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GENEVA GRADUATE INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION  

Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2A Case postale 1672 CH - 1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland +41 (0)22 908 57 09 [email protected]

LL.M. in International Law

Executive education course.

The LL.M. is designed to provide a firm grounding in public international law. It allows students to tailor their studies according to their particular interests by choosing one of the three concentration streams offered: International Economic Law, International Environmental Law and Governance, and The Protection of the Individual in International Law. Students in the LL.M. Programme gain exposure to world-renowned faculty, benefit from being at the heart of international legal affairs in Geneva, and share ideas with other participants from different legal backgrounds and perspectives.

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One-year full-time Programme World-renowned faculty Foundational and concentration courses L aw clinics ,  workshops  and  tutorials Focus on professional skills Network-building events Located in Geneva

In theory, there is no gap between the theory and the practice of public international law. In practice, there is. The LL.M. in International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute is designed to bridge this gap. Founded in 1927, the Graduate Institute is Europe's oldest school of international affairs. Since the time of Hans Kelsen, the Institute's International Law Department has been at the forefront of public international law in theory and practice.

The LL.M. in International Law is a one-year postgraduate degree course that provides advanced, comprehensive and practice-oriented training in international law. Students in the LL.M. Programme gain exposure to world-renowned faculty, benefit from being at the heart of international legal affairs in Geneva, and share ideas with other participants from different legal backgrounds and perspectives.

The Programme allows students to tailor their studies according to their particular interests, while compulsory courses provide a firm grounding in public international law. Our courses are designed to facilitate a deeper exploration of the most pressing questions in the field with professors and practitioners at the cutting edge of international law.

The LL.M. in International Law is also profoundly committed to developing the transferable skills necessary to succeed professionally. To this end, law clinics, workshops on legal writing, presentation skills and career development, and a variety of network-building events provide the best possible springboard to launch or advance a career in international law.

Related SDGs  

The structure and content of the LL.M. in International Law reflects the development of public international law in practice over recent years. There is an increasing need for international lawyers to master not just one concentration area in the field but also the core foundations of the international legal system, which in turn will allow them to adapt to different concentration areas.

The Programme comprises both compulsory and elective, general and specific international law courses. Not only does this provide students with a firm basis in public international law, but it also permits them to engage with the areas of international law that interest them most. In addition to their international law courses, students also have the opportunity to discuss legal problems in concentration streams, develop their professional skills in practical workshops and write an LL.M. paper. Moreover, LL.M. participants undertake real legal work for a beneficiary as part of a law clinic and gain exposure to leading practitioners through the courses and guest lectures.

Foundational Courses

This course covers the essential content of international law. It is divided into the following segments:

International Law Making - Andrea Bianchi

Participants in International Legal Processes - Fuad Zarbiyev

The International Law of Responsibility - Santiago Villalpando

International Dispute Settlement - Marcelo Kohen

The International Law of State Jurisdiction - Mamadou Hébié

International Institutional Law - Nico Krisch

This course combines lectures by Graduate Institute faculty with insights from a wide-range of  practitioners  in both the public and private sectors. It covers both  substance  and  skills , with a focus on how international law is used by a variety of organisations as well as how it is enforced through different means, ranging from monitoring bodies, to complaint procedures and judicial bodies. Emphasis is placed on the practice of lawyers in respect of: (i) transactions, (ii) multilateral affairs and (iii) dispute settlement.

The Law of the Sea - Liesbeth Lijnzaad

Treaty Interpretation - Constantinos Salonidis and Joseph Klingler

Immunities - Philippa Webb

International Law in Domestic Courts - Philippa Webb

Concentration streams

In addition to the general courses, students choose one of the following concentration streams:

In the last decade the international protection of the environment has emerged as one of the main priorities of governments, international organisations and the private sector. This stream trains students to understand this complex area of international law, as well as frameworks regarding climate change and the use of natural resources, particularly in connection with water and food security. It also explores how environmental change and governance affects and intersects with other areas of law such as human rights. Special emphasis is placed on the rules governing the entitlement to and distribution of these resources and on real-life disputes where such rules have been applied.

Climate Change and the Energy Transition in International Law - Jorge E. Viñuales

Compliance Mechanisms under Environment Treaties - Makane Moïse Mbengue

Environmental Litigation: International, Transnational and Comparative Aspects - Anne Saab

Principles of International Environmental Law - Laurence Boisson de Chazournes

*Please note that this is only an indicative list of courses that have been offered in recent years and we cannot guarantee that they will be offered every year.

The IEL concentration stream trains students to understand the regulation of international economic relations through the prisms of international trade, investment and intellectual property law. Students analyse the highly complex regulatory frameworks applicable to trade and foreign direct investment transactions and the growing body of case-law arising from a variety of dispute settlement mechanisms, such as the WTO Dispute Settlement Body or investment arbitration.

The Law and Policy of Free Trade Agreements - Kathleen Claussen

Investor-State Arbitration - August Reinisch

International Commercial Arbitration - Thomas Schultz

International Taxation - Xavier Oberson

This stream trains students to understand the various international legal frameworks applicable to the protection of people, as well as their increasing interaction. From a substantive perspective, students gain exposure to human rights, humanitarian law, migration law and refugee law. Particular emphasis is placed on how these different bodies of law interact with each other to strengthen the protection offered to refugees, internally displaced persons, minorities and the victims of armed conflict.

International Human Rights and Litigation - Yuval Shany

International Criminal Law – Giulia Pinzauti

International Humanitarian Law: The Protection of Victims of Armed Conflict - Yasmin Naqvi and Andrew Clapham

The Movement of Persons Across Borders in International Law - Vincent Chetail

All Concentration streams include

1) Concentration modules

In these sessions, students have the opportunity to discuss a selection of readings in a small group with a professor. They allow students to explore, debate and ask deeper questions on topics of their concentration

2) Law clinic

Students complete a practical assignment for a real client. They work in groups and under the supervision of professors on specific legal questions related to their specialty stream that have been posed by external clients, such as international organisations, governments or NGOs. In addition, skills sessions are held with invited professionals to improve legal writing and oral presentation skills. At the end of the semester, the groups submit written legal memoranda and orally present their projects in class in the presence of the client and invited guests.

Students choose two semester-long courses from those offered by the International Law Department.

Students write a 8,000-word paper on a topic of their interest. It should be an original piece of research and be oriented for publication in practitioner journals.

Workshops are organised with professionals and experts, providing students with an opportunity to acquire practical knowledge, develop professional skils and receive advice on career development.

Immersion work

Guest lectures, roundtables, colloquia and institution visits all allow students to engage in a very practical way with the leading experts, pressing topics and fundamental organs of international law.

Applications open: 23 October 2023

Deadline: 15 January 2024

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed online between the end of January and mid-March 2024

Deadline for notification: 31 March 2024

Application form

To be eligible for the LL.M. Programme, applicants must possess a complete legal education which entitles them to sit for the bar exam in their country of origin, e.g. the Maîtrise de droit in Switzerland, the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in the United Kingdom, the Juris Doctor (J.D.) in the United States, the Maîtrise de droit (or equivalent title from a Haute Ecole) in France or the Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen in Germany. However, please note that there is no need to have completed any professional courses requirements, such as the Ecole d'avocature in Switzerland or Legal Practice Course in the United Kingdom, or other training courses organised by the bar association of the respective country.

The Graduate Institute offers excellent housing options in the heart of international Geneva. We are pleased to announce that, as of autumn 2020, the Institute will be able to provide accommodation for all its students. Please get in touch with the Programme Manager for questions related to your housing application.

All students must have an excellent command of English. Students whose mother tongue is not English, who do not have secondary or post-secondary qualifications taught in English, or who have not spent a minimum of one year studying full-time at the university level in English must provide a certificate to prove their mastery of English.  

Recognised tests and scores

TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language)

Internet-test:  100

Paper-test: 600

Computer-based test:  250

IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 7.0

CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English, Cambridge English, part of the University of Cambridge): A-B-C

CAE (Cambridge Advanced English, Cambridge English, part of the University of Cambridge): AB

To apply for the LL.M. in International Law, applicants must complete an online application form, available here.

In addition, the following supporting documents must be uploaded during the online application process:

A curriculum vitae (in English or French);

A letter of motivation describing why you wish to pursue the LL.M. programme (1 page maximum);

Copies of official transcripts of all grades obtained in all university exams, accompanied by grade scales and their values;*

Copies of all university diplomas and qualifications obtained;*

English language test results. NB: French is not required for the LL.M. Programme;

Two reference letters (in French or English) are also required. The applicant must nominate two referees and will be asked to provide the professional email addresses of their referees on the application form. Once the applicant has validated their application, the nominated referees will automatically be prompted to upload their reference letters.

* a certified translation (in English or French) must be provided for all documents.

The following documents can be uploaded during the online application process, although those are not compulsory for admission :

A copy of the page(s) of your passport with your surname, first name and nationality;

A recent passport-sized photograph

We require a non-refundable application fee of CHF 100 for the LL.M. in International Law.  

Guidelines for reference letter

Terms and conditions

All students must apply for a student residence permit (Permis B) from the Office Cantonal de la Population (OCP) within eight days of their arrival in Switzerland.   Information on the application procedure can be found with:   Service des étrangers Rue David-Dufour 3 1211 Genève 8 Tel.: +41 (0)22 327 48 88 Fax: +41 (0)22 327 75 91   Depending on your country of origin, you may also need a visa to enter/stay in Switzerland. If you are a citizen of an EU/EFTA country, you do not need a visa to enter Switzerland but will still need to apply for a residence permit.

The Federal Office for Migration's website provides an overview of travel documents and visa provisions for entry into Switzerland. You can also contact the main Swiss embassy or consulate in your country. The residence permit and visa costs vary but can be up to 300 CHF.

LL.M. Clinic Programmes

Each year, LL.M. participants work in groups on a cutting-edge research project with one of our external clinical beneficiaries. Clinic projects are thematically related to the three concentration streams of the LL.M., namely International Economic Law, International Environmental Law and Governance, or The Protection of the Individual in International Law. Our clinical beneficiaries have included:

• The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
• The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• Amnesty International
• The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
• The Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
• International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA)
• Centre for Civil and Political Rights
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• Centre for Trade and Investment Law, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
• Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)

The LL.M. in International Law has been designed to enhance your career prospects. To do so, we will help you craft and strengthen the necessary skills to launch or advance your career in a competitive jobs market. In addition to the substantive knowledge you will acquire, the LL.M. in International Law places great emphasis on honing practical legal skills, such as in legal research and writing, but also highly transferable skills, including presentation and interpersonal skills. Moreover, our location at the heart of international legal affairs in Geneva offers an array of opportunities for legal internships, traineeships and employment. Indeed, students from the Graduate Institute have a strong track record of gaining employment in the legal profession, international and non-governmental organisations, government ministries and diplomacy, as well as various private sector destinations. The following features of the LL.M. Programme help to illustrate our commitment to your career:

Practical Legal Skills

The LL.M. programme aims to develop legal research, writing and advocacy skills through a series of practical workshops, the LL.M. paper and student participation in a law clinic. The latter also facilitates valuable client-facing experience.

Practitioner Sessions

Sessions with successful practitioners in the field of international law are offered to LL.M. students, enabling them to improve their professional skills in a number of areas and giving key insights to the professional world of international law.

Career Events

Workshops and career events (such as the Connexion Careers Fair) organised by the Careers Service of The Graduate Institute are open to participants of the LL.M.

Andrea BIANCHI

Director of studies, professor, international law.

Vincent CHETAIL

Director, global migration centre, president of the board, geneva academy of international humanitarian law and human rights, advisory faculty, global governance centre.

Andrew CLAPHAM

Zachary DOUGLAS

Paola GAETA

Marcelo KOHEN

Emeritus professor, international law.

Nico KRISCH

Head, international law department, faculty associate, global governance centre, faculty associate, albert hirschman centre on democracy.

Joost PAUWELYN

Co-director of the centre for trade and economic integration.

associate PROFESSOR, INTERNATIONAL LAW

Co-director, ll.m in international law, faculty associate, center for international environmental studies.

Thomas SCHULTZ

Visiting professor, international law.

Fuad ZARBIYEV

Professor, international law, co-director, ll.m. in international law.

Tanya Norton

Programme manager, ll.m. in international law.

Liline Steyn

Phd candidate international law.

Jana SIKORSKA

Phd candidate in international law, teaching assistant, ll.m in international law.

Maria Ionna GIANNAKARA

Teaching assistant.

Pietro Bombonato '18

Associate Attorney, Omnia Strategy LLP

"The LL.M. in International Law allowed me to develop and foster my academic and practical knowledge on various international law topics. Studying at the Graduate Institute allowed me to interact and connect with students and professors worldwide. Situated in a truly bilingual Institution and city, the LL.M. programme also helped me to perfect my English language skills as well as develop my French language skills.

I graduated with honours in June 2018 and was hired immediately by a public international law firm in London, Volterra Fietta, as a Staff Lawyer. I have recently joined Omnia Strategy, a London-based law firm founded by Cherie Blair CBE, QC, specialising in international dispute resolution, where I work as an associate attorney.

I strongly recommend the LL.M. in International Law at the Graduate Institute to lawyers keen to embrace a holistic approach to international law and develop a truly international legal career. "

Maria Cecilia Ercole '14

Human Rights Officer, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

"I had the privilege to be part of the first class of the LL.M programme in International Law at the Graduate Institute (2013-2014). I only have words of gratitude and invaluable memories from the Institute, and I would recommend this programme to any law practitioner seeking to deepen their knowledge of international law in a unique international setting.

As an Argentinian human rights lawyer, and after having worked in Argentina and the US, deciding to come and study at the IHEID in Geneva was, so far, one of my wisest career choices. Exposure to outstanding faculty, guest speakers and lecturers from around the world and a culturally diverse group of students from which I ended up learning more than I could imagine made my LL.M experience unforgettable.

Today, I live in Geneva and have been working for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for more than five years."

Patrick wall '16

Global Refugee Forum Coordination Team, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

" I came to Geneva from Australia in the summer of 2015, hoping to use the LL.M. programme as a springboard to a career in international law. The combination of coursework with leading academics and practitioners, exercises focused on professional development, and seemingly endless public events on cutting-edge topics at the Graduate Institute and throughout Geneva, the LL.M. gave me a solid basis for building an international career. Indeed, the course offering was so rich that I ended up attending classes for many more courses than I was enrolled in.

Since completing the programme, I have spent almost three years with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, working on developing the Global Compact on Refugees and now the first-ever Global Refugee Forum. It has been enormously fulfilling work and would not have been possible if I had not undertaken the LL.M. In International Law at the Graduate Institute. "

Xuan Shao '17

D.Phil Candidate, University of Oxford

"I spent a stimulating, exciting and happy year in Geneva during my LL.M. at the Graduate Institute. I was taught by many leading academics and professionals from different areas of international law and befriended some of the most wonderful people I've met in my life.

The workload was challenging but manageable. The small size of our class allowed me to engage in substantial and intense discussions with professors and classmates.

My year in Geneva was a great asset for my current research that I am conducting as a D.Phil candidate at the University of Oxford. The diverse perspectives of international law I gained from this programme helped to enrich my understanding of international law."

Rebecca Zard '18

Trainee Solicitor, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

" The LL.M in International Law at the Graduate Institute has one main advantage over any other LL.M - that is the small class size. I chose the LL.M in International Law because I wanted close contact with professors and to be in the heart of Geneva. Before pursuing my LL.M, I received an offer of a training contract with the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, which meant that my LL.M year became entirely focused on making the most of the programme, building up my knowledge in international economic law and, specifically, investment arbitration.

The faculty at the Graduate Institute is unparalleled as far as international law is concerned. The programme offers you the flexibility to make what you want of it. I deep-dived into the reading lists in the first semester, carefully selected to give you broad and specialist knowledge in general public international law. The second semester was equally rewarding and allowed students to engage with international institutions via the LL.M. clinic. Our beneficiary was UNCTAD's International Investment Agreements section. My group was supervised by Professor Makane Mbengue, who had participated in the negotiations of the Code Pan-Africain des Investissements. It was an experience that was both academic and practical, aiming at providing a technical note for negotiators of international investment agreements that aimed to tailor the drafting agreements in such a way that negotiators would be aware of the liabilities they were assuming and the sovereign powers they were limiting in ratifying these agreements.

The LL.M in International Law played a transformational role in widening my knowledge of international law and realising my potential."

Maria Gabriela Pereira '19

Associate Legal Officer, International Organization for Migration

"I chose this LL.M program because I wanted to follow my passion and needed a significant shift in my career.

The Graduate Institute offers a concentration stream in human rights, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and migration law, which suits my interests. The professors are esteemed lecturers highly qualified in their respective fields, but also very approachable and often helped us navigate our academic challenges in Geneva.

During the LL.M., I worked at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights during the first semester and at Human Rights Watch during the second semester. It was my first peek into the United Nations system and my first time working for a non-governmental organization. These two experiences were precious and were stepping stones to other offers and opportunities. After the LL.M., I joined the International Organization for Migration as an Associate Legal Officer. I hope to continue this challenging, fulfilling path in international law. "

Ashley Stanley-Ryan '20

Associate, International Committee of the Red Cross

"I travelled from New Zealand to Geneva to pursue a career in international law, focusing on human protection and dignity. The LL.M. in International Law Programme at the Graduate Institute was the best possible place to gain the professional, academic, and personal knowledge necessary to begin that career. I applied to the LL.M. because of the strength of its teaching faculty, the opportunity to learn from leading international lawyers, and the excellent reputation of the Graduate Institute.

The LL.M. equips its students to excel in any field of international law through a strong generalist education and concentration streams taught by leading professionals. The faculty in the 2019-2020 Protection of the Individual concentration stream included a member of the Human Rights Committee and an advisor to several international organisations. In the core courses, lecturers ranged from notable academics to judges, law firm partners, legal advisors to international organisations, and barristers specialised in international litigation. The diversity of the faculty and courses provided both a breadth of knowledge and thought and excellent opportunities to learn about career paths in international law. I was fortunate to complete a UN internship and a challenging law clinic during my LL.M., which provided important professional experience.

After graduating with the LL.M., I began working as an associate at the ICRC. "

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Giuseppe Poderati '13

Doctoral researcher in International Environmental Law at Wuhan University, China

Giuseppe Poderati was one of the first students to complete the LL.M. in 2013 and thinks back:

"At the Geneva Graduate Institute, I gained in-depth theoretical knowledge about Advocacy in International Affairs and Public International Law with a focus on environmental-related issues. Professors and instructors of some of the highest calibre gave noteworthy lectures during my attendance at the executive education programmes. Also, I had the opportunity to sharpen and develop my technical skills with very talented colleagues worldwide. From this perspective, the Institute offers an academic environment conducive to learning and improving oneself."

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• 17,744 Students
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Founded in 1559 by Jean Calvin, the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is dedicated to teaching, research and dialogue with society. 

UNIGE offers UNIGE offers more than 500 programmes (including 129 Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes, 80 doctoral programmes) and more than 300 continuing education programmes covering an extremely wide variety of fields: exact sciences, medicine, humanities, social sciences, law, etc. Its domains of excellence in research include life sciences (molecular biology, bio-informatics), physics of elementary particles, and astrophysics. UNIGE is also host and co-host to seven National Centres of Competence in Research: Frontiers in Genetics, MaNEP, PlanetS, SwissMap, Chemical Biology, Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases and LIVES-Overcoming vulnerabilities in a life course perspective. 

To pursue the acquisition of fundamental knowledge through research. Where a research field may lead to practical spin-offs, the University supports the related applied research. The University is involved in most cutting-edge sectors and has been active in multi- and interdisciplinary research for several years

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We provide different types of accommodation, such as individual bedrooms with access to communal kitchen and bathroom facilities, individual bedrooms in shared apartments for 2 to 7 people, and studio apartments, totalling 675 beds.

Library services

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ICT services

The IT research and teaching assistants (ARE-i) are students’ main points of contact for IT support. These students, who have undergone special training for their role, can be found in each faculty’s computer lab as well as the various libraries around campus.

Medical services

Medical and pharmaceutical costs are high in Switzerland. You must absolutely purchase medical and accident insurance upon your arrival. The various available insurance options will be sent to you with your letter of acceptance.

Campus life

Geneva's multicultural environment is reflected in the University of Geneva’s student body and its strong international relations policy. The University takes part in numerous agreements, networks as well as bilateral and multilateral programmes such as the Swiss European Mobility Programme (ex-Erasmus). These partnerships take the form of student or teacher exchanges, research and joint programmes, participation in international events, and more.

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A rich sports and cultural activities programme awaits its students all year-long: more than 80 types of sports (including camps and championships) are on offer:

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A long list of student associations means many more activities, networking and friendship opportunities await all students.

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• Club Genevois de Débat

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Ph.D. in International History & Politics, The Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva, Switzerland. M.A. in Foreign Service and International Careers, Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI), Milan, Italy. B.A. (Hons) in Political Science, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy.  

Visiting Fellow and Associate Professor at the European University Institute’s Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. He taught or researched at Webster University Geneva, New York University’s CEMS, Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS in Washington, D.C., Catholic University’s ASERI in Milan, Aoyama Gakuin University’s SIPEC in Tokyo, as well as at the JMSDF Command & Staff College. He published four monographs and a dozen peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Il Politico , Nuova Rivista Storica , Transatlantic Studies Journal and Relations internationales .

From 2008 through 2016, he was also a permanent correspondent accredited to the UN Office at Geneva.

His most recent publications are listed below.

Peer-reviewed work:

Fatton, L. and Oreste Foppiani O. (2019) Japan’s Awakening: Moving toward an Autonomous Security Policy , Peter Lang, 2019.

Foppiani, O. (2019) ‘An exploratory analysis of cross-country biases in expert wine reviews ,’ Journal of Wine Research  30(17).

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Foppiani, O. (2018) Mussolini and the Salò Republic, 1943–1945. The failure of a puppet regime : by H. James Burgwyn, London: Palgrave Macmillan/ Italian and Italian American Studies .

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Barrister and Solicitor admitted to High and Federal Courts of Australia and the Supreme Court of South Australia

Master of Laws in International Business Law, University of London

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Rebecca is a Swiss Australian dual national with over 20 years of experience as a legal professional working in both private practice and for international organisations.  She is currently responsible for Legal and Compliance at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, a Swiss foundation engaged in preventing and resolving armed conflicts around the world through mediation and discreet diplomacy.  Rebecca previously practiced in litigation and corporate law specializing in directors’ duties claims.  Subsequent experience includes work in claims and reparations programs at the UNCC and IOM.  Rebecca also held a role as Governance Specialist at UNICEF looking at the structure of the network of not-for-profit entities raising funds for international programmes and providing advice and guidance on best practices for local boards.  Her experience working for Swiss foundations GARDP (Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership) and HD Centre includes general legal counsel advice and development of compliance programmes.

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Consumers & Market Insights

Doctor of Philosophy in Management, Geneva School of Economics and Management – University of Geneva, Switzerland

Master of Philosophy in Management, IAE – University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France

Diploma of Advanced Studies in Business Management , HEC Executive University of Geneva, Switzerland

Master of Science in Management, IAE – University of Savoy Mont-Blanc, Annecy, France

Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Environmental Economics, Imperial College London and School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom

Bachelor of Science in Economics and Management, University of Vallée d’Aoste, Aoste-Aosta, Italy

Giuseppe is also a Certified Management & Business Educator (CMBE), a Fellow of the Charted Institute of Marketing (FCIM) and a Certified Member of the Market Research Society (CMRS) in the United Kingdom.

An Italian and Swiss citizen, Dr Catenazzo is also an editor of international research books; his research on quality perceptions, service recovery, and complaining behaviour has been published in Production Planning and Control, International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, Journal of Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction & Complaining Behavior , and Anatolia International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research .

Catenazzo G. (2023), Cases on Traveler Preferences, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Impact in the Hospitality , IGI Global.

Catenazzo G. (2022) Challenges and Opportunities for Transportation Services in the Post-COVID-19 Era , IGI Global

Catenazzo G. (2023) “ Travellers’ preferences for high-speed rail services: a kick-off study ,” Anatolia , vol. 34 (4).

Catenazzo , G. and Paulssen , M. (2023) ‘Experiencing defects: the moderating role of severity and warranty coverage on quality perceptions ,’ International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management  40(3).

Catenazzo, G. (2022) ‘Travellers’ preferences for high-speed rail services: a kick-off study ,’ Anatolia  34(4)

Catenazzo G. and Paulssen , M. (2019) ‘Product defects are not created equal: prioritizing production process improvements ,’ Production Planning & Control  31(4).

Book chapters:

Barbieri S., Catenazzo , G. Fragnière , E. (2020) ‘Service Design and Enterprise Risk Management for Knowledge-Based Services: A Practical Approach for Auditors and Consultants .’ In Handbook of Research on Recent Perspectives on Management, International Trade, and Logistics : IGI Global.

Catenazzo G. (2023)  “ Choosing a foreign high-speed train service for a domestic route: Early insights from France ”  Scientific Conference on Economy, Management and Information Technologies, ICEMIT 2023, vol 1 (1).

Iacopo Adda

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Geopolitics

Ph.D. in Humanities with a specialization in Russian Studies obtained at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Master Russia - East Central Europe at the Global Studies Institute of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Master in Modern Languages for Communication and International Cooperation at the University of Bergamo, Italy.

Iacopo is specialized in the history, geopolitics, and development issues of the Russian Far East, as well as in the relations between the Russian Federation and certain Asian countries, such as China and Japan among others. He formerly conducted several field researches in the historical archives of the Russian Federation and in particular of the Russian Far East. He also previously taught at the Global Studies Institute of the University of Geneva, an institution with which he is still collaborating for research and teaching purposes.

Iacoppo Adda has published several contributions in the field of geopolitics and Sino-Russian relations. His most recent publications are listed below.

Articles: Adda, I. and Lin Y.R. (2022) ‘Geopolitics in Glass Cases: Nationalist Narratives on Sino–Russian Relations in Chinese Border Museums’, Europe-Asia Studies , Taylor &Francis74, 6.

Adda, I. (2021) ‘Sino-Russian relations through the lens of Russian border history museums: the Nerchinsk treaty and its problematic representations’ , Eurasian Geography and Economics , Taylor & Francis 62, 5-6.

Parenti F.M., Iacopo Adda, I. (2017) ‘Are we going to live in a post-NATO world? A critical perspective on trends, obstacles and possibilities’ , GeoJournal 82.

Other publications : Adda, I. (2020) ‘Memory Erasure of Trans-Imperial History in the City of Nerchinsk’,   Imperial & Global Forum .

Peufly Philippe

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French Financial Management

Master’s degree in finance and Project management, SKEMA Lille, France Bachelor in Statistic Econometry, University of Lille, France

Philippe is a senior finance professional, with more than 13 years in large corporations like P&G. Today he is working for Becton Dickinson medical device, as Senior Finance Lead in Supply Chain. He had led multiple projects in various finance field, like corporate finance, IT, sales, and operation. He is also consulting to SME around business model, financing, and value creation.

Todisco Claudio

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Italian International Migration and World Politics

PhD in Anthropology and Sociology of Development, Graduate Institute, Geneva University degree, Sociology, specialization in Anthropology and Development, Unversita degli studi di Milano-Bicocca

Claudio is a long-term scholar of conflict, humanitarian and migration studies with a broad professional experience in the aid sector. He earned his PhD in Anthropology at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. A specialist of South Sudan, he has conducted fieldwork in East-Africa and across different regions of the world, with an interest in transnational mobility and international bureaucracies. Previously, he worked for international organizations such as Médecins Sans Frontières and the Global Fund. As a consultant, he has conducted analysis and research on conflict, refugee policies, emergency relief and international development.

Salayme Bilal

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Human Rights : from Law to Politics

Master of International Relations, at Middle East Technical University

Bilal Salaymeh is a doctoral researcher at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) and its Center on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP). He is interested in peace and conflict studies with geographical expertise in the Middle East. Bilal’s doctoral research focuses on conflict dynamics and the re-formation of local political order, particularly in Syria and Libya. He is also part of the research team of the project ‘A Child of its Time, the Impact of World Politics on Peacebuilding’, a multi-year research project that investigates how the shifts from unipolarity influence the UN peace missions.

His most recent publications include:

Hellmüller S., Salaymeh B. (2024)  “ Multiparty mediation in a changing world: the emergence and impact of parallel processes to UN peacemaking in Syria and Libya ” International Journal of Conflict Management , 35 (1).

Badache F., Hellmüller S., Salaymeh B. (2022)  “ Conflict management or conflict resolution: how do major powers conceive the role of the United Nations in peacebuilding? ” , Contemporary Security Policy , 43(4).

Baltaian Michael

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Data Privacy, Protection and Governance British/Swiss

Masters Degree in Natural Sciences (Physics) from Cambridge University Executive MBA in Management and Corporate Finance from the University of Lausanne CIPP/E, CIPM and CIPT certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

Michael is an expert in data privacy with over 6 years of senior level experience in building and operating a global privacy program for a major multinational. With a background in IT, program/project management and Information Security, Michael held a full-time privacy role to develop a comprehensive global privacy program based on the GDPR and built a global team of 25 dedicated privacy champions to drive adoption of and compliance with the program. The program addressed all aspects of data privacy compliance for a global organisation with particular focus on consumer and HR data.

Baltaian, Michael (2024) "A New Data Protection Law in Switzerland. Still the Weakest Privacy Law in Western Europe?" in the Journal of International Business and Diplomacy, 1 (1).

Jourdan Eva Francesca

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French & Italian

Master in Financial Engineering. EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Bachelor in Business Administration, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Eva-Francesca is an experienced statistician with a strong background in health and social justice. She currently works at HUG in the emergency department, and she previously served as a researcher in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for four years. At the ILO, her focus revolved around topics such as child labour, modern slavery and discrimination. She holds a Master's Degree in Financial Engineering from EPFL and is a firm believer that data can be used to make a meaningful contribution to the world.

Lenti Paolo

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Italian / Swiss

Doctorate Artificial Intelligence, University of Torino, Italy Bachelor in Computer Science, University of Torino, Italy

Paolo is working for Philip Morris International as Head of IT Supply Chain and Logistics. He started his professional career as Telecomm engineer at Cisco Systems and then he gained more 20 years of IT and Operations corporate management experience in Switzerland, Belgium, The Nederland’s and Nordics countries. Paolo is focused on delivering innovative solutions to enable process digitalization, enhancing data analytics capabilities and adopting stateof- the-art AI/ML technologies.

Cavinato Alessandro

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Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

Master degree in Bioengineering, EPFL, Switzerland

Bachelor in Information Engineering, University of Padova, Italy

Alessandro is working for Procter and Gamble as Advanced Data and Analytics Lead. Entrepreneur and advanced analytics professional he has expertise both in the large corporations and start-ups as well as managing teams and working on large scale projects in the Biomedical, Consumers and Fashion industries.

Lee Juneyoung

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International Trade Law

Ph.D. in International Law, Graduate Institute, Switzerland

Masters in International Law, Korea University, Republic of Korea

Masters in International Law and Economics, World Trade Institute, Switzerland

Dr. Lee, from the Republic of Korea, is currently serving the Committee on Trade and Environment at the World Trade Organization. Prior to joining the WTO Secretariat in 2007, she worked at the United Nations Development Programme in Slovakia and Korea International Cooperation Agency, among others. She holds a PhD in international law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Her most recent publication includes "Promoting Good Governance: From Encouraging a Principle to Taking Concrete Action – Example from WTO Accession Protocols and the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement"(Cambridge University Press). She is frequently engaging with students at BA and Master's level as an adjunct professor.

June Lee has been involved since September 2023 in a research project funded by the IIG faculty grant exploring trade and environment and focusing on East Asian WTO Members' performance.She has also authored a book on the relationship between culture and the international Trade Law. Her most recent publications are listed below.

Lee, J. (2023). Culture and International Trade Law , Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill | Nijhoff.

Book chapters : Lee J., Neufeld N. and  Varyanik A. (2017) ‘Promoting Good Governance: From Encouraging a Principle to Taking Concrete Action - Examples from WTO Accession Protocols and the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.’ In Kireyev A. and Osakwe C. (eds.) Trade Multilateralism in the 21st Century: Building the Upper Floors of the Trading System through WTO Accessions, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Juneyoung Lee (2024) "Culture and International Trade Law: from Conflict to Coordination," Journal of International Business and Diplomacy , (1) 1.

Debbich Yazid

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Department Head, Management & Marketing Management French / Tunisian    DBA, Audencia and Toulouse Business school Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified Master in International economics, University Paris X Nanterre and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Cachan Master in Strategic Intelligence, Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques, Paris Bachelor in Economics, University Paris X Nanterre

Dr. Debbich has worked several years as consultant and project manager before holding global positions in the fields of quality and continuous improvement within FMCG companies such as Nestlé and Givaudan.

Yu Vicente Paolo

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International Environmental Law and Policy Filipino/Swiss

LLM in International and Comparative Law, Georgetown University, USA Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, Philippines BA Political Science, University of the Philippines, Philippines

Vicente is currently a Senior Legal Adviser at the Third World Network (Malaysia), a Visiting Fellow at the UN Research Institute for Social Development (Switzerland), and an Associate Fellow at the Geneva Center for Security Policy (Switzerland). Previously, he served as the Deputy Executive Director of the South Centre, the intergovernmental policy research institution of developing countries based in Geneva. His substantive policy work covers policy and legal advice and capacity building on, inter alia, the right to development, international environmental law, international trade policy, international climate change policy, and South-South cooperation. He has been a technical adviser and negotiator for various developing countries and their groups in the UN climate change negotiations since 2007 to the present. He has taught law at the University of the Philippines, the University of Tulsa College of Law’s Geneva Summer Semester Program and Duke University’s Terry Sanford School of Public Policy’s Geneva Summer Program and lectured on international environmental diplomacy with the School for International Training-Geneva.

Vincente Paolo Yu has authored numerous policy papers in the field of international environmental law, international trade policy, international climate change policy, and South-South cooperation.

Articles :

Yu V.P. (2022) ‘Economic Diversification from Oil Dependency: Practice and Lessons from Persian Gulf Oil-Dependent Developing Countries’ (TWN Climate Change Series No. 6), July 2022

Yu V.P. (2021) Loss and Damage Fight at COP26, (TWN Glasgow Climate News Update, 19 November

Yu V.P. (2021) Rethinking Global Economic Governance: Proposals on Resilience, Rights and Equity for the Global South

Yu V.P. (2021) Green Deals and Implications for the Global South (TWN Environment and Development Series No. 20)

Yu V.P. (2021) Main issues for developing countries in relation to the UNCTAD XV Preparatory Committee Compilation Zero Draft (TWN Briefing Paper)

Yu V.P. (2021) International negotiations by virtual means in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic – update (TWN Briefing Paper)

Liverant Vincent

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Project & Operations Management French

Master 2 degree in Economics and International trade (Perpignan University via Domitia, France) Master degree in Economics and management (Nice Sophia Antipolis University, France)

Vincent Liverant is Global Customer Operations and Process excellence leader for Maxeon Sunpower, one of the global leading solar energy solutions provider HQ in Singapore. With 20 years + of experience in sales operations, supply chain and program management, Vincent had the opportunity to lead various regional and global projects related to Sales Operations and Customer services in B2B industries. Attentive to Change management fundamentals with a genuine respect for cultural differences, customer focus is a priority for him.

Kohler Grof Melinda

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Marketing and Communications Hungarian

Master’s and bachelor’s degree in Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary  

Currently Project Manager - Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions at WIPO, Melinda has had 14 years of international experience in the industries of FMCG and lifestyle across global, regional and end-market roles. As marketing executive of leading multinational companies (L’Oréal Group, Ralph Lauren, Procter & Gamble) her areas of expertise include product and portfolio management, brand equity & architecture, consumer insight and market research, business intelligence, campaign and content development incl. Comms toolkit, growth strategy and business model innovation.

Saïd Ibrahim

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Peace & Conflict Studies

Human Rights: Between Law and Politics

PhD Anthropology  and Sociology of Development,  Graduate Institute, Geneva

M.Sc. Evidence Based Interventions and Policy Evaluations,  University of Oxford 

Ibrahim Saïd is a research associate at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peace building (CCDP) in Geneva and the co-founder of think ahead, a non-profit research organisation that specialises in the analysis of humanitarian and development policies and practices.

Dr Saïd has a diverse professional and research experience in the development and humanitarian fields. He worked with various UN agencies and consulted with several national and international organisations. His research interests span across the fields of legal and political anthropology, anthropology of human rights, anthropology of policy and governance, and colonial governmentality studies, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Peer-reviewed work

Books :

Saïd, I. (2021 ) ‘The Gender Dimensions of Technology in the Context of Migration.’ In McAullfie, M. (eds), Research Handbook of International Migration and Digital Technology , Edward Elgar Publishing.

Article :

Saïd, I. (2020) ‘Some Are More Equal Than Others: Palestinian Citizens in the Settler Colonial Jewish State.’ Settler Colonial Studies Journal . 10:4.

Kaukab Rashid

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International Negotiations / International Trade, Environment and Development

Pakistani / Swiss

M.B.A, Yale University, USA

M.A. Economics, Karachi University, Pakistan

B.A. Economics and English Literature, GC / Punjab University, Pakistan

Rashid has over 25 years’ experience of international negotiations: as a negotiator (delegate of Pakistan to the WTO, UNCTAD and WIPO), as a senior level staff of a developing country think tank (South Centre) and an international organization (UNCTAD), and as Geneva head of a global NGO from the South (CUTS International). He has participated and closely followed international negotiations in the WTO, UNCTAD, WIPO, UNFCCC, FAO, as well as some regional trade and investment agreements. He has widely published and also taught at the Grenoble University, France, Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa, Arusha, Tanzania, and GC University, Pakistan.  

Mahfouz Mohamad Ali

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International Business Negotiations

Swiss/Lebanese

B.Sc. Computer Science. American University of Beirut, Lebanon

M.Sc. Computer Science. University of Washington, WA, USA

MBA. Management & Corporate Finance, HEC Lausanne, Switzerland

Ali joined Microsoft in 1999 in their Redmond headquarters as a Software Engineer in Microsoft Office product group. Since then, he moved throughout different Microsoft Subsidiaries in different digital leadership roles. He is currently leading Microsoft’s Data & AI business in Microsoft Switzerland, in which he establishes strategic partnerships with leading enterprises, including the negotiation of large cloud platform agreements.

Mesquita Sandro

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Marketing, Communication

Swiss/Portuguese

General Management Programme “Orchestrating Winning Performance”, IMD Business School, Lausanne

Leadership Programme “Mobilising People”, IMD Business School, Lausanne

Executive M.Sc. of Science in Communications Management, University of Lugano

Advanced Strategic Management Session, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Since 2020, Sandro Mesquita is Chief Executive Officer of the Geneva International Motor Show. Previously, he worked 7 years at Publicis Groupe. First as Managing Director of the branding agency MetaDesign and then as Managing Director of Publicis Communications, following more than 20 years’ executive experience in Telecommunications and Energy sectors. Sandro graduated from the University of Lugano with an Executive Master of Science in Communications Management completed with an advanced management program at UCLA and a leadership program at IMD business school in Lausanne.

Benveniste Francois

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Digital Media

Swiss/French

M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, INSA Lyon

B.Sc. in Philosophy, Université Jean Moulin, Lyon, France

After a career in Retail for international corporations like Dixons and Pixmania, François joined Details.ch a leading creative digital agency where he occupied different positions, such as Project Director, Consultant and Account Director. He is a recognized digital strategist with more than 15 years developing customer experiences.

Pallotta Vincenzo

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Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology

Italian/Swiss

PhD in Computer Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

MSc in Information Science, University of Pisa, Italy.

PMI-PMP, ITIL v.3 and PRINCE2 certified.

Currently, Professor in Management of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Applied Science University of Canton Vaud (HEIG-VD - HES-SO). Adjoint faculty at the Master of International Business, University “Cattolica” in Milano, Italy. InnoSuisse Expert, Trainer and Coach since 2012.

Founder and former CTO of interAnalytics Sàrl. Visiting scholar at Stanford University and UC Berkeley. 30+ years of professional experience in ICT. Worked in the past as Software Engineer at IBM and Apple Italy and as researcher at EPFL, University of Fribourg and University of Geneva. Author of 100+ publications in international journals and conferences. Member of several advisory boards of Swiss startups. Jury member and mentor in several Swiss startup acceleration programs (e.g. MassChallenge, Seedstars World, Venture, Impact Hub).

Srikanta Patnaik & Vincenzo Pallotta & Kayhan Tajeddini (ed.), 2023. Global Trends in Technology Startup Project Development and Management. Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management, Springer.

Vincenzo Pallota (et al.) "Use cases for blockchain in the energy industry opportunities of emerging business models and related risks" Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2019.

Hernandez Reta Javier

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International Marketing

Master of Business Administration in Sales & Marketing, International Institute in Geneva, Switzerland

Bachelor of Business Administration & Management, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico

Javier is currently the President of Duracell Europe & Africa – Berkshire Hathaway Company. Further experience  with Procter & Gamble for over 13 years as marketing director and senior brand manager in the UK & Ireland. Javier has had more than 18 years of international experience in Business Management, Strategy, Marketing, Brand Management, and Market Research as an executive for Procter & Gamble in Mexico, Belgium, Switzerland, and the UK.  He couples his extensive business management acumen with more than 20 years as teacher, lecturer, and recognized top trainer on diverse marketing and organizational topics.

Katchamakov Vesna

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General education - French

Masters Degree in Russian (French as a Foreign Language option) from Nancy, and graduate of the Italian Chambre of Commerce for France.

Vesna has been a Teacher of French as a Foreign Language for more than 10 years, and was the Officer in charge of rare languages at an International School in Geneva before taking over Arnie's Language School. She now teaches French in Arnie's adult department, RL Learning.

Dyakonova Daria

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Head of Research

Comparative Politics

Russian and Canadian

Ph.D. History, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada

M.A. History, Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris, France

B.A. Linguistics and Cross-cultural Communication, Moscow State Linguistic University, Moscow, Russia

Daria Dyakonova was a visiting fellow at the department of International History of the Graduate History of International and Development Studies, Geneva. She taught contemporary history in Montreal and Geneva and participated in a number of research projects funded by Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. She studied transnational social movements and international relations and authored books and articles in the field of transnational networks, foreign policy, global labour politics and social rights as well as gender history. Since February 2024 Daria Dyakonova has been working in collaboration with University of Sapienza and University of Glasgow on a research project exploring radical left-wing feminism from a historical perspective. This project is funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

Her most recent publications are listed below.

Books and edited volumes:

Taber, Mike and Daria Dyakonova, eds. (2022) The Communist Women's Movement, 1920-1922. Proceedings, Resolutions, and Reports . Leiden: Brill.

Shelekpayev, N., Dorais, F-O., Dyakonova, D. and Mai, S. eds. (2016) Empires, Nations and Private Lives: Essays on the Social and Cultural History of the Great War , Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 

Dyakonova, D. (2023) “ ‘Through The Dictatorship Of The Proletariat In All Countries, Onward To The Complete Emancipation Of Women!”: The Transnational Networks of Communist Women’s Movement in the Early 1920s” Journal of Women’s History , 35, 1.

Dyakonova, D. (2021) « La morale sexuelle, la famille et les droits reproductifs vus par le réseau transnational des femmes communistes dans les années 1920s » (Sexual Morality, the Family and Reproductive Rights Seen by the Transnational Network of Communist Women in the 1920s), Cahiers d’histoire. Revue d’histoire critique 151. 

Dyakonova, D. (2020) « Le Komintern et les femmes communistes, 1921-1926 » (The Comintern and Communist Women, 1919-1926) in L’Internationale communiste 1919-1943. Approches transnationales , Serge Wolikow [dir.] Territoires Contemporains 13 – nouvelle série [en ligne],  

Dyakonova, D. (2023) “ ‘Approached as a Force for Labour’ ”: Communist Women’s Fight for Women Workers’ Rights in the Comintern, the Profintern, and Eastern Europe in the 1920s.” In Zimmermann, Susan et al., eds. Through the Prism of Gender and Work. Women’s Labour Struggles in Central and Eastern Europe and Beyond, 19th and 20th Centuries , Brill: Leiden-Boston.

Dyakonova, D. (2020) “ ‘Young’ and ‘Adult’ Canadian Communists: the Question of Nationhood and Ethnicity in the 1920s.” In Drachewych, O. and McKay I. Left Transnationalism: The Communist International and the National, Colonial, and Racial Questions , McGill-Queen’s University Press. 

Redaelli Chiara

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International Law Italian   PhD. International Law, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva MA, BA Law, University of Milan

Chiara is a Research Fellow at the Geneva Academy, where she works for the Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts project (RULAC). In 2019 she was a visiting Research Fellow at Harvard Law School, where she conducted a postdoctoral research on peace in international law. Her areas of expertise include international humanitarian law, the use of force, and international human rights law. She formerly worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) and Beijing (China). She defended her PhD (summa cum laude avec felicitations du jury) in public international law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in 2018. Her doctoral research investigated how the human rights paradigm has affected the international legal regulation of interventions in non-international armed conflicts.

Chiara Redaelli has published articles and books in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law. Her most recent publications are listed below.

Redaelli C. (2021) Intervention in Civil Wars: Effectiveness, Legitimacy, and Human Rights , Hart Publishing.

Redaelli C. (2023) ‘Targeting Drug Lords: Challenges the IHL between Lege Lata and Lege Ferenda ’ Co-authored with Carlos Arevalo International Review of the Red Cross 923.

Redaelli C. (2022) ‘Military Intervention on Request in Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello and the Question of Recognition of Governments’ , Goettingen Journal of International Law 12 (1).

Mégret, F. and Redaelli, C. (2022) ‘The Crime of Aggression as a Violation of the Rights of One’s Own Population’ Journal on the Use of Force and International Law 9.

Redaelli C. (2022) ‘Revolution’, Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law , Oxford University Press.

Redaelli C. (2020) ‘ The Human Dimension of Peace and Aggression’ 96 International Law Studies 603.

Other publications:

 Redaelli C. (2021)‘Aggregating Intensity in Non-international Armed Conflicts’ ICRC Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog

Redaelli C. (2020)‘The US Elections, Alleged Fraud, and International Law’ Opinio Juris

Redaelli C. (2020)‘Towards the Recognition of a Right to Remedial Rebellion in International Law?’ Dhaka Law Review

Redaelli C. (2019) ‘Venezuela and the Role of Domestic Constitutional Order in International Law’ Opinio Juris

Sokolova Maria V.

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International Relations Russian    

PhD in International Economics with a minor in International Law, IHEID, Geneva

MSc in International Strategy and Economics, St Andrews, Scotland

BSc in Mathematics and Economics, Plekhanov Russian Economic Academy, Moscow, Russia

Maria works at the International Trade Center. Her primary research focus is regionalism, international development and trade. She has experience working in both the private sector and academia, and has also held positions at the IMF and the UN Secretariat.

Rekik Yassin Aziz

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Information Technology Belgian/Tunisian  

Ph.D. Computer Sciences, Federal Institute of Technologies in Lausanne - EPFL / Switzerland Master in Computer Sciences, École Nationale des Sciences de l’Informatique - ENSI / Tunisia

From 2001 to 2005, Yassin Rekik worked as Senior Researcher at EPFL in the field of eLearning and Online Experimentation. Since 2006, he has been an associate professor in computer sciences at HES-SO. He is a specialist in Software Engineering and IT project management. He has led various research projects in the fields of Human Computer Interaction, Serious Gaming, and AR-VR Technologies.

Alcorta Arianne

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Communication Venezuelan/Spanish   M. Sc. Journalism, Columbia University B. Sc. Communication, University of Miami

Arianne is an award-winning multimedia journalist, media trainer and lecturer. She has numerous experiences presenting on live television, writing scripts, producing news, videos and documentaries internationally in English, Spanish and French. Her work has appeared on CNN Money Switzerland, Telemundo and NBC News in the United States.

Ducret Vincent

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Information Systems Innovation, Digital Transformation  Swiss

BSc and MSc in Computer Engineering, EPFL, Switzerland

After a career as Software Architect and Project Manager in System Integrators and Hardware/Software companies (incl. Sun Microsystems), Vincent joined Philip Morris International (PMI) in 2005 where he occupied over the past year different positions with growing accountabilities within the Information Services (IS) organization (cumulating to Head of IS Innovation). Since April 2017, Vincent is part of PMI Transformation team acting as Founder and Head of Competency Center for Design Thinking and Lean Enterprise with the mission of deeply and sustainability anchor those new way of working across the company.

Klepova Oksana

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Marketing Strategy / International Brand Management / Innovation

Russian   

Professional Diploma in Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), UK M.Sc. Education in Social Science and Economy, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Russia B.Sc. Social Science, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Russia

Oksana is a marketing executive with 20 years of experience in portfolio strategy, brand building, consumer insights and product innovation in FMCG multinational companies (Philip Morris International, Nestle). She has been in a global marketing leadership position for the last 10 years. The area of her expertise marries both existing brand portfolio management and new brand creation. She also brings diverse product & packaging development experience and true consumer centricity. In 2019, Mrs. Klepova founded a young company “Grow & Glow Sàrl” specializing in complementary education mainly for children.

Sernova Elena

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Finance Russian   PhD in Management, Finance, University of California in Los Angeles, USA Diploma in Banking, London School of Economics, UK BA, MSc in Math with Distinction, PhD in Math (incomplete), Moscow State University, Russia

Elena worked in JPMorgan (UK) fixed income trading desk, was doing portfolio optimization and equity research for asset management funds, and developed online MBA and postgraduate classes in Finance. She teaches multiple courses in Finance, Business Math and Statistics on graduate and undergraduate level, along with preparation for CFA, CIIA, CAIA and FRM certifications. Elena’s research interests include commodity trading, alternative investments and portfolio allocation, and machine learning.

Rehfeld Katharina-Maria

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Human Resources Management German    Ph.D. and M.A., University of Heidelberg, Germany. Senior Scientist at EPFL - École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.

Katharina has over 14 years of professional experience in international corporations as well as academic institutions. She currently holds a research position at EPFL and joined IIG in spring 2018. From 2004 until 2016 Katharina lived in China and worked for organizations such as the German Delegation of Industry & Commerce, Allianz Insurance and Tongji University Shanghai.

She is an accredited Coach (Int. Coaching Federation) and a Hogan Assessment Practitioner.

Rehfeld, K.M., Moser, M., Günther, M. (2023). ‘ Nutzen von People Analytics im Personalmarketing.’ In Lucas, C., Schuster, G. (eds) Innovatives und digitales Marketing in der Praxis . Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.

Günther, M., Moser, M., Rehfeld, K.M. (2022). ‘ Optimierung des Workforce Managements durch den Einsatz von People Analytics .’ In: Hastenteufel, J., Weber, S., Röhm, T. (eds) Digitale Transformation im Controlling . Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.

Moser, M. / Rehfeld, K. (2022): ‘ KI im Rekruiting – Breitenbefragung zu Emotionen,  Ansichten und Erwartungen. ’ IU Internationale Hochschule 2022.

Rehfeld. K. (2022) ‘What is new about New Work? ’ IUG Business Review 2022.

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Director, Global Partnership Development, Asia Pacific International Business Chinese

M.Sc. in Business Enterprise, Oxford Brookes University, England M.B.A, Oxford Brookes University, England, Executive Master in Global Leadership, World Economic Forum (Switzerland) in collaboration with Columbia University/ INSEAD/Wharton- University of Pennsylvania/London Business School

Jessie is a mission-oriented professional with over 15 years of Fortune 500 and global non-profit experience. She held leadership roles in multi-national businesses and private enterprises, was responsible for Public Private Partnership (C-suite) and government relations; increased thought leadership among partners; and sustainability-focused corporate strategy. She taught and served as a member of the Dean's Advisory Board at Oxford Brookes University, and is the Founder and Managing Director of an educational consulting company.

Tarazi Nawal

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Department Head, Bachelor's Programs Finance & Economics Swiss and Jordania n   

Doctor of Business, University of Plymouth (UK) MMB Master of Money & Banking, American University of Beirut (AUB)- Lebanon B.Sc. Economics & Accounting, University of Jordan  

Nawal has over fifteen years’ experience handling senior executive positions at local & international financial institutions; and seven years teaching and training experience in Swiss universities. She is the Founder and Director of NWNT Consulting Sàrl, Geneva.

Her most recent publications include:

Tarazi Nawal (2024) "What Factors Influence the Level of Engagement of Individuals in a Banking Relationship in Jordan?" Journal of International Business and Diplomacy , (1) 1.

Tsourakis Nikolaos

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Information Technology Greek

Ph.D. in Informatics, University of Geneva, Switzerland M.Sc. in Engineering Management, Greece B.Sc. in Electronic and Computer Engineering, Greece

Nikos has more than 20 years of experience in designing, building, and evaluating intelligent systems using speech and language technologies. In the past, he worked as a Software Engineer developing products for major telecommunication vendors. In the context of various projects, he performed user studies for addressing the factors that influence the success and failure of human-machine interfaces. Currently, he is employed as a Research Associate at the University of Geneva, where he co-authored more than 50 research publications. He also served as an Expert Reviewer for the European Commission. At IIG he is involved in teaching activities in the area of Computer Science.

His most recent publications are listed below:

Tsourakis, N. (2022). Machine Learning Techniques for Text: Apply modern techniques with Python for text processing, dimensionality reduction, classification, and evaluation . Packt Publishing.

Tsourakis Nikos (2024) “Setting Educational Objectives for the Book: Machine Learning Techniques for Text” Journal of International Business and Diplomacy , (1) 1.

L. Ormaechea, N. Tsourakis, P. Bouillon, D. Schwab and B. Lecouteux (2023) “Simple, simpler and beyond: A fine-tuning BERT-based approach to enhance sentence complexity assessment for text simplification,” Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Natural Language and Speech Processing (ICNLSP), Trento. Italy.

Ormaechea Grijalba, L., Tsourakis, N. (2023) ‘Extracting sentence simplification pairs from French comparable corpora using a two-step filtering method .’ In: Proceedings of the 8th Swiss Text Analytics Conference 2023 (SwissText). Neuchâtel.

Tsourakis, N., Baur, C., & Rayner, M. (2020). ‘Constructing Knowledge-Based Feedback in the Context of an Interactive Spoken CALL Application .’ International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching  7(3).

Chapters in edited volumes and articles in conference proceedings:

Akhlaghi, E., Auðunardóttir, I. I., Bączkowska, A., Bédi, B., Beedar, ..., Tsourakis, N. & Yao, C. (2022). ‘Using the LARA Little Prince to compare human and TTS audio quality.’ In Proceedings of the 13th Language Resources and Evaluation Conference.

Akhlaghi, E., Bączkowska, A., Berthelsen, H., Bédi, B., Chua, C., Cucchiarini, C., ..., Tsourakis, N. & Yao15, C. (2021). ‘Assessing the quality of TTS audio in the LARA learning-by-reading platform.’ CALL and professionalisation: short papers from EUROCALL 2021.

Bouillon, P., Gerlach, J., Mutal, J., Tsourakis, N., & Spechbach, H. (2021). ‘A speech-enabled fixed-phrase translator for healthcare accessibility. ’ In Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on NLP for Positive Impact.

Tsourakis, N., Troqe, R., Gerlach, J., Bouillon, P., & Spechbach, H. (2020). ‘An albanian text-to-speech system for the Babeldr medical speech translator.’ In Digital Personalized Health and Medicine. IOS Press.

Benain Pierre-Yves

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Business Policy French

M.Sc. Engineering, National Institute of Applied Sciences, France

E.M.B.A. International Institute in Geneva

Marketing and Strategic Planning with multinationals such as Siemens and SITA

Pierre-Yves holds a master degree in Telecommunications & IT engineering and an Executive MBA from International Institute in Geneva. He worked for international corporations like Siemens, Equant, SITA, SITAONAIR and accumulated over 20 years international experience in air transport IT & Communications in various management position from strategic technical planning, product management, product marketing, business development, program management and innovation.

Aggarwal Surabhi

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Academic Dean Social Psychology / Communications Indian

Ph.D. Social Work, University of Delhi, India M.A. Media, Communications and Advertising, University of Leicester, UK M.A. Social Work, University of Delhi, India B.A. Psychology, University of Delhi, India

Surabhi has over 30 years of experience in teaching at Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctoral level in the areas of psychology, gender studies, communication, culture and social research.  She has served in different capacities as a research coordinator at University of Delhi and IIG. She has extensive experience of supervising research at both MPhil and Phd level in diverse fields ranging from health, education, gender empowerment, income generation and poverty alleviation. She has worked as Director of a rural based project initiated by Delhi University on women’s development which aimed at providing preventive health care services, reproductive health care services and services for HIV/AIDS.

Baillat Aline

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Department Head, International Relations Programs International Relations French 

Ph.D. Political Science, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva Master in International Relations & Political Science, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva B.A Sciences Po, Lyon, France

Aline held research positions in various institutions such as the Global Policy Forum, New York City; WaterLex, Geneva; IUHEID; Institute Kurt Bösch, Sion, Switzerland. Author in the field of global environmental governance, international water law and policy, hydropolitics, water markets and climate change.

Her most recent publications are listed below:

Peer reviewed work

Baillat, A. (2010). International Trade in Water Rights: The Next Step? IAW Publishing, London.

Baillat, A. (2017). ‘International Investment Agreements and Water Resources Management.’ In J. Chaisse (Ed.),  The Regulation of the Global Water Services Market. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Baillat, A (2013). ‘Le Forum Mondial de l’eau face aux enjeux de la gouvernance mondiale de l’eau.’ Annuaire Français des Relations Internationales , Volume XIV. Centre Thucydide : Paris.  

Baillat, A. (2005). ‘Power Asymmetries Along International Watercourses - Hydropolitics in the Himalayan Kingdoms’ Journal of Political Science , Vol VIII. Prithwi Narayan Campus, Tribhuvan University: Pokhara, Nepal.

Savitch Pavel

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Financial and Managerial Accounting, Auditing Russian 

M.Sc. (DES), University of Geneva, Switzerland

B.A. Economics, Higher School of Economics (HSE) - National Research University, Russia

Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) - Institute of Internal Auditors

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) - Information Systems Audit and Control Association

Pavel Savitch has over 20 years of professional experience in Finance and Accounting, Audit and Risk Management, IT and Project Management; most of which were gained in the Air Transport Industry (ATI). In his prior academic role as “Accounting, Economics and Finance” Unit Coordinator Mr. Savitch drove the Unit preparation towards ACBSP accreditation, ensured the operational management of the Unit and coordination of the academic programs.

Apostolov Mario

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International Relations Bulgarian/Swiss

Ph.D. International Relations, University of Geneva D.E.S. International Relations, University of Geneva M.A. International Relations, Moscow State Institute of International Relations  

Mr. Apostolov works for an International Organization in Geneva.

Guven Dogan

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Director of Doctorate Programs Information Technology Turkish

Leadership Executive program, IMD, Switzerland

Ph.D. Computer Science, EGE University, Turkey

M.Sc. Computer Science, EGE University, Turkey

B.Sc. Computer Science and Engineering, Hacettepe University, Turkey

Before joining IIG in 2011, Dogan spent nearly two decades at a major FMCG company where he had progressed through several roles as Head of IT in two markets and Global Head of Enterprise IT Architecture. He developed data strategies, initiated and implemented digital transformations, data driven solutions, and managed IT analysts, programmers, architects, and data engineering teams. He had started his career in academia as an adjunct faculty and research associate at universities in Turkey and USA specialized in databases and object-oriented software engineering platforms. In addition to teaching courses at IIG, he provides mentoring for several startups.

Dogan Guven has recently authored several press publications on the importance of data analysis.  

Guven D. (2022) ‘The new world of work: Rising importance of Data’ International School Parent Magazine , Spring 2022 edition.

Guven D. (2022) ‘Upskilling your career with a professional doctorate degree’ UN Today magazine – September 2022 edition. https://untoday.org/upskilling-your-career-with-a-professional-doctorate-degree/

Guven D. (2022) ‘The new world of work: Rising importance of Data’ DIVA International Diplomat Magazine – 2022 edition.

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D.B.A. h.c. Davenport University, USA M.A., M.B.A., University of Detroit, USA B.A. Detroit Institute of Technology, USA

Harvard trained negotiator. Former UN senior administrator. Co-author of Global Business Negotiations and International Trade Promotion.

Claude is currently Vice President for external relations at IIG. Over the years, he has lectured at the Institut International d’Administration Publique, Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA), Paris School of Management, the University in Prague and Anahuac University in Mexico and carried out consultancies to trade promotion organisations. He has co-authored textbooks on business negotiations, global tradew, and trade promotion strategies. He holds graduate degrees in economics and business administration from the university of Detroit, recipient of honorary degrees and the 75 th Medal of Excellence from the Helsinki School of Economics.

Dr. Cellich’s most recent publications are listed below:

Cellich, C. (2021) Creative Solutions to Global Business Negotiations , Third Edition , BEP.  

Borgeon, M.  and Cellich, C. (2020) Global Trade Strategies: Interacting with Trade Institutions and Businesses , BEP

International Relations / E-Commerce French 

M.A., Ph.D., University of La Sorbonne, France

Michel Borgeon is a Professor Emeritus at International Institute in Geneva. Prior to joining ITC (International Trade Centre, a UN Trade Promotion Center), he worked as an Advisor in the field of international trade statistics in the French Trade Promotion Center (Trade Promotion Body, Ministry of Finance) for 8 years, then Chief, developing countries trade promotion Section and Professor at the International Relations Institute in Paris. He was a Senior Trade Promotion Officer over three decades, with extensive missions in Africa and Asia. He co-authored two textbooks on Trade Promotion Strategies with Claude Cellich. He also holds a PHD in economics, Paris Pantheon Sorbonne and a Diploma of the Institute of Political Sciences in Paris (Sciences Po).

Catliota Donna

Law American

Juris Doctor in Law (magna cum laude), Cleveland State University Law School LL.M. in International and Comparative Law (with distinction), Georgetown University Law Center B.A. English Literature and Language (cum laude), Barat College

Ms Catliota was engaged in private practice for over 10 years with law firms in the United States, before moving to the public sector, where she has served as legal counsel with the US Department of State (Office of the Legal Advisor); the United Nations Compensation Commission; and the World Health Organization and as General Counsel for the Millennium Foundation.

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Marketing, Strategy Swiss/Greek 

Senior Executive programs at Stanford, INSEAD, and London Business School DiplM, MCIM, The Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK B.Sc., Economics, Athens University, Greece

John has been for over 20 years in senior Marketing positions with Colgate-Palmolive and Hewlett Packard, for over 10 years the CEO-Europe for Energizer and Invensys Controls, and is currently advising Private Equities and Investment Banks (TowerBrooks Capital).

Director of Professional Doctorates Associate Professor of Service Management, University of Plymouth, UK Singaporean

PhD Business Management, University of Plymouth, UK MBA, University of Leicester, UK BA Economics and Sociology, National University of Singapore EdD, Cambridge University, UK 

As an Associate Professor at the University of Plymouth, Wai Mun lectures in Business Strategy, Research Methods and e-Strategies. While she is widely published, her primary research interests lie in the fields of service quality and technology use/adoption. To keep up with the rapid advancement in the field, she has recently completed a Professional Certificate in Data Science: Data into Insights, awarded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. 

Communications British

B.A. Psychology, University of Nottingham

M.Sc. Psychology, London School of Economics

Ph.D. Psychology, London School of Economics   

Trainer with the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, UK, offering training in all aspects of communication, public affairs and measurement and evaluation in communication practice

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PhD in Law, Geneva University , UK universities

Hey guys . Any body knows about doing a PhD in law in Geneva University ? Does any body know about the tuition fee and cost of living there ? Also is it possible to write the thesis in English instead of French ? How long does it take to get admission for a PhD from an English University ? Does any body know abut the quality of teaching in Bristol and Birkbeck University ? Thanks for your help

With regard to the Geneva questions - consult the website and admissions contacts. Admission to a PhD programme does not take long (usually between 1-2 months). Bristol and Birkbeck are both excellent universities, with great law departments. Bristol is particularly highly-regarded. If you are doing a PhD - you need not concern yourself with the quality of the teaching in the dept - as you won't be getting any. :-)

======= Date Modified 21 Aug 2008 10:07:21 ======= To echo the previous comment teaching quality isn't all that important for PhD student but to assess a UK university you can look at the RAE (research assessment exercise) score the last assessment for universities was in 2001 http://www.hero.ac.uk/rae/ however there is another one due out for 2008 but I have no idea when that is coming out. So that link might give you some information on the universities you mentioned 8-)

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How a PhD in Sydney can take researchers to Harvard Law School

Ravi Prakash Vyas

Ravi Prakash Vyas, a PhD researcher at Sydney Law School, will be heading to Harvard for six months in August to complete his studies.

This unique opportunity stems from his pursuit of a PhD at Sydney Law School, which not only opens many different career pathways but also allows him to participate in the prestigious partnership with Harvard Law School.

Ravi's journey began with his decision to pursue his PhD at Sydney Law School.

“I chose Sydney Law School to pursue my PhD in International Law as it is one of the top-ranked law schools with leading academics in the world," he says.

“With Professor Ben Saul, Jeanne Huang, and Emily Crawford as my supervisory team, I could not have found a better place to pursue my research.”

When asked about the benefits of completing a PhD program at Sydney Law School, Yane Svetiev, the Associate Dean (Research Education), says,

“The PhD at Sydney Law School is a long-standing advanced research degree, which opens up many different career pathways. We have trained not only many academics in Australia and internationally but also practitioners working in legal practice and in national and international institutions, as well as judges. It has the added advantage of a rich network of alumni around the world.”

The HDR Partnership with Harvard

The HDR partnership allows one Sydney Law School PhD candidate per year to spend a semester at Harvard Law School during their doctoral degree.

This opportunity enables candidates to discuss and expose their research, test ideas before finalising their thesis, audit classes, attend seminars, and learn from other researchers. This structured exchange provides invaluable immersion in another institution, enhancing the doctoral experience.

Ravi explains that the application process involves two stages.

“First, HDR students must submit a statement of purpose detailing their research project, reasons for applying, the planned activities at Harvard Law, and how this experience will benefit their research and support timely degree completion,” he said.

“Additionally, they need a support letter from their supervisors endorsing the application. If selected by Sydney Law School, the student then applies to Harvard Law School, which is very competitive and accepts only one candidate per year from Sydney Law School.”

Ravi’s journey to Harvard

Ravi's research focuses on the convergence and divergence in China’s and India’s approaches to governing international peace and security and their impact on the future of international law, and therefore he is very excited about the opportunity to study at Harvard.

“An exchange at Harvard is an excellent opportunity for me, as it will provide me with new insights and fresh perspectives in my research area, exposing me to leading scholars and contemporary debates. It will also enable me to utilise one of the best libraries in the world for my research,” Ravi shares.

He plans to write his final chapters at Harvard, focusing on regional security and benefiting from Harvard's academic environment.

Advice for Researchers

Ravi strongly encourages future and current research scholars at Sydney Law School to take up this unique opportunity to undertake the HDR program at Harvard Law School.

“Discuss your plans with your supervisors early to decide the optimal timing for the exchange. Ensure your applications clearly demonstrate how your research aligns with Harvard's strengths and how you can both contribute to and benefit from the exchange,” he advises.

Additionally, he recommends applying for the Walter Reid Scholarship, which offers substantial support for research overseas, significantly facilitating the exchange experience.

“The support from the Walter Reid Scholarship at Sydney Law School has been instrumental. My time away will give me a break from my teaching and administrative commitments, which will be highly beneficial for my PhD progress and timely completion” he shares.

Professor Simon Bronitt, Ravi Prakash Vyas, and Justice Chrissa Loukas-Karisson

Expanding Opportunities

While the structured Harvard HDR exchange is unique, Sydney Law School encourages PhD candidates to seek opportunities to spend time at other institutions, either in Australia or internationally.

The Sydney Law School provides scholarships and funding to enable these experiences for researchers. Yane Svetiev expresses that the law school is actively seeking to join the University’s joint PhD programs with other international universities, such as Glasgow and Copenhagen, to further enhance exchange opportunities for their PhD candidates.

Ravi's journey from Sydney Law School to Harvard Law School is just one example of the opportunities available to researchers who choose to complete their PhDs at the Sydney Law School.

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The 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are international treaties that contain the most important rules limiting the barbarity of war. They protect people who do not take part in the fighting (civilians, medics, aid workers) and those who can no longer fight (wounded, sick and shipwrecked troops, prisoners of war).

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What are the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols?

The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are international treaties that contain the most important rules limiting the barbarity of war. They protect people who do not take part in the fighting (civilians, medics, aid workers) and those who can no longer fight (wounded, sick and shipwrecked troops, prisoners of war).

The Geneva Conventions – one of humanity's most important accomplishments of the last century – turned 70 on 12 August 2019. It was an opportunity to celebrate all the lives the Conventions have helped save, determine what further work needs to be done and remind the world of the importance of protecting people from the worst of war.

The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are at the core of international humanitarian law , the body of international law that regulates the conduct of armed conflict and seeks to limit its effects. They specifically protect people who are not taking part in the hostilities, including civilians, health workers and aid workers, and those who are no longer participating, such as wounded, sick and shipwrecked soldiers and prisoners of war. The Conventions and their Protocols call for measures to be taken to prevent or put an end to all breaches. They contain stringent rules to deal with what are known as "grave breaches". Those who commit grave breaches must be pursued and tried or extradited, whatever their nationality. 

The ICRC has produced Commentaries on each of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols to promote better understanding of and respect for these vital treaties. They are currently being updated to incorporate developments in the application and interpretation of these treaties since their negotiation. The main aim of the updated Commentaries is to give people an understanding of the law as it is currently interpreted so that it can be applied effectively in today's armed conflicts. They are an essential tool for practitioners, reaffirming the continued relevance of the Conventions, generating respect for them and strengthening protection for people affected by armed conflict.

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From 2 to 4 July 2024, the United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, visited Geneva, Switzerland, for his annual meeting with the Members of the International Law Commission. In his address, the Legal Counsel informed the Members of the Commission comprehensively about developments in international law at the United Nations and the activities of his Office.  In accordance with established tradition, the statement  was followed by a questions and answers session with the Members of the Commission.

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FAQ about the LLM in international Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Why should i choose the geneva academy, why should i apply for the llm, what distinguishes the llm from the two other master programmes offered at the geneva academy, does the llm offer exposure to practical work with human rights and humanitarian actors, do you offer scholarships for the llm, what job opportunities are available after i complete the llm, can i do a phd after i complete the llm, does the llm offer distance-learning courses, which degree will i receive after successfully concluding the llm, what are the criteria for admission to the llm, if i don’t have a law degree, can i still apply for the llm, i want to apply for the llm but have not yet completed my current degree. will you consider my application, if my application is not successful, can i reapply next year, if i have been admitted to the programme, can i defer my offer to next year, living geneva, do i need a visa to study on this programme, what are the advantages of living and studying in geneva, what is the cost of living in geneva, is it possible to work while i study, how do i find accommodation in geneva, can i stay in switzerland after my studies.

The Geneva Academy is a leading research and education institution in international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights (HR) . Students enrolled at the Geneva Academy have the opportunity to be taught by leading academics in the field.

We have developed close collaborations with Geneva-based HR and humanitarian actors and regularly welcome their experts to events, policy discussions and taught sessions. Thanks to these collaborations, our LLM offers students numerous internship and networking opportunities , which allow them to gain practical experience and make useful contacts for their careers.

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Our LLM in is one of the most innovative and intellectually challenging programmes in IHL and HR in armed conflict offered in Europe today.

We attract some of the most experienced and academically qualified students from around the world who are taught by leading academics and practitioners in the field.

The Geneva Academy proposes three distinct master’s programmes: an LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, a Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law and an Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflicts.

Our LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (60 ECTS) is a one-year full-time postgraduate degree. It is designed for intellectually curious and thoughtful candidates with a law degree who want to gain advanced, comprehensive and practical training in international humanitarian law, international human rights law in armed conflict, international criminal law and the interplay between them.

Our Master on Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law (60 ECTS) is a one-year full-time postgraduate degree. It is designed for highly qualified and open-minded candidates interested in acquiring high-level academic education and real-world practice in the field of transitional justice, human rights and the rule of law. Primary focus is placed on strengthening interdisciplinary knowledge and preparing students for future professional activities.

Our Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflicts (60 ECTS) is a part-time programme designed for professionals - diplomats, legal advisers and professionals working in emergency situations who are active within the UN, other international organizations and NGOs- who want to gain a thorough understanding of the laws of war and how to apply them in complex contemporary contexts.

During the Spring Semester, as an alternative to optional courses, students can acquire first-hand professional experience of working in Geneva-based international organizations and NGOs, including the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), International Law Commission (ILC) or UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

LLM students also have the opportunity to participate in moot courts and public pleadings , a key exposure to a variety of simulations and role-plays in IHL and HR.

In 2016, the Geneva Academy team won the prestigious Jean-Pictet competition .

We offer a number of full scholarships (covering tuition fees and living expenses in Geneva for ten months) and partial scholarships (covering tuition fees).

Scholarships are awarded to outstanding candidates who lack the financial resources to cover the tuition fee and/or cost of living in Geneva.

As the LLM combines theoretical knowledge with internships and participation in moot courts, it provides a solid foundation for careers in the humanitarian and HR fields with international organizations, NGOs, international courts and tribunals, governments and academic institutions.

A significant number of LLM graduates work for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in the field as well as at the Geneva headquarters, OHCHR, and other international organizations, NGOs, academic institutions, governments and international courts and tribunals.

During the year, our students also have access to a rich network of experts and practitioners and benefit from the Career Service of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies .

The Geneva Academy does not offer PhD programmes. The LLM is however recognized by the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies as diplomas accepted to enter the PhD programmes. A number of graduates have been accepted in PhD programmes in other universities.

The LLM is a full-time programme and no distance-learning courses are offered.

An LLM/Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) (60 ECTS credits), awarded by the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies .

The LLM is open to candidates who have a full degree in law; a demonstrable interest in IHL and HR (i.e. internships, summer school, conferences attended, etc.); a good background in public international law and a sound command of English. A passive knowledge of French is an asset.

Candidates with degrees other than law but with a significant amount of training and experience in public international law, IHL, international human rights law and international criminal law can be accepted to the programme.

You may apply for the LLM during the last year of your degree. We will consider and assess your application based on a current transcript and grades obtained so far.

If we offer you a place, it will be conditional and you must send us your final results and evidence that your degree has been awarded as soon as these become available. The final decision will depend on whether you meet the specific requirements (minimum grades) that the Admissions Committee sets.

Previously unsuccessful candidates can reapply for the LLM. This will not have a negative influence on the selection process.

It is not possible to defer an offer. If you have to defer your enrollment in the programme, you will need to reapply and be considered with the new pool of candidates.

Students who are nationals of countries outside the European Union (EU) need a visa to enter Switzerland and to stay for more than three months.

When offered a place, students should consult the nearest Swiss embassy about the procedure. As the visa process may take several weeks to a few months, students should apply to the nearest Swiss embassy as soon as they have been admitted to the LLM.

Geneva offers an excellent quality of life: international quality of life indices consistently rank it among the top ten cities in the world.

As the European headquarters of the United Nations (UN) and the most active location in the world for multilateral diplomacy, Geneva is home to dozens of international organizations, more than 250 NGOs and 174 state representations, with more than 29,000 persons employed in this sector.

Every week, events organized by the Geneva Academy, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, University of Geneva, international organizations and NGOs feature leading experts in IHL and HR. These events directly touch upon topics addressed in the LLM.

The city is clean and safe, with high-quality public facilities. It is easy to get around either by bicycle or public transport.

As a multicultural city with more than 180 nationalities, Geneva has a vibrant cultural life – a broad range of music concerts, music festivals, dance, opera, a variety of movies, art galleries, theatres and museums. A significant number of these cultural offers are accessible to English speakers.

Geneva Academy students have access to the University of Geneva’s sports and cultural facilities . At the Graduate Institute Ciné-club, students can attend free film screenings, which are followed by a debate.

To meet living costs , students will need a minimum of about 1,600–2,000 Swiss Francs per month if they live in a student's residence and 1,900–2,100 Swiss Francs per month if they live in a private residence.

Our students receive a residence permit on arrival, which allows nationals from the EU to work up to 15 hours a week. It is possible to work full-time (40 hours a week) during official holidays.

Non-EU students, however, are not allowed to undertake paid work for the first six months of their stay. After six months, they can work up to 15 hours a week, except during official holidays when it is possible to work full-time (40 hours a week).

As the LLM is a full-time intensive programme, we would not advise our students to find intensive employment that might interfere with their academic performance.

Students should start looking for accommodation as soon as they have been admitted to the programme.

The Geneva Academy can only provide a few places in student accommodation. We therefore encourage students to look for their own accommodation and not count on what is available via the Geneva Academy.

LLM students can extend their residence permit for up to six months following the completion of the programme (July to December), to undertake an internship or a temporary assignment  related to their studies in a Geneva-based institution, and/or to look for a job in Geneva or Switzerland.

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PhD Programmes at the Graduate Institute, Geneva

PhD programmes at the Institute require a four-year commitment, with the first three semesters in residence. During the first two semesters, you will take theoretical and methodological doctoral seminars before presenting a preliminary thesis at the end of the third semester, with the defence of your thesis taking place at the end of the eighth semester. Our PhD programmes meet the established requirements for accreditation in Switzerland. The courses are taught in English, however the thesis could be written either in English or French.

We offer six disciplinary PhDs:  PhD in Anthropology and Sociology ,  PhD in International Economics ,  PhD in Development Economics ,  PhD in International History ,  PhD in International Law  and  PhD in International Relations/Political Science .  

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PHD IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY  

• Four-year programme
• Provides students with theoretical perspectives and methodological tools to explore the social and cultural systems that influence policy interventions
• Involves a year of coursework and preparation followed by extensive fieldwork and a dissertation

PHD IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS  

• Four-year programme centered around a research dissertation
• A crucial field at the heart of policy debates
• Fieldwork opportunities in developing countries

PHD IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS  

• Stimulating collegiate work atmosphere
• Trains students to undertake innovative research 

PHD IN INTERNATIONAL HISTORY & POLITICS  

• Combines coursework, seminars, preliminary thesis and doctoral thesis
• Equips students with the analytical, conceptual and methodological tools to successfully complete original book-length research

PHD IN INTERNATIONAL LAW  

• Designed for outstanding students with a strong commitment to international law
• Research supervision available for a wide range of topics
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PHD IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS / POLITICAL SCIENCE  

• Stand-alone four-year PhD programme or Fast-track master’s/doctoral program allowing students to complete a master’s and PhD within five years
• Designed to prepare students for a research-focused career in international relations

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva is pleased to announce the opening of 30 fully funded 4-year PhD positions in our 5 departmental programmes in Anthropology and Sociology, International Economics or Economics of Development, International History and Politics, International Law, International Relations and Political Science.  The d eadline  for application  is 15 January 2022 . Each of the six 4-year PhD packages distributed by each department will combine 2 years of full scholarship followed by 2 years of teaching assistantship.  

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