Authors

Adejoké Babington-Ashaye

Adejoké Babington-Ashaye is a former investigator at the ICC, an expert with the Wayamo Foundation on national justice and accountability measures for international crimes, a Fellow at…

Adina-Loredana Nistor

Adina-Loredana Nistor is a PhD Candidate in international criminal law at the University of Groningen. Her research explores how cultural differences impact international criminal tr…

Ahmed Al-Dawoody

Dr Ahmed Al-Dawoody is the legal adviser for Islamic law and jurisprudence at the ICRC. He also teaches at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Gen…

Alessandra Spadaro

Alessandra Spadaro is an Assistant Professor of Public International Law at Utrecht University. She obtained her PhD in international law from the Graduate Institute of International…

Alexander Grimmig

Alexander Grimmig is currently doing his master’s in international law at Utrecht University and is specialising in Conflict and Security. Before that, he was studying law in Kiel, Germany,…

Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg

Alonso Gurmendi is an Assistant Professor at Universidad del Pacífico, in Lima, Peru, where he specializes in international humanitarian law and use of force, with a focus on the histor…

Amrei Müller

Amrei Müller is a Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Ad Astra Fellow) at University College Dublin, Sutherland School of Law. Her areas of expertise comprise (comparative) human rights law…

Anandi Sweere

Anandi Sweere is an LLM candidate in Public International Law at Utrecht University specializing in international security law and international humanitarian law. She participated in the …

Andrea Farrés Jiménez

Andrea Farrés Jiménez is a qualified Spanish lawyer specialized in international humanitarian law, international security and arms control. She graduated from the Graduate Institut…

Andrea Marilyn Pragashini Immanuel

Andrea Marilyn Pragashini Immanuel is a PhD Candidate and Research Fellow at the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. Her ongoing PhD rese…

Anki Sjöberg

Ann-Kristin “Anki” Sjöberg is the Co-Director and Founder of Fight for Humanity, focusing on extending human rights to armed and political actors, especially armed groups. She has 16 year…

Annyssa Bellal

Annyssa Bellal is the Strategic Adviser on International Humanitarian Law at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and a Senior Lecturer in international la…

Armed Groups and International Law

Promoting information sharing and community building between individuals and organisations working on issues related to armed groups and international law. Providing updates on news stories…

Ashley Jackson

Dr Ashley Jackson is Co-director of the Centre on Armed Groups and an Associate Researcher with the Conflict, Security and Development Research Group at King’s College London. Her research foc…

Asli Ozcelik Olcay

Dr. Asli Ozcelik Olcay is a Lecturer in International Law at the University of Glasgow, where she is also the Academic Coordinator of the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security….

Atharv Dhiman

Atharv Dhiman is a junior lecturer of political science at the University of Amsterdam, and a junior researcher in the ERC-funded CitizenGap project. He has specialised in the political econom…

Bart Klem

Bart Klem is an Associate Professor at the School of Global Studies, Gothenburg University. His research is focused on the performative politics and de facto sovereignty of insurgent movements…

Begüm Simsir

Begümhan I. Simsir is a policy and research intern at the IFRC. She holds an LL.M. in IHL and human rights from the Geneva Academy. Her LL.M. thesis focused on the protection of wounded and …

Bilyana Petkova Khan

Bilyana Petkova Khan has over a decade of professional experience working in the fields of human rights and armed conflict. She currently serves as a Human Rights Officer at the UN OHCHR in Ge…

Boyd van Dijk

Boyd van Dijk is a McKenzie Fellow at the Melbourne Law School. He received his PhD in History from the European University Institute. His most recent publications have appeared in the Amer…

Brianne McGonigle Leyh

Dr. Brianne McGonigle Leyh is an Associate Professor with the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) and Montaigne Centre on Rule of Law at Utrecht University’s School of Law. She is al…

Carla Suarez

Carla Suarez is an independent researcher interested in peace and conflict studies, the politics of non-state armed groups, gender dynamics during and after war, and the ethics of field rese…

Chris Rush

Chris Rush is the researcher focusing on Burma/Myanmar for the Generating Respect Project. He has a background in forced displacement and humanitarian assistance. From 1992 to 2006 he worked f…

Daniella Dam-de Jong

Daniëlla Dam-de Jong is an Associate professor of public international law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University.

Daragh Murray

Daragh Murray is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex School of Law & Human Rights Centre, and author of Human Rights Obligations of Non-State Armed Groups (2016).

Eloise Lefebvre

Eloïse Lefebvre is a Detention Adviser on persons deprived of liberty entity with the ICRC’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. She started her career as a legal adviser for the prison sy…

Elvina Pothelet

Elvina Pothelet is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Geneva. Her dissertation is entitled “Searching for the ‘nexus’: a proposal to refine the scope of applicability of internati…

Emanuela-Chiara Gillard

Emanuela-Chiara Gillard is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict and an Associate Fellow in Chatham House’s International Law Programme. From …

Emiliano Buis

Emiliano Buis (BA in Law and Classics, MA, LLM, PhD) holds the chair of Public International Law at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) Law School and at the Central University of the Prov…

Emmanuelle Marchand

Emmanuelle Marchand is a Senior Legal Counsel and the Head of the legal unit for Civitas Maxima a network of lawyers specialized in the investigation of international crimes and l…

Ezequiel Heffes

Ezequiel Heffes is the Director of Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict in New York. Prior to joining Watchlist, Ezequiel worked for Geneva Call as a Senior Policy and Legal Advisor and…

Florian Weigand

Dr Florian Weigand is Co-Director of the Centre on Armed Groups and a Research Associate at the London School of Economics. His research focuses on conflict zones, borderlands and other com…

Gehad Abaza

Gehad Abaza’s research interests include forced migration and refugee studies, the anthropology of the state, processes of racialization, the anthropology of war, and memory. Abaza has an M…

Giovanni Mantilla

Giovanni Mantilla is University Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and Fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge, and of the Lauterpacht Centre…

Hannes Jöbstl

Hannes Jöbstl is an Associate Legal Officer at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague and a DPhil candidate in the field of public international law at the University of Oxf…

Hiba Mikhail

Hiba Mikhail is the Regional Legal and Policy Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa at Geneva Call. She holds a Public Law Degree from the Lebanese University and is curre…

Hyeran Jo

Hyeran Jo is Associate Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas, USA). Her primary research interests lie in international institutions and international …

Imke Harbers

Imke Harbers is associate professor of political science at the University of Amsterdam. She holds a PhD from Leiden University and has been a visiting fellow at the Center for US-Mexican Stu…

Ioana Cismas

Dr Ioana Cismas is a Reader at York Law School and the Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York. She leads the ESRC-funded project Generating Respect for Humanitarian Norms:…

Janja Simentic Popovic

Janja Simentic Popovic is a PhD Candidate and a Teaching Assistant at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Political Science. Her research interests include international humanitarian …

Jelena Aparac

Dr. Jelena Aparac holds a PhD in international public law. Her dissertation focused on “International criminal liability of corporations for international crimes committed in non-internati…

Jelena Pejic

Jelena Pejic is a former Senior Legal Adviser in the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva. In over twenty years with the ICRC, Jelena was responsible…

Jessica Doumit

Jessica Doumit is the Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Research Adviser with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Syria Response Office. She has worked with various human ri…

Jori Breslawski

Jori Breslawski is a lecturer in the Political Science Department at Tel Aviv University. Her research centers on governance by non-state armed groups and humanitarian access in violent conte…

Joshua Joseph Niyo

Joshua Joseph Niyo is a PhD Candidate at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and H…

Juana Acosta

Associate Professor and Director of the Legal Clinic at Universidad de La Sabana (Colombia). Holds a law degree from Javeriana University; a Master in Human Rights from Externado University…

Julie Fraser

Julie Fraser is Assistant Professor with the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) and the Montaigne Centre at Utrecht University. She has published, taught, and presented at confere…

Juline Beaujouan

Dr Juline Beaujouan is a Research Associate at the Political Settlements Research Programme at the University of Edinburgh. She is part of the research team behind the PA-X Local Peace Agree…

Kamal Makili-Aliyev

Dr. Kamal Makili-Aliyev is a human rights scholar and senior lecturer at the University of Gothenburg’s School of Global Studies. He is a human rights generalist that has a special interes…

Katharine Fortin

Katharine Fortin is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University where she teaches IHL and IHRL. Before joining Utrecht University, she worked at the ICTY, ICC and Norton Rose Fulbright. Sh…

Kathryn Greenman

Kathryn Greenman is a senior lecturer in law at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Kathryn’s research is interested in the interrelation between the economic and the humanitaria…

Kathryn Hampton

Kathryn Hampton is a human rights advocate in the field of refugee protection. She has worked with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the International Rescue Committee,…

Kjell Anderson

Kjell Anderson is an assistant professor of law, and the director of the Master of Human Rights program at the University of Manitoba. He is an interdisciplinary scholar and has published wi…

Laura Baron-Mendoza

Laura Baron-Mendoza is a Colombian lawyer specializing in international human rights, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and conflict resolution. She has worked…

Laura Íñigo Álvarez

Dr. Laura Íñigo Álvarez is a researcher and lecturer in public international law. She holds a PhD in international law from Utrecht University and an LLM from the University of Sevi…

Laura Wise

Laura Wise is a Research Associate at the Political Settlements Research Programme at the University of Edinburgh. She is part of the research team behind the PA-X Local Peace Agreement datab…

Laurie Blank

Laurie R. Blank is a Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Center for International and Comparative Law; Director, International Humanitarian Law Clinic, Emory Law School.

Lisa-Marie Rudi

Lisa-Marie Rudi, Deputy Head of the Legal unit, has been working at Civitas Maxima since 2014. She contributes to the majority of Civitas Maxima’s cases through her legal and analytical w…

Louise Sloan

Louise Sloan works as a research assistant for the ‘Generating Respect for Humanitarian Norms’ project coordinated by the University of York and Geneva Call. She researches civil conflicts wi…

Luke Moffet

Dr Luke Moffett is a senior law lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast and principal investigator on the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council ‘Reparations, Responsibility and Victimhoo…

Marco Longobardo

Marco Longobardo is a Lecturer in International Law at the University of Westminster, where he also teaches public international law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law…

Marco Sassòli

Marco Sassòli is Director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and professor at the University of Geneva.

Marcos Kotlik

Marcos Kotlik is the Academic Coordinator of the Observatory of IHL at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), and a PhD in International Law candidate at the Graduate Institute of International…

Marika Sosnowski

Marika Sosnowski is an Australian-qualified lawyer, a Research Fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg and an incoming Postdoctoral Fellow at the Universit…

Mario Pasquale Amoroso

Mario Pasquale Amoroso is an LL.M. candidate at the Graduate Institute for international and development studies, specializing in humanitarian, criminal and human rights law. He holds a master…

Marishet Mohammed Hamza

Marishet Mohammed Hamza is a PhD Candidate in international law at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. His project focuses on the challenges to…

Mark Drumbl

Mark A Drumbl is the Class of 1975 Alumni Professor of Law and Director of the Transnational Law Institute at Washington and Lee University, Virginia, USA. He is author of Atrocity, Punishm…

Mark Freeman

Mark Freeman is the founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT). He is a leading global expert on conflict resolution and human rights. Before founding I…

Marta Furlan

Marta Furlan holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews. Her doctoral dissertation, funded by the Handa Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violenc…

Mathias Holvoet

Dr. Mathias Holvoet is currently a Legal Officer at the Federal Prosecutor’s Office of Belgium.

Mathilde Piret

Mathilde Piret holds a law degree from the Université Catholique de Louvain and an LLM from the University of Cambridge. Until recently, she was an associate at the Legal Division of…

Megan Stewart

Megan Stewart is an Assistant Professor at American University’s School of International Service. Her research investigates why political actors attempt to transform social orders, expl…

Melina Fidelis-Tzourou

Melina Fidelis-Tzourou holds a Law Degree from the University of Athens and an LLM from the Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights. She has prior experience working with the ICRC Missio…

Milena Sterio

Milena Sterio is The Charles R. Emrick Jr. – Calfee Halter & Griswold Professor of Law at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and Managing Director at the Public International Law and Po…

Miloš Hrnjaz

Miloš Hrnjaz is Assistant Professor of International Law at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Political Science. He teaches Public International Law, IHL and Use of Force in Internati…

Nathalie Weizmann

Nathalie Weizmann is Senior Legal Officer with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, where her work focuses on International Humanitarian Law as it relates to…

Nathan Derejko

Dr Nathan Derejko is a Lecturer in the School of Law and Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex. Previously, Nathan was Director of the Human Rights Centre Clinic at the Universit…

Nicolas Sion

Nicolas Sion is the Head of Development of Fight for Humanity, a non-partisan, impartial and independent non-governmental organization that seeks to reinforce respect for the rights of pe…

Niels Terpstra

Dr. Niels Terpstra is Assistant Professor at the Utrecht School of Governance (USG) and Advisor at USG Consultancy, Utrecht University. Starting 1 March 2022, he is appointed Assistant Profe…

Olivia Herman

Olivia Herman holds a PhD in international law from the KU Leuven. Her recently finished PhD research focuses on “Righting Wrongs: Non-State Armed Groups and Reparations for Victims of A…

Pascal Bongard

Pascal Bongard is Co-Director of the Centre on Armed Groups and Humanitarian Research Scholar with the Fordham University’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. He has exten…

Patricia Valencia Gallego

Patricia Valencia is a LLM candidate at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. She holds a law degree from the University Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona….

Ramesh Ganohariti

Ramesh Ganohariti is a PhD researcher at the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University, Ireland. His research focuses on the intersection between citizenship and contested state…

Rene Provost

René Provost Ad.E. FRSC is Professor of Law at McGill University, where he was the founding Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism. His books include: Rebel Courts –…

Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson is a Research Associates at the Political Settlements Research Programme at the University of Edinburgh. He is part of the research team behind the PA-X Local Peace Agree…

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Rogier Bartels

Rogier is a researcher at the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA) and works at the Dutch National Prosecutor’s Office. He holds LL.M-degrees from Utrecht University and the Universit…

Romain Malejacq

Romain Malejacq is an Assistant Professor at Radboud University Nijmegen’s Department of Political Science and Centre for International Conflict Analysis and Management (CICAM), in…

Romina Pezzot

Romina Edith Pezzot is a lawyer and a lecturer in public international law, international humanitarian law and international criminal law. She holds a Master degree in international law from…

Sandra Krahenmann

Dr Sandra Krähenmann is a Senior Legal and Policy Adviser at Geneva Call. Prior to joining Geneva Call, she worked at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights,…

Sarah Adamczyk

Sarah Adamczyk currently works as the Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Specialist with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Syria Response Office. Sarah has previously wo…

Sarah Gale

Sarah Gale is a Protection Delegate with the International Committee of the Red Cross. She completed her Juris Doctor (law degree) in Canada at the University of Victoria and her Master of Law…

Sareta Ashraph

A national of Trinidad & Tobago, I am a barrister specialising in international criminal and humanitarian law.

Shalaka Thakur

Shalaka Thakur is a PhD candidate at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, where she works on the role of power in conflict zones. She has been conducting extensive field research at the Indo-Mya…

Shane Darcy

Professor at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, National University of Ireland Galway.

Sofia Poulopoulou

Sofia Poulopoulou is a PhD researcher at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University under the supervision of Professor Nico Schrijver and Associate Professor,…

Tadesse M. Kebebew

Tadesse M. Kebebew is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and H…

Tilman Rodenhaeuser

Dr Tilman Rodenhauser holds a PhD from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. He is currently Legal Adviser at the International Committee of the Red C…

Tim Epple

Tim Epple is a Research Associate at the Political Settlements Research Programme at the University of Edinburgh. He is part of the research team behind the PA-X Local Peace Agreement datab…

Tom Ginsburg

Tom Ginsburg is the Leo Spitz Professor of International Law at the University of Chicago, where he also holds an appointment in the Political Science Department. He is also a Research Profe…

Tove Nyberg

Tove Nyberg is a fourth year PhD student in Criminology at Stockholm University. She holds a law degree and a master’s degree in socio-legal and criminological research. Her research i…

Verity Robson

Verity Robson is the Legal Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and Other International Organisations in Geneva, where she provides advice on pu…

Wayne Miller

Wayne Miller is an LLM student in Public International Law at Utrecht University. His studies have focused on international human rights law, international criminal law, and internati…

William Grant-Brook

William Grant-Brook is an early career researcher and program officer interested in conflict, state structure and armed groups. He has worked for several years in research and peacebuil…

William Schabas

William A. Schabas is professor of international law at Middlesex University in London, emeritus professor of international criminal law and human rights at Leiden University and distingui…

Ximena Galvez Lima

Ximena Galvez Lima is the Regional Legal and Policy Coordinator for Europe and Asia at Geneva Call. Ximena holds a Masters Degree in International Law from the Graduate Institute in Geneva …

Yiokasti Mouratidi

Yiokasti Mouratidi is an LLM graduate in Public International Law from Utrecht University, the Netherlands. She previously obtained her LLB in Law with European Law from the Universit…

Yolvi Padilla

Yolvi Lena Padilla Sepulveda is a psychologist with a specialisation in childhood, culture and development studies. Yolvi’s research focuses on the effects of armed conflict in urban and r…

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