PhD Thesis
Title: National Security and International Law
PhD Supervisor: Andrew Clapham
PhD CO Supervisor: Zachary Douglas
Expected completion date: 2025
The thesis seeks to determine whether there exists a unified, (minimal) core or disparate and regime-specific understanding of the term ‘security’ within international law.
This thesis will accomplish this by undertaking a transversal analysis of the term ‘security’ across the length and breadth of international law.
Profile
Himanil Raina is a PhD candidate and a Teaching Assistant at the Department of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. His thesis work on National Security and International Law is being completed under Professor Andrew Clapham. He completed his Master in International Law from The Graduate Institute and worked at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations and as a Legal Assistant at the International Law Commission during this period as well. Before coming to Geneva, he worked as a Research Associate at the National Maritime Foundation in India and completed his B.A. LL.B (Hons) from the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
Academic Work experience
Teaching Assistant at the Graduate Institute
Assisted in the following courses:
- Professor Andrew Clapham (Laws of War and Advanced Seminar on Human Rights in Armed Conflict)
- Professor Gian Luca Burci (Global Health Law and The Law and Practice of International Organizations)
- Professor Zachary Douglas (Law of the Sea, Law of the Sea Clinic and International Law in the 21st Century)
- Professor Marcelo Kohen (Foundations of International Law)
- Professor Luis Eslava (Global South Perspectives to International Law)
Panelist at the 5th Annual Alexander C Cushing International Law Conference at the U.S Naval War College, Rhode Island. Spoke in the panel on ‘Law of the Sea and Maritime Security' on the topic of ‘A Unified Understanding of Ship Nationality in Peace and War’ (May 23-May 25, 2023)
Research Assistant to Dr. Cecile Aptel on a volume on armed conflicts and the protection of children
Visiting Faculty at the NALSAR University of Law: The Law of National Security
Teaching Assistant at the NALSAR University of Law for the course on International Relations
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES
- Legal Assistant at the International Law Commission (2021-2022)
- Legal Intern at the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (2022)
- Legal Intern at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations (2020)
- Research Associate at the National Maritime Foundation (2018-2019)
Research Interests
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International Order
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General International Law
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Military Theory
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Maritime Strategy
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Force structure
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National Security
Relevant Publications and Works
Peer Reviewed Publications
1. Himanil Raina, 'A Unified Understanding of Ship Nationality in Peace and War' (2022) American Journal of International Law, Agora Symposium on the War in Ukraine and Future of the International Legal Order
2. Himanil Raina, 'Strategy and International Law,' Strategy Bridge (2020)
3. Himanil Raina, 'The forcible protection of nationals and non-combatant evacuation operations,' Maritime Affairs 14(2) (2019)
4. Himanil Raina, 'Legal Aspects of the 25th November, 2018 Kerch Strait Incident,' in Maritime Perspectives 2018, Ed. Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan & Captain (Dr) Gurpreet S Khurana (p.p 161-169)
5. Himanil Raina, 'Articles 2(4) & 51 of the UN Charter: Force Gaps & the Unilateral Exercise of the Right of Self Defence Against Non State Actors' (2015) NALSAR International Law Journal 1(1)
Academic Commentaries and Blogs
1. Himanil Raina, 'Merchant Shipping as Military Objectives and Naval Economic Warfare', Articles of War Leiber Institute for Law & Warfare at West Point (2023)
2. Himanil Raina, 'Integrated Battle Groups are India's Response to Pakistan’ The National Interest (2018)
3. Himanil Raina, 'Missing in action: India's aircraft carriers,' The Interpreter, Lowy Institute (2018)
4. Himanil Raina, ‘How can India reform its civil service,’ The Diplomat (2018)
Fellowships, Grants and Awards
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FERIS scholarship (Fondation pour l’etude des relations internationals en Suisse) - The Graduate Institute
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Gold medal in Political Science and International Relations - NALSAR