PHD THESIS
Provisional PhD Thesis Title: The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territories
Expected Completion Date: 2025
PROFILE
Zoi Lafazani is a PhD researcher in International Law at the Graduate Institute. Her doctoral research focuses on the complex legal landscape regulating the use of armed force during armed conflicts, notably in occupied territories, as well as on questions of conflict classification.
She has previously worked as an Associate and a Legal Adviser at the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as well as an intern at the Policy and Legal Unit of Geneva Call. She holds an LLM from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and a Law Degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Research Interests
- International Humanitarian Law
- International Human Rights Law
- International Criminal Law
- Public International Law
- International Law on the Use of Force
Relevant Publications and Works
- Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog, ‘Human shields under IHL: a path towards excessive legalization’ (16 November 2021).