The 10th EuroISME Annual Conference 2021 Online-Conference June 3, 10, 17

2020 PRIZE WINNERS

1st Place: Kevin Cutright, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army

Empathy and Jus in bello, Saint Louis University

2nd Place: Joseph O. Chapa, Major, United States Air Force

Just War Traditions and Revisions, Magdalen College, Oxford

2019 PRIZE WINNERS

1st Place: Hunter Cantrell, CPT, LG - Instructor Department of English and Philosophy, United States Military Academy

Arguments for Banning Autonomous Weapon Systems: A Critique, Georgia State University

2nd Place: J. Davis Winkie

Thin Red Lines: Early Cold War Military Censorship of Hollywood War Movies, University of North Carolina at Chapel


IJEL Special Volume 1

We are proud to present a special volume of The International Journal of Ethical Leadership, which includes 2019 and 2020 Inamori International Thesis Prize in Military Ethics winners' contributions in English, Spanish, and French. The publication can be viewed online in the CWRU School of Law's Scholarly Commons and print versions are also available at the Inamori Center or here.

The aim of Inamori International Thesis Prize is to promote involvement in the study and application of Military Ethics. In order to improve the accessibility of the field, the Inamori Center publishes the winning theses in at least two non-English languages. 

Read Now