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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. 

 

  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian, Sondre Torp Helmersen :
    Rettsoppgjøret i Ukraina: de største utfordringene
    Nordisk Østforum 2025 DOI
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Ensuring Fairness of War Crimes Trials in Ukraine
    Routledge 2024
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian, Denys Azarov, Dmytro Koval, Volodymyr Venher :
    Understanding Russia’s Actions in Ukraine as the Crime of Genocide
    Journal of International Criminal Justice 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    A second bite at the cherry: A case for introducing revision of tainted acquittals into the Rome Statute
    Journal of International Criminal Justice 2022 DOI
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    The Principle of ne bis in idem in International Criminal Law
    Routledge 2024
  • Liliia Oprysk, Ingunn Lunde, Svitlana Arabadzhy, Yulia Yoffe, Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Russia's forcible deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children: Continuation of Russian colonial policies in Ukraine
    2025 OMTALE / FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Accountability for forceful transfer of children from Ukraine to Russia
    2025
  • Artem Galushko, Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Attacks on critical civilian infrastructure in Ukraine - a decade since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the impact of the war, its hybrid methods, and the relevance of justice.
    2024
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Justice for Atrocity Crimes and Human Rights Violations Committed in Ukraine: the Role of Open-Source Evidence
    2024
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    «Nordmannen» etterforskes for krigsforbrytelser
    11. January 2024 FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Pursuing justice for atrocity crimes in Ukraine: it’s more than meets the eye
    2024
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Breakfast Briefing with Gaiane Nuridzhanian: The Principle of Ne Bis In Idem in International Criminal Law
    2024
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Forceful imposition of foreign citizenship as discrimination and breach of the right to respect for private life
    EJIL:Talk! 18. June 2024 FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    International Enough? A Council of Europe Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression
    Just Security 03. June 2024 FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Seeking justice before international courts and tribunals: why does it matter?
    2024
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Ukraine's experience with applying the Genocide Convention
    2024
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Destruction of culture as a manifestation of genocidal intent
    2024
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    The principle of ne bis in idem in international criminal law
    2024
  • Kristian Åtland, Geir Flikke, Anne Gry Gudmundsdotter, Olga Iermolenko, Gaiane Nuridzhanian, Martin Paulsen et al.:
    Norge må øke støtten til akademisk samarbeid med Ukraina
    Khrono.no 18. October 2024 FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Importance of justice for international crimes committed in Ukraine
    2024
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Book presentation: The principle of ne bis in idem in international criminal law
    2024
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian, Carrie McDougall :
    On Double Jeopardy, the ICC, and the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression
    Just Security 2024 FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    (Re)Building Justice for Ukraine: War Crimes and Beyond
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Disinformation and freedom of expression under the ECHR
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    On current state of affairs in Ukraine: violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    The principle of ne bis in idem in international criminal law
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Disputes between Ukraine and Russia before the European Court of Human Rights
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Putins propaganda: – Han har en plan også utenfor Russland
    03. December 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Artem Galushko, Gaiane Nuridzhanian, Nandor Knust :
    The response of international law to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Компетенція міжнародних судів та її межі в забезпеченні відповідальності за сексуальне насильство під час збройної агресії росії проти України [Limits of the jurisdiction of international courts concerning responsibility for sexual violence committed during Russia's aggression against Ukraine]
    2023 FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Accountability for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Путіна - за ґрати. Усе, що треба знати про трибунал щодо агресії Росії [Putin behind the bars. All you need to know about the tribunal on Russia's aggression]
    11. March 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Questions of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia
    völkerrechtsblog 27. January 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Interview about the arrest warrant for Putin and Lvova-Belova issued by the International Criminal Court
    18. March 2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Ensuring Fairness of War Crime Trials in Ukraine
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    ECHR in times of war: understanding Ukraine v Russia
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure: military necessity or a war crime?
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Why Has Ukraine Not Ratified the Rome Statute? Myths and misunderstanding have prevented Kyiv from joining the ICC.
    04. April 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Prosecution of Crimes Against Ukraine as A Driver of Evolution of International Criminal Law
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    All you need to know about the ICC’s arrest warrant for Putin: what it means
    18. March 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Перший крок до Гааги. Головні питання про ордер на арешт Путіна і чому це — справді історичне рішення [First step towards The Hague. Main issues related to Putin's arrest warrant and why it is a historic development]
    18. March 2023 FULLTEKST
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    From ‘denazification’ to fighting ‘satanism’: unlawfulness of Russia’s ‘special military operation’, and efforts to prosecute atrocity crimes committed in Ukraine
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Викрадення українських дітей: ефективність міжнародної кримінальної юстиції? [Unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children: is international criminal justice effective?]
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Проблема для Путіна: які наслідки вже має ордер МКС на арешт президента РФ [Problem for Putin: What consequences does the ICC arrest warrant already have for Russia's President?]
    Європейська правда [European Pravda] 2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    FAKENEWS project: Governmental Powers under the European Convention on Human Rights to Counter Disinformation
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Application of the ECHR in time of war
    2023
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Application of the European Convention on Human Rights in times of war
    2022
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    International crimes: definitions, distinctions and individual criminal responsibility
    2022
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Genocidal intent behind Russia's aggression against Ukraine
    2022
  • Gaiane Nuridzhanian :
    Ukraine: The Challenge of Wartime Justice
    Institute for Peace and War Reporting 20. September 2022 FULLTEKST

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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

    JUR-3615 European Human Rights

    Human rights/Menneskerettigheter

    Criminal procedure/Straffeprosess

     

    PhD Supervision

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

     

    Researcher profile in Cristin

    Member of research group

    The Grey Zone   English content Menneskerettigheter og folkerett   Norsk innhold

    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-)
    3. Member of Advisory Group Reforms for reintegration, Ukraine Reform Conference 2022 (URC 2022) 




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