Dr Samuel Jarvis is a Lecturer in International Relations at York St John University. Before joining York St John, he worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds and as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Southampton. His research interests lie in the complex interaction between politics, morality, and law at the global level, with a particular focus on the R2P, UN Security Council and international peace and security. He has recently completed work on a British Academy funded project with Professor Jason Ralph and Dr Jess Gifkins, which explored the impact of the Brexit decision on the UK’s influence in the UN system.