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Board

The Board is composed of independent individuals representing our founding institutions – the Geneva Graduate Institute and the University of Geneva – along with our main partners. Major management decisions and the Geneva Academy’s strategy are discussed with and approved by the Board.

Christian Bovet

President of the Board and Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Geneva

Christian Bovet the president of the Board of the Geneva Academy, and an honorary professor at the University of Geneva law school, of which he was dean from 2007 to 2012.

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Vincent Chetail

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.

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Madeline Garlick

Chief of the Protection Policy and Legal Advice Section, UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Madeline Garlick is an expert in international refugee law with extensive experience in the field.

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Maya Hertig Randall

Professor of Constitutional Law and Director of the Department of Public Law at the University of Geneva

Maya Hertig Randall is the author of numerous publications in the field of human rights, constitutionalism, federalism and minority rights.

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Alexis Keller

Professor of Legal Philosophy and Head of the Department of Legal History at the University of Geneva Law Faculty

Alexis Keller is the author of numerous publications in French, German and English in the field of legal history, legal theory and history of political thought.

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Nico Krisch

Professor of International Law and Head of the International Law Department at the Geneva Graduate Institute

Nico Krisch is a professor of international law and former co-director of the Global Governance Centre at the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies.

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Etienne Kuster

Senior Adviser for relations with academic circles, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Etienne Kuster is Senior Adviser for relations with academic circles at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

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Andreas Ziegler

Professor of International Law at the University of Lausanne

Andreas Ziegler regularly advises governments, international organizations, NGOs and private clients and represents them before various domestic and international courts and arbitral tribunals.

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