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At the Geneva Academy professors, academics, experts and practitioners address challenges in international law that relate to situations of armed conflict, protracted violence and the protection of human rights.
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Paola Gaeta
Director of the Geneva Academy and Professor of International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute
Paola Gaeta is a leading expert on international criminal law and international criminal courts and tribunals, and has published widely on these issues.
Former Director of the Geneva Academy and Associate Professor and Vice-Dean of the Law Faculty, University of Geneva
Gloria Gaggioli is a renowned scholar in international humanitarian law and human rights and has published widely in various fields of public international law.
Professor of International Law at the University of Geneva
Marco Sassòli has published widely on international humanitarian law (IHL), human rights law, international criminal law, the sources of international law, the responsibility of states and non-state actors and Swiss constitutional law. He is recognized as a leading expert in IHL.
Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Andrew Clapham is an expert in international law, international human rights law and international humanitarian law. His current research focuses on the concept of war.
Professor in International Criminal Law and Transitional Justice at the University of Geneva and Adjunct Professor in Legal Philosophy at the University of Neuchâtel
Sévane Garibian's work focuses on issues related to the role of law in addressing state-sponsored crimes, impunity for mass crimes, international criminal law, transitional justice, human rights, the history of international criminal law and philosophy of law.
Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Vincent Chetail's areas of research relate to refugee and migrant law, humanitarian law and human rights, international criminal law, collective security and peacekeeping.
Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Andrea Bianchi's work focuses on topics that range from international law theory, international human rights law, security and counter-terrorism, the law of jurisdiction and jurisdictional immunities to state responsibility and the law of treaties.
Visiting Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Neus Torbisco-Casals' primary research areas are human rights, minority rights and theories of justice, anti-discrimination law and policy, gender equality and cultural diversity.
Swiss IHL Chair and Professor of International Law at the University of Westminster
Professor Roscini's research areas include the international law of armed conflict, the use of force in international law, international cyber security law, nuclear non-proliferation law, and the history of international law.
Professor of International Law at Middlesex University, London
Recognized as a leading expert on international human rights law, international criminal law, genocide and capital punishment, William A. Schabas is the author of more than 20 books and 350 journal articles on these issues.
Adjunct Professor of International Human Rights Law at the University of Milano-Bicocca
Gabriella Citroni's research focuses on subjects related to international human rights law and she cooperates with a number of NGOs, providing legal assistance to victims of serious human rights violations and their relatives.
Professor at the University of Essex School of Law and Director of the Essex Transitional Justice Network
Clara Sandoval is a leading expert in transitional justice, the Inter-American System of Human Rights, legal theory, business and human rights, reparations, guarantees of non-repetition and implementation of human rights orders and recommendations.
Damien Scalia is Professor in Criminal and Prison Law at the Université libre de Bruxelles, and invited Professor in International Criminal Law at the Université de Lausanne.
Professor and John Hume and Thomas P. O'Neill Chair in Peace at Ulster University
Professor Brandon Hamber is the John Hume and Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Peace at Ulster University based at the International Conflict Research Institute (INCORE).
Regents Professor and Robina Professor of Law, Public Policy and Society, University of Minnesota Law School and Professor of Law, Queens University
Professor Ní Aoláin is also currently the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism.
Jérôme de Hemptinne's research focuses on modes of liability for international crimes, the qualification of armed conflicts and institutional aspects of international criminal courts and tribunals.
Senior Researcher at the University of Geneva and Lecturer in public international law at the Université Catholique of Lille
His main research areas cover international law, international cultural heritage law, dispute settlement, international organizations, human rights, transitional justice, and the law of international immunities.
Senior Legal Adviser, US Holocaust Memorial Museum and Center for Justice and Accountability
Sareta Ashraph is a barrister specialising in international criminal law, with expertise in the gendered commission and impact of international crimes.
Deputy Head of Policy, Programmes and Legal, Geneva Call
Dr Sandra Krähenmann conducts legal research on the impact of counter-terrorism on human rights law and international humanitarian law, during the last two years with a particular focus on measures to stem the so-called foreign fighter phenomenon
As a leading expert in international criminal justice, transitional justice and child rights, Cécile Aptel has over 20 years’ experience in legal, policy and humanitarian matters.
Dr Andrew conducts research on the nexus of human rights law with the development of neurotechnologies, emerging issues stemming from new technologies’ use in the military domain, and the deployment of dual-use technologies by law enforcement.
His research interests include international humanitarian law, international cultural heritage law, human rights law, international responsibility and litigation, and the theory of sovereignty.
His research focuses on the question of connectivity among international human rights mechanisms and on national strategies for monitoring, implementation and follow-up of international human rights obligations and recommendations.
Clément Nyaletsossi Voule is Researcher at the Geneva Academy and UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association.
Her areas of expertise include international humanitarian law, international criminal law, international human rights law, and the challenges raised by new technologies – in particular artificial intelligence – in these fields of international law.
Her current research areas include the regulation of trade in torture equipment and equipment capable of being misused for torture, the detention of asylum seekers and migrants, and state diplomacy.
Her expertise and publications relate to intellectual property regimes in agriculture, agrobiodiversity, legal activism and the rights of peasants, in particular the right to seeds.
Her expertise and publications are centred around international and European human rights law, with a particular focus on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
Mina Radončić's areas of research centre around the enforcement mechanisms set up by non-State armed groups in areas where they exercise their influence.
Foluke Ifejola Adebisi is a Professor at the Law School, University of Bristol. Her scholarship focuses mainly on the relationship between theories of decolonisation and how they do and can interact with legal knowledge.
Challis Chair of International Law at The University of Sydney and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism
Professor Ben Saul is Challis Chair of International Law at The University of Sydney and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism.
Co-Director at American University Washington College of Law
Claudia Martin is the Co-Director of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and Professorial Lecturer in Residence at American University Washington College of Law.
Ankita Shanker is a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy, and a social entrepreneur and legal researcher specialising in public international law, animal law, and legal philosophy and theory.