When Should We Ignore the United Nations | Nigel Biggar: Just War (4/4)

In this lecture, Nigel Biggar outlines the theories and issues around when war can be justified. In an age where war once again has emerged in Ukraine, may soon arise in Asia, and the Israel-Gaza conflict continues; this intervention is of vital importance.

He covers the limits of international organisations, their corruption, and when a state can and should ignore international laws of war.

Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral Theology at Oxford, he founded the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life. His bestselling book Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning (2023) sparks debate on the British Empire’s legacy. Other works like What’s Wrong with Rights? (2020) and In Defence of War (2013) explore rights, war, and ethics. A CBE recipient (2021) and Conservative peer in the House of Lords (2025), Biggar chairs the Free Speech Union and writes for The Times and The Spectator.

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