Nathan Derejko

Dr Nathan Derejko is the Mauro Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice and Assistant Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba. Previously, Nathan was the Director of the Masters in Human Rights program at University College London (UK), Director of the Human Rights Clinic and Lecturer in Human Rights Law at the University of Essex (UK), and a Visiting Lecturer at the International Institute of International Humanitarian Law in Sanremo Italy.
Nathan’s research and teaching interests span three interrelated fields of international law: international humanitarian law, international human rights law, and the jus ad bellum. Nathan has a particular interest in the protection of human rights during armed conflict, counter-terrorism and human rights, and the law and practice of non-international armed conflict. Nathan’s research has been cited both within and beyond academia, including by the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the New York City Bar Association, and has been covered by various media outlets, including the CBC, BBC, and Al-Jazeera English.