Author profile: Francisco Lobo

Francisco Lobo holds a PhD in War Studies from King’s College London. He also holds an LLM in International Legal Studies (New York University), an LLM in International Law and an LLB (University of Chile). He has worked as a legal practitioner in the private and public sectors. He has more recently worked as an advisor for an international development project to train the Armed Forces of Ukraine in IHL and military ethics standards. His research focuses on international law, human rights, the laws and ethics of war, legal theory, moral philosophy, and history.

New Book – The Praeter-Colonial Mind: An Intellectual Journey Through the Back Alleys of Empire

Francisco Lobo • Oct 28 2025 • Articles

The Praeter-Colonial Mind attempts to understand the ways in which the lingering legacies of imperialism play a key role in today’s postcolonial societies.

Military Honor in the Twenty-First Century: Some Contemporary Challenges

Francisco Lobo • May 25 2021 • Articles

Military honor is a concept that elicits an interpretive attitude and therefore can evolve to accommodate new contents and meanings.

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