The Faculty

LLM students have the opportunity to be taught by leading academics in the fields of international humanitarian law and human rights.

Professors and Lecturers

Gloria Gaggioli

Director of the Geneva Academy and Associate/SNF Professor at the Law Faculty, University of Geneva

Marco Sassòli

Professor of International Law at the University of Geneva

Paola Gaeta

Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Andrew Clapham

Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Vincent Chetail

President of the Board and Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Neus Torbisco-Casals

Visiting Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Andrea Bianchi

Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Gabriella Citroni

Professor of International Human Rights Law at the University of Milano-Bicocca

Marco Roscini

Swiss IHL Chair and Professor of International Law at the University of Westminster

Sivakumaran Sandesh

Professor of International Law, University of Cambridge and Co-Deputy Director, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law

Giulio Bartolini

Associate Professor of International Law at Roma Tre University

Ahmed Al-Dawoody

Legal Adviser for Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Sareta Ashraph

Senior Legal Adviser, US Holocaust Memorial Museum and Center for Justice and Accountability

Damien Scalia

Professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles

Vincent Bernard

Senior Policy Advisor at the International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA)

Alessandro Chechi

Senior Researcher at the University of Geneva and Lecturer in public international law at the Université Catholique of Lille

Eric Tistounet

Chief of the Human Rights Council Branch at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Domenico Zipoli

Research Fellow and Project Coordinator

Teaching Assistants

Cyprien Fluzin

Teaching Assistant

Ralph Loren-Eisendecher

Teaching Assistant

Victoria Priori

Teaching Assistant

Mina Radončić

Teaching Assistant

Katia Rosenblat

Teaching Assistant

Ana Srovin Coralli

Teaching Assistant

Ashley Stanley- Ryan

Teaching Assistant

Revaz Tkemaladze

Teaching Assistant

Teaching at the Geneva Academy has been an extremely enriching experience, both as a professional and as a human being. The quality of courses taught in the context of the LLM is very high and allows students to gather a solid academic knowledge, as well as a critical appraisal of contemporary issues of international humanitarian, human rights and criminal law.

Gabriella Citroni

Professor of International Human Rights Law at the University of Milano-Bicocca

Internships

Our LLM students have the opportunity to acquire first-hand professional experience via internships with Geneva-based humanitarian and human rights actors

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Moot Courts

Our LLM students can participate in two moot courts, the prestigious Jean-Pictet Competition on international humanitarian law and the Nuremberg Moot Court Competition.

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Events

Our events provide a critical and scholarly forum for experts and practitioners to debate topical humanitarian, human rights and transitional justice issues.

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Research

Our research examines issues that are under-explored, need clarification, or are unconventional, experimental or challenging.

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