Academic work

Specialised research

• New forms of International Criminality: Economic Crimes, Ecocide, Medicide
• Non-State Actors and Human Rights (mercenaries, cyber-mercenaries, foreign fighters, armed groups, private military and security companies, multinationals)
• Corporate Liability
• Climate Change and International Law
• Gender and Sexual Violence

General research

• Transitional Justice
• International Humanitarian Law, Action and Policy 
• International Human Rights Law and Policy
• International Refugee Law and Policy
• International Criminal Law and Procedure

• Master thesis research

• Doctoral research

Designed and delivered lectures by adopting pedagogical methods and outcomes that reflect the values of Liberal Arts and Sciences, prepared material for students’ exams.

• Geneva School of Diplomacy, Geneva (2022-)
  • International Law and Diplomacy Clinic (bachelor)
  • Peacekeeping, peacemaking, peacebuilding (bachelor)
  • human rights (master students and executive leadership)

• St Gallen University, St Gallen (2023-)
  • International Law and Diplomacy Clinic (Master students in finance, trade, economy, accounting)

• Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH) (2013-2019)
  • Legal Environment of Humanitarian Action,
  • Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts,

• University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2014)
  • International Humanitarian Law

• University Paris Descartes (2016 – 2018)
  • International Criminal Law and Procedure

• Assistant Professor at University Paris Ouest Nanterre (2014-2016)
  • 01/2014 – 05/2016 ; International Humanitarian Law to LLM students (qualification of armed conflicts, protection of civilians including the accent on sexual violence, protection of medical mission and humanitarian action, combatants and the status of prisoners of war, means and methods of war)
  • 01/2015 – 05/2016; Fundamental Freedoms to graduate students (the right to life, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, right of refugees/migrants)
  • 09/2015 – 05/2016; International Public Law to graduate students (statehood, international organizations)

Additional Lectures                                                                                                                                       

Invited guest lecturer: American Bar Association, Stanford University, Harvard Law School, University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law, CERAH, The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Paris Sorbonne, Paris Descartes, Law Essex University, UCLA, International Bar Association, American Society of International Law, New University Ljubljana, Oxford University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law,  Loyola University Chicago, School of Law, Clinique Doctorale de Droit International des Droits de l’Homme – Aix Global Justice, International Humanitarian Law Clinic affiliated to UFRGS-Porto Alegre.

2026 : University Paris Sorbonne, International conference, Répondre aux crimes commis par le groupe Wagner : Les défis de la responsabilité juridique, Paris

2025 : Geneva Academy, The Prosecution of ecocide and other environmental crimes, contribution on the crime of ecocide

2022: International Anti-Corruption Conference, Washington DC, organised by Transparency International- Defence and Security, “The shadow army unchecked”

2021: African Academy of International Law practice, Presentation on Human Rights, Transnational Corporations and Climate Change in Armed Conflicts in Africa

2021 : American Society of International Law (ASIL), organized by its International Criminal Law Interest Group and as part of ASIL’s Signature Topic on Climate Change, An International Crime of Ecocide: The Proposal, Future Opportunities, and Challenges: Discussions on corporate liability

2021: International Bar Association, 6th Annual Conference of the War Crimes Committee, Expert contribution on the Environmental Crimes and ICC jurisdiction, The Hague Peace Palace

2021: Center for the Human Rights of Children and Civitas ChildLaw Center,  Loyola University Chicago, Expert talk on Business and Human Rights: Putting the Focus on Children, Supported several projects on Children’s Rights

2020 : The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law and  Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, UCLA, Los Angeles Expert contribution on the International Criminal Law and Climate Change (open conference); Expert contribution on corporate liability and climate change (closed expert workshop)

2018: Geneva Academy, IHL Talk, The pillage of natural resources: what accountability under international humanitarian law and international criminal law?, Geneva, Contribution on corporate liabilty

2016: Harvard Law University, Conference on Corporate Liability, Boston, USA, Contribution on the topic “Which jurisdiction for corporate crimes?”

 2015 : French League for Human Rights-section Nanterre University and Nanterre University, Conference lecture “Is France in war?”, conference organized following the 13 November 2015 attacks on Paris

 2015 : Inter-university cooperation between French, German and Balkan law universities, Pristina Law Faculty, Kosovo, Conference lectures: “The European Refugee crisis: Between refugee law and European reality” and “Adjusting the Copenhagen criteria on Croatian accession to the EU and dealing with past and war crimes justice: lessons learned?”

 2015: Inter-university cooperation between French, German and Balkan law universities, Skopje Law Faculty, Macedonia, Conference lecture: “Adjusting the Copenhagen criteria on Croatian accession to the EU and dealing with the past and war crimes justice: lessons learned?”

 2015:   Collège de France, Conference « Climate change mirror of globalization: 12 proposals state and corporate responsibility », Paris, France

Selected to be Academic Friend to the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council (honorary role with advisory functions) in 2016.

Named a 2016-2017 Regional Expert for Africa University Paris Nanterre and University Paris Lumières for a research project entitled Refugee Camps and Law.

UNITAR, Geneva (2025-) – course on women leadership