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Associate Professor Faculty of Law gaiane.nuridzhanian@uit.no +4777623319 Tromsø You can find me here

Gaiane Nuridzhanian

Job description

I am a lawyer from Ukraine, specialised in public international law, human rights law, and international criminal law. I hold an LLM degree in international law from University of Cambridge and a PhD degree in law from University College London. I have previously worked as a lawyer at the European Court of Human Rights and Council of Europe, and as a Visiting Legal Professional at the International Criminal Court. 

 

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Research interests

My research focuses on public international law. Most recently, I have written on the principle of ne bis in idem in international criminal law, right to fair trial, non-state courts, rules related to jurisdiction of and admissibility of cases before international courts and tribunals.

Teaching

Public International Law/Folkerett

Human Rights/Menneskerettigheter

Criminal Procedure/Straffeprosess

JUR-3615 European Human Rights

JUR-3626 International Criminal Law, Atrocity Crimes, and Transitional Justice

 

PhD Supervision

Elza Feijs, "An analysis of the evolution towards ecocentrism in case law connecting climate change and human rights" (2024-2025)

Ida Jørgine Bendiksen, "Barns rett til respekt for sitt familieliv" (2026- )

 


Member of research group / centre

The Grey Zone   English content Menneskerettigheter og folkerett   Norsk innhold Research Group for Human Rights and International Law   English content

Member of project

Klargjøring av rettslige rammer for investering, EU-integrering og rettsoppgjøret i Ukraina    Norsk innhold Clarifying the legal framework for investment, EU integration and accountability in Ukraine    English content

CV

Education

  1. University College London, PhD (2015-2020), PhD thesis: ‘Ne bis in idem in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court’
  2. University of Cambridge, LLM (First Class) (2013-2014), Master thesis: ‘Decision on reparations in the Lubanga case from the perspective of human rights principle of presumption of innocence’
  3. Kyiv International University, Bachelor and Master Degree in International Law (Distinction) (2002-2007)

Work experience

  1. UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Postdoc (2022-2023), Associate Professor (2024-)
  2. National University Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Senior Lecturer (2020-2022), Associate Professor (2022-2023)
  3. International Criminal Court, Chambers, Visiting Professional (2019)
  4. Teaching Fellow at University College London Faculty of Laws (2016-2017)
  5. International Advisory Panel on Ukraine, Council of Europe, Lawyer (2014-2015)
  6. Cambridge Pro Bono Project, Researcher (2013-2014)
  7. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in Kyiv, Lawyer (2012-2013)
  8. European Court of Human Rights, Junior Lawyer (2008-2012)
  9. Konov & Sozanovskyy Law Firm, Junior Associate (2007-2008)

Public positions

  1. Member of the Steering Group, Norwegian Network for Research on Ukraine (UKRAINETT) (2024-)
  2. Advisory Board Member, International Human Rights module (ECHR), Oxford Reports on International Law (2020-2026)
  3. Member of Advisory Group Reforms for reintegration, Ukraine Reform Conference 2022 (URC 2022) 




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