Adejoké Babington-AshayeAdejoké 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 NistorAdina-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-DawoodyDr 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 SpadaroAlessandra 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 GrimmigAlexander 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,…
Alison BissetDr Alison Bisset is Associate Professor in International Human Rights Law at the University of Reading, UK. Her scholarship focuses on Transitional Justice, International Human Rights Law…
Alonso Gurmendi DunkelbergAlonso 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 MüllerAmrei 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…
Anais BrunierAnaïs Brunier holds a Master’s in International and Development Studies with a specialization in Human Rights and Humanitarianism from the Graduate Institute of International and Develop…
Anandi SweereAnandi 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 …
Anastasia ShesterininaProfessor Anastasia Shesterinina is Chair in Comparative Politics and Founding Director of the Centre for the Comparative Study of Civil War at the University of York. She leads the UKRI Fu…
Andrea Farrés JiménezAndrea 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 ImmanuelAndrea 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…
Andrew Bartles-SmithAndrew Bartles-Smith has over twenty years’ experience working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Asia, pioneering innovative approaches to engage with armed groups…
Angie BittarAngie Bittar is a Syrian-born MA Candidate in Development, specialising in Power and Conflict at the Geneva Graduate Institute. She is currently completing her dissertation, attemptin…
Anki SjöbergAnn-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…
Anne-Charlotte BaronAnne-Charlotte Baron is a researcher and PhD candidate in social and military sciences at the Royal Military Academy (Belgium) and in law at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Her rese…
Annyssa BellalAnnyssa 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…
Antonio CocoDr Antonio Coco is a Senior Lecturer at Essex Law School, University of Essex, specializing in public international law, particularly the legal implications of emerging technologies suc…
Ara Marcén NavalAra Marcén Naval is a Spanish human rights advocate and policy expert specialising in arms control, international human rights law, and security sector governance. She has over 20 year…
Aristide Evouna EvounaAristide Evouna Evouna is a former Fellow of the United Nations Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa (Cameroon) who also carried out various consultancies as facilitator for…
Armed Groups and International LawPromoting 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 JacksonDr 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 OlcayDr. 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 DhimanAtharv 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…
Aurélien LLorcaAurélien LLorca holds a PhD in Law from Neuchâtel University and two Masters in political science from Sciences Po Grenoble and Paris-Est university. He served during ten years as an Expert…
Barbara PavlovicovaBarbara Pavlovicová is an LLM Candidate in Public International Law at Utrecht University, focusing on conflict and security. Previously, Barbara obtained her MA from the University of Gronin…
Bart KlemBart 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 SimsirBegümhan 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 …
Bethany EllisBethany Ellis is the Global Advocacy Advisor for Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict – a network of 16 humanitarian and human rights organizations seeking to end violations against chil…
Bilyana Petkova KhanBilyana 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 DijkBoyd 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 LeyhDr. 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…
Camilo Ramirez GutierrezCamilo Ramírez Gutierrez is a research professor and a university lecturer on legal interpretation, International Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, and Armed Conflicts at the Universidad…
Carla SuarezCarla 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 RushChris 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…
Coline MinguetColine Minguet is an FNRS-funded PhD candidate at UCLouvain, where she researches reparations for victims of sexual violence in armed conflicts under international law. She holds an LL.M…
Daniela CiobanuDaniela Ciobanu is a LL.M. candidate in Public International Law at Utrecht University, with specialization in Conflict and Security. She has completed her Bachelor in International and Euro…
Daniella Dam-de JongDaniëlla Dam-de Jong is an Associate professor of public international law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University.
Daragh MurrayDaragh 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).
Diletta MarchesiDiletta Marchesi is a PhD Fellow of the Research Foundations Flanders (FWO) at KU Leuven. In her doctoral thesis, she aims to shed light on the interpretation of the war crimes of denying judi…
Dmitry GurinDmitry Gurin specialises in international human rights law and sanctions. He is a Senior Legal Advisor at the European Prison Litigation Network, which he joined in 2022. He has over 13 year…
Duncan McLeanDuncan McLean has managed operations with MSF in both the field and headquarters beginning in 2002 and is currently a senior researcher with their reflection unit based in Geneva (UREPH). He…
Eloise LefebvreEloïse 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 PotheletElvina 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 GillardEmanuela-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 BuisEmiliano 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 MarchandEmmanuelle 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…
Erin BloomErin Rebecca Bloom is a Consultant with Metropolitan Group, where she specializes in democracy and corruption narratives. She previously worked for a global pro bono law firm where she prov…
Ezequiel HeffesEzequiel Heffes’ research focuses on international law and non-State actors. He was the Director of Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict in New York. Ezequiel also worked for Geneva Call …
Florian WeigandDr Florian Weigand is Co-Director of the Centre on Armed Groups and a Research Associate at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research focuses on conflict zo…
Gehad AbazaGehad 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…
Gemma DaviesGemma Davies is a Senior Research Fellow for the Humanitarian Policy Group at ODI. She has extensive experience working with a range of international humanitarian and human rights organisati…
Giovanni MantillaGiovanni 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 JöbstlHannes Jöbstl is a Legal Advisor at the Council of Europe where he works on war reparations and the establishment of a Claims Commission for Ukraine. He previously worked as an Associate L…
Henrique GarbinoHenrique Garbino is a Doctoral Candidate in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University (2021-present), where he researches the use of landmines and other explosive devices by non-state a…
Hiba MikhailHiba 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 JoHyeran 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 HarbersImke 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…
Insook YoonInsook Yoon is a Public International Law graduate from Utrecht University where she specialised in conflict and security. Her interests lie in the use of autonomous weapon systems in compli…
Ioana CismasDr 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:…
Jael Gasindikira ZawadiZawadi Gasindikira Jaël is a researcher at War Child Alliance DRCongo within the Beyond Compliance Consortium program, where she serves as the Country Research Unit Lead. Specializing in c…
Janja Simentic PopovicJanja 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 AparacDr. Jelena Aparac has over 15 years of professional experience in the field of international peace and security and human rights. She is a former Chair Rapporteur, member of the UN Working G…
Jelena PejicJelena 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…
Jennifer MaddocksJennifer Maddocks is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Law and Philosophy at the United States Military Academy, West Point and the Managing Editor for Articles of War.
Jessica DoumitJessica 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 BreslawskiJori 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 NiyoJoshua 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 AcostaAssociate 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 FraserJulie 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…
Julien AntoulyJulien Antouly holds a PhD in international law (CEDIN, University of Paris Nanterre). His dissertation focused on regime conflicts between counter-terrorism financing measures and the protec…
Juline BeaujouanDr 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-AliyevDr. 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 FortinKatharine 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…
Katherine KramerKatherine Kramer has over 20 years’ experience in humanitarian negotiations for protection outcomes. While working as Geneva Call’s Programme Director for Asia, she positively influe…
Kathryn GreenmanKathryn 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 HamptonKathryn 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 AndersonKjell 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…
Konstantina KaragkouniKonstantina Karagkouni works as a Research Associate for the Beyond Compliance Consortium, based at Utrecht University. She holds an LL.M. in Public International Law, specializing in Security…
Laura Baron-MendozaLaura 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 ÁlvarezLaura Íñigo Álvarez is an Assistant Professor in International Law at NOVA School of Law in Lisbon. She is also the co-coordinator of the recently created NOVA War and Law Lab and…
Laura PerezLaura Perez is an international expert on children and armed conflict and is currently serving as the Co-Director of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy concentration at Colu…
Laura PizzoferratoLaura Pizzoferrato obtained an LLM in Public International Law at Utrecht University where she specialized in conflict and security. She worked as a student assistant at Utrecht University w…
Laura WiseLaura 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…
Lauren GouldLauren Gould is Assistant Professor in Conflict Studies and the principle investigator and project leader of the Intimacies of Remote Warfare programme and the Realities of Algorithmic War…
Laurie BlankLaurie R. Blank is a Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Center for International and Comparative Law; Director, International Humanitarian Law Clinic, Emory Law School.
Leah OlasehindeLeah Sade Olasehinde is an international jurist specializing in international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and international human rights law. She has previously worked …
Leigh MayhewLeigh is a Senior Research Officer within ODI Global Risk and Resilience programme and a fellow at the Centre on Armed Groups. He is an experienced researcher in conducting practice orient…
Leon SeidlLeon Seidl is a Ph.D. candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Anne Peters. His research focuses on…
Lisa DickerLisa K. Dicker is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and Clinical Instructor in the Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program’s Dispute Systems Clinic, collaborating …
Lisa-Marie RudiLisa-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 SloanLouise 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 MoffetDr 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…
Lway Mownt NoonLway Mownt Noon is an ethnic civil society activist and a researcher focusing on identity politics and geopolitics of Myanmar. Noon has worked on human rights for over 18 years, with a focu…
Maelle L HommeMaelle L’Homme holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a Master’s degree in public affairs from Sciences Po in Paris, as well as an MSc in Health, Population and Society from…
Marc LinningMarc Linning is the Senior Protection Advisor for Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), and a member of the Beyond Compliance Consortium. He provides technical and strategic support on…
Marco LongobardoMarco 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 SassòliMarco Sassòli is Director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and professor at the University of Geneva.
Marcos KotlikMarcos 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 SosnowskiMarika Sosnowski is an Australian-qualified lawyer, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Melbourne Law School and a Research Associate at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA…
Mario Pasquale AmorosoMario 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 HamzaMarishet 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 DrumblMark 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 FreemanMark 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 FurlanMarta Furlan is Senior Program Manager for Research at Free the Slaves, an international human rights organization. She is also a non-resident Fellow at the Center on Armed Groups and the O…
Mathias HolvoetDr. Mathias Holvoet is currently a Legal Officer at the Federal Prosecutor’s Office of Belgium.
Mathilde PiretMathilde 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…
Medea Vanessa SegantiniMedea Vanessa Segantini is completing her MA in International Affairs, specializing in Global Security and Human Rights& Humanitarianism at IHEID (Geneva Graduate Institute). Recently she…
Megan StewartMegan 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-TzourouMelina 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…
Michel ParadisMichel Paradis is a leading human rights lawyer and national security law scholar. He has won high-profile cases around the globe, including some of the landmark cases to arise out of Guanta…
Milena SterioMilena 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 HrnjazMiloš 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…
Mohammad KanfashMohammad Kanfash is a doctoral researcher at the Centre for Conflict Studies, Utrecht University, and a humanitarian practitioner with 17 years of experience in the Middle East and Europe….
Nadwa Al-DawsariNadwa Al-Dawsari has 20 years of experience in Yemen and the Middle East. She is a Fellow at the Center on Armed Groups, a Nonresident Scholar at the Middle East Institute (MEI), and non-resi…
Nathalie WeizmannNathalie 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 DerejkoDr 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…
Nelson Camilo SánchezNelson Camilo Sánchez is Associate Professor of Law and Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law. He received an LL.M. from Harvard Law Sc…
Nicolas SionNicolas 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…
Nicole DotsonNicole Dotson is a third-year J.D. candidate at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law, Canada. Her research interests include international criminal law, cyberspace governance,…
Niels TerpstraDr. 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…
Oche Joseph OtorkpaDr. Oche Joseph Otorkpa is a Public Health Specialist and Resource Person at the National Institute for Environmental Health. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health and serves a…
Olivia HermanOlivia Herman is a practitioner and researcher in the fields of international law and transitional justice. She holds a PhD in International Law from the KU Leuven (Belgium) and has worked ac…
Omar Ahmed AbenzaOmar Ahmed Abenza is a humanitarian leader and a researcher. As a humanitarian working across the Middle East and Africa, Omar has a wide experience engaging with Islamic non-state armed ac…
Pascal BongardPascal 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…
Pascal TurlanPascal Turlan is an international lawyer and accountability expert with 25 years of experience in international criminal law, human rights law, and international cooperation. He works a…
Patricia Valencia GallegoPatricia 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….
Patrick KumiBorn in South Sudan, Kumi fled to Uganda in 2016 as a child escaping conflict. This early experience shaped his lifelong dedication to refugee rights and youth empowerment. He holds…
Piergiuseppe ParisiPiergiuseppe Parisi is a Lecturer at the York Law School and the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) at the University of York. He is a co-contributor to the Beyond Compliance Consortium…
Rahma AbikarExperienced consultant specializing in research, accountability, and program implementation in Somalia, Kenya, and the Horn of Africa. Deep understanding of working in conflict-affe…
Ramesh GanoharitiRamesh 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…
Raphaël van SteenbergheRaphaël van Steenberghe graduated in law and philosophy from the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in 2001 and 2002. He also holds an LL.M. in international law from Cambridge University (UK)…
Rebecca SuttonRebecca Sutton is a Senior Lecturer in International Law at the University of Glasgow, where she convenes graduate courses on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), International Human Rights …
Rene ProvostRené 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 WilsonRobert 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…
Robin van der LugtRobin van der Lugt is a Blue Book Trainee at the European External Action Service’s Counter-Terrorism Division. He previously worked as a Research Associate at the Geneva Academ…
Rocco BlumeRocco Blume is the Head of Policy and Advocacy at the War Child Alliance where he leads a global team of advocates tackling child recruitment, supporting young people to advocate for their…
Rogier BartelsRogier 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 MalejacqRomain 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 PezzotRomina 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…
Saeed BagheriDr Saeed Bagheri is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in International Law at the University of Reading School of Law, where he also held a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from 2019-2021. Prio…
Sama GermanierSama is currently the News Roundup Editor (2025) for the Armed Groups and International Law blog. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Geneva (UNI…
Samantha HolmesSamantha Holmes is a Research Associate at the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) and York Law School. She is also a member of the Beyond Compliance Consortium’s research progr…
Sandra KrahenmannDr 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 AdamczykSarah 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 GaleSarah 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…
Sarah KhanSarah is a community fellow at York University’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research and an independent consultant, with an interest in the practice and politics of protec…
Sareta AshraphA national of Trinidad & Tobago, I am a barrister specialising in international criminal and humanitarian law.
Sean WattsSean Watts is a Professor in the Department of Law at the United States Military Academy at West Point where he co-directs the Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare. He serve…
Shalaka ThakurShalaka 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 DarcyProfessor at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, National University of Ireland Galway.
Sofia PoulopoulouSofia 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,…
Sue WestwoodProfessor Sue Westwood is Head of Department at York Law School, University of York. Her research focuses on ageing, diversity, rights, and equality. She is PI on the Generating Respect Hub…
Tadesse M. KebebewTadesse 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 RodenhaeuserDr 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 EppleTim 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 GinsburgTom 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 NybergTove 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…
Valeria Ruiz PerezDr. Valeria Ruiz Perez is an Assistant Professor in Criminal Evidence and Criminal Justice at the School of Law, University of Nottingham. Her research focuses on human rights, punishment,…
Valerie OosterveldValerie Oosterveld is a full Professor at the University of Western Ontario Faculty Law, Canada. Her research and writing focus on gender issues within international criminal justice. She…
Verity RobsonVerity 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…
Véronique DudouetDr. Véronique Dudouet is a Senior Advisor in the Conflict Transformation Research Department. Since 2005, she has managed multiple collaborative research projects on resistance/libera…
Wameedh ShakirWameedh Shakir is a gender expert and women’s rights activist with more than 15 years’ experience in gender analysis, human rights, legal protection, localization and peacebuilding. She is…
Wayne MillerWayne 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-BrookWilliam 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 SchabasWilliam 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…
Xiaochuan YuXiaochuan Yu is a MA candidate in Development Studies at Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID). She specialized in security, conflict and peacebuilding with…
Ximena Galvez LimaXimena 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 MouratidiYiokasti Mouratidi is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of International and Operational Law at the Swedish Defence University, jointly with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governanc…
Yolvi PadillaYolvi 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…
Yousef WehbeYousef Wehbe is a Senior Legal Advisor for the Syria Regional Desk at the Diakonia IHL Centre. He holds a Master of Laws in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law, a Master of Art…
Yousuf Syed KhanYousuf Syed Khan is a recognised expert on starvation as a method of warfare. He is a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Strategic Litigation Project at the Atlantic Council and has served on …