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As of 2017 Petra Lindhout is Programme Manager of the International and European Law Programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. Besides ensuring the quality of education and ensuring the right curriculum, she facilitates lecturers to perform their best. Petra Lindhout obtained a bachelor’s degree in Management, Economics and Law at the Haarlem University of Professional Education and a master’s degree in Dutch Law at the University of Amsterdam. She worked for numerous years at the international tax consultancy firms of Arthur Andersen and Deloitte. After obtaining her Dutch Bar qualification, she worked as an attorney at law. As of 2009 she worked in public service, lastly as Head of the Legal Department of three cooperating municipalities in The Netherlands. Petra Lindhout finalized an extensive post-doctoral specialization course in Environmental and Spatial Planning Law. She commenced in PhD research in 2011 at Utrecht University in the field of European Water Law and successfully finished in 2015. She published several articles in peer-reviewed international journals, co-organized seminars and is a member of the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law. Petra Lindhout is regularly asked for expert panels on water law and economics.

Peter Boswijk has been a lecturer for many years with a focus on Constitutional law, Administrative law, EU and Human Rights. He has done research and teaching at the University of Utrecht, Inholland University, and has been working for the International and European Law Programme since 2018 as a Team Leader. He enjoys the contact with students and the team.

Dr. Agnieszka A. Machnicka is lecturer in Comparative Private Law at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. She holds a Master of Laws degree (University of Warsaw), a D.E.S.S. de droit des affaires (Université de Poitiers), an LL.M. in Common Law (University of Ottawa), a Master of Research (European University Institute), a PhD in Law from the University of Warsaw and also from the European University Institute. Previously, she was Senior Researcher at the VU Amsterdam, GRUR Post-doctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (Munich), Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Siena and lecturer at the University of Warsaw. She has held visiting appointments at the KU Leuven (Visiting Researcher), the University of Padova (Guest Lecturer) and the University of Alcalá, where she is a member of the research group ‘Derecho y Empresa’. She was an intern at Gide Loyrette & Nouel (Warsaw), the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland and the European Patent Office (Munich).

William Worster is Senior Lecturer in the International and European Law Programme where he has taught international law, international organizations and international migration/refugee law for more than 10 years. He is a qualified lawyer in the US and UK, and has worked on international business transactions, international migration law, and international criminal law, among other areas, in private practices, NGOs, the US Department of Justice, and the United Nations. In addition, he teaches international law at Leiden University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and provides consulting services to international organizations and law firms. He is the author of more than 40 articles and book chapters in his fields of expertise. He has a BA and JD from the US, an LL.M. in Public International Law from Leiden University and is currently completing his PhD in Public International Law at the University of Amsterdam under an NWO grant. His research is available on his SSRN author page at http://ssrn.com/author=1155790.

Michail (Michael) Vagias is a Senior Lecturer in Law and Programme Manager for the ProCuria Project on Professional Legal Training. Following the conclusion of his PhD studies in Leiden University, Michail became a lecturer and later a Senior Lecturer in Law at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. He has acted as an Expert on Mission for migration policy development, as well as legal counsel in international cases before international courts. Michail’s research interests focus on questions of jurisdiction in domestic and international law. In addition to his monograph (The Territorial Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, CUP, 2015), Michael's research is regularly published in leading international periodicals on international law and international criminal law such as the American Journal of International Law, the Leiden Journal of International Law, the Cambridge International Law Journal and the Italian Yearbook of International Law.

Paul Garlick is a Barrister in the UK and was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 1996. Paul has been a Recorder (judge) of the Crown Court of England and Wales since 1994, dealing with serious criminal cases. He trains judges and advocates around the world on behalf of the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, The UK Foreign Office and the US Embassy in Barbados. He is a Master of the Bench at Middle Temple in London, which is his Inn of Court. He has been teaching at The Hague University of Applied Sciences since 2015, where he is enjoying the last chapter of his career, giving the benefit of his experience to the students that he teaches.

Christine Tremblay is a lecturer in International and European Law Programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences since 2015. She is also a PhD Candidate at Leiden University working on the impact of feminist scholarship on International Criminal Law. Ms. Tremblay obtained her law degree from McGill University in 1999. She is a qualified lawyer and member of the Quebec Bar. After working at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, she completed her LL.M. (adv.) in Public International Law with a specialization in International Criminal Law at Leiden University. She occupied the position of General Coordinator of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies since its foundation in 2003. She was also the Managing Editor of the Leiden Journal of International Law from 2008-2011. Her areas of expertise are Public International Law, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Feminist Legal Theory and Gender & Law.

Miera Sibug Montero is an alumna of International and European Law batch 2012. She has a master’s degree from Maastricht University specialized in Commercial Law. She also worked for a project under the auspices of International Criminal Court where she was assigned to research relevant case law that can amount to International Core Crimes. Moreover, she also studied Bachelor of Education at the University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos in the Philippines. Miera Veni Sibug Montero is currently functioning as a certified lecturer, a year 2 tutor coordinator and an assessment committee member.

Desmond Johnson is a Lecturer in Comparative Public Law and Governance at the Hague University of Applied Sciences. His research interests span across a range of fields including Comparative Constitutional Law, E.U. and U.S. law and governance, Democratic Theory, Political Philosophy (particularly Republican Thought), Judicial Review, and Digital Constitutionalism. His multidisciplinary research explores the constitutional and institutional structures and processes in place to limit and balance the exercise of public power with individual and political self-determination in the E.U. and U.S., while recent publications focus on republicanism, institutional balance, constitutional dialogue, and non-domination in the E.U. He holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School, an LL.M. from Lund University in European Affairs, and a B.Sc. in Sociology from Virginia Tech. He has been on research stays at the University of Antwerp, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (Heidelberg), and Utrecht University.

Suhas Sagar has been a lecturer with the Law Programme for three years. His areas of expertise include international taxation and transfer pricing. Next to lecturing, he is currently working on his PhD research project focusing on the tax treaty policy of India. Suhas Sagar also works with the Transfer Pricing Department of the law firm Baker McKenzie in Amsterdam. Originally from India, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in law from the National Law School of India University. Thereafter, he worked with the International Tax Department of a premier Indian law firm in Mumbai for three years. In 2015, he moved to The Netherlands to do an Advanced Masters in International Tax Law at the International Tax Center, Leiden University where he also coordinates and teaches a Course in Transfer Pricing. Suhas Sagar is highly interested in the intersection of law, economics and public policy in the field of taxation.

Daniel Russell BA (Holy Cross) JCB (Leuven) LL.M. (Leiden) has been with the Law Programme since 2015. He began his career as a legislative aide to a New Jersey (USA) state senator, then served as director of an economic development project for Newark International Airport, following which he became executive director of a NGO regional office. He has worked as a Legal Expert on several European Commission projects in the fields of energy and air & space law, and was a guest lecturer and academic advisor in the Leiden University’s Air & Space Law LL.M. programme. Mr. Russell has taught at both bachelor’s and master’s level for the past twenty years at Leiden, Webster University Leiden, Nyenrode, and Hotelschool The Hague. He serves as a moot court judge at the Telders, Unicef and Jessup competitions. His current interest areas are labour law, media law, hotel management contracts and diplomatic & political history.

Nadia Rusinova is a lecturer in International and European private law subjects at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. She is originally from Bulgaria and holds a LL.M. degree from Sofia University. For 15 years she successfully managed a private practice in Sofia, Bulgaria, as a specialized attorney at law. She also taught as a lecturer at the Supreme Bar Council of Bulgaria on EU family law issues for many years and has experience as a lawyer, lecturer and trainer for various NGOs. Nadia Rusinova has developed broad expertise in the area of international family law and children’s rights, antidiscrimination law, labor law, human rights, LGBTI rights, and the trafficking of human beings. She is also a tutor, internship mentor and thesis supervisor. Nadia Rusinova is incredibly inspired by her students and she enjoys every minute of working with them.

Zahra Mousavi joined the Law Programme in 2011. She gives seminars and lectures in International and EU Law. She has been the coach of the The Hague University of Applied Sciences Vis Moot team and holds two Master of Laws degrees in EU Law and PIL. She was also visiting researcher at MPIL and MPICC, respectively, in 2017 and 2018 and received the Hijmansbeurs in 2011 and 2016. Zahra Mousavi is an arbitrator at the ACIC. Before joining the Law Programme, she worked at the IUSCT between 1998 and 2011, and additionally has acted as Legal Assistant in some arbitration cases. Back when she was still living in Iran, Ms. Mousavi worked for Iran’s BILS, where she dealt with Iran’s cases before the UNCC, and was involved in the distribution of compensation paid by the US to the victims of the 1988 Aerial Incident. She is the author/co-author of a number of articles in scholarly journals, and the co-translator of a major textbook in ICL.

 

Aurelien Lorange is Senior Lecturer in the International and European Law Programme. He started as a lecturer in 2010 and he teaches EU Energy Law, Internet Law, Law & Economics. He is member of the external relations team (networking for internship possibilities, maintaining the alumni network, helping on the networking with partner and future partner universities) and he is the founder and organiser of the Employment Network Events, the annual job-study Fair and conference. He has taught Intellectual Property Law and several Skills courses and started the assessment committee during the first years. He has also an interest in Animal Law. Before joining The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Aurelien worked at the European Commission (Taxation) and the European Parliament (MEP Assistant) and the IT multinational company SAS as a lobbyist. Aurelien holds a master’s degrees in International Law from Stockholm University, EU Law from the University of Tours and French Public Law from the University of Aix-en-Provence.

Jaime de Jesus Lima is originally from Brazil but has been living and working in The Netherlands for the past 13 years. Mr. Lima is a Brazilian lawyer (Brazilian Bar Association) and Dutch jurist with experience in both public and private sectors in South America and Europe. His areas of expertise include company and commercial law with a particular focus on international trade and competition. Mr. Lima has an LL.B. from Mackenzie University and an LL.M. in International and European Law from the VU University Amsterdam.

Dr. Tamara Lewis Arredondo began teaching Legal Skills in the Law Programme in 2015. She also coordinates projects in Years 1-2. Her academic interests include using subject-matter content to strengthen problem-solving, decision-making, research and writing skills in bachelor-degree Law students. Dr. Lewis tutors/mentors students and supervises bachelor thesis candidates. She obtained a BSFS in International Politics from The Walsh School of Foreign Service (Georgetown University, Washington, DC) and earned a JD from Columbia University (New York City). She won a Fulbright to study Arabic in Yemen and to complete an LL.M. in International Criminal and Human Rights Law from Utrecht University (Netherlands). Her Maastricht University School of Law (Netherlands) PhD dissertation examined the Universal Periodic Review by the UN Human Rights Council. She conducted Post-doctoral research concerning EU Human Rights policies at University College Dublin (Ireland) in a consortium of world-wide research institutions funded by the European Commission.

Maria Eva Földes, PhD, is a lecturer in the International and European Law Programme. She earned her PhD degree at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. Prior to joining the Law Programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, she worked as postdoctoral researcher at Tilburg University, Department of European and International Public Law and TILEC – Tilburg Law and Economics Center. She also worked as Assistant Professor at the University of Vienna, Institute for European Integration Research. Her research interests are focused on the dynamics of decision making in the EU system, health policy and healthcare governance, EU health law, and the right to health in a comparative perspective. She is currently teaching diverse courses in the field of EU law.

David den Dunnen has been a lecturer in International Law and Legal Skills at The Hague University of Applied Sciences since 2010. He currently teaches courses on the law of international organizations, international security, and legal analysis and decision-making skills. David serves as a study coach and coordinates Y1 Tutoring. He is secretary of the Programme Committee for HBO-Rechten/Law. In September 2019 David will also join the Faculty’s research group of UN Studies in Peace and Justice. Previously, David served as the editor of Atlantisch Perspectief (2003-2010), a Dutch journal on international security, and published various articles. In 2001 he conducted an internship at the European Parliament. David holds an LL.M. in European, international and comparative law from Maastricht University (2002) and did his exchange at the Université d’Aix-Marseille III, France. He took the course International Security Issues at the Clingendael Institute in 2002 and participated in The Hague Academy’s Public International Law summer course (2016).

Dr. Calum Alasdair Young specializes in EU Fundamental Rights and Health Law, combining EU law and politics to explain current and future events. He first studied LL.B. Law with German at the University of Sheffield, before an LL.M. in European Law at Leiden University. He returned to Sheffield for a PhD in 2014 covering Europeanisation, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and national health law and policy. He currently teaches a variety of modules covering EU law and human rights. His other work includes: co-editing a research guide on EU Health Law and Policy, aimed at combining introductory knowledge with state of the art detail; and extensive outreach and information during the 2016 Brexit referendum, both personal and professional.

Jonas Fechtner is a lecturer in the Skills Line of the International and European Law Programme. He is also Project Leader of Project-1 MUN and a Year-1 tutor. Before The Hague University of Applied Sciences he worked as a consultant at the OECD in the field of trade in services. Jonas Fechtner is currently obtaining a Master of Sciences in International Business Management at the University of Birmingham.

Madonna Hamidy is a Study Coach/SOM Coordinator, Internship Coordinator and Alumni Coordinator for the International and European Law Programme. She is originally from Afghanistan and settled in The Netherlands in 1994 after having fled from the war in Afghanistan. Due to her past, Madonna’s academic interests steered towards political arts and sciences, such as ethnic conflict, international development & sustainability and human interaction. Within the International and European Law Programme, Madonna’s main focus is to help senior students with the organization of the final steps towards graduation and to act as a Go-To person for students with a variety of questions.

Andreea Manea has an LL.M. from Utrecht University, where her thesis focused on the issue of joint state responsibility for human rights and humanitarian law violations arising out of the use of private security companies, focusing on the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq and the Manus Island Refugee Processing Center. She has acquired professional training in international environments such as the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the International Criminal Court. She has also worked as a Junior Lecturer at Utrecht University where she held seminars in Public International Law. At The Hague University of Applied Sciences Andreea Manea primarily assists in the Legal Skills Line and tutors first year students.

Carlos Correa is a Teaching Assistant for the Legal Skills courses in the International and European Law Programme. He holds an LL.B. (2011) from Bond University, Australia and an LL.M. (2012) in Public International Law from Leiden University, The Netherlands. In 2012, Carlos Correa was admitted as a legal practitioner to the Queensland Bar. Before joining The Hague University of Applied sciences in 2018, Carlos Correa predominately worked in the international criminal law field. He worked in various defense teams at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court’s Chambers at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and the Office of the Prosecutor for the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. Further, in domestic law, Carlos Correa has experience in family law working as a Trainee Solicitor at a Brisbane based law firm.

Dr. Luca Pantaleo is Senior Lecturer at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Adjunct Professor of the European Law and Governance School (Athens). He holds a PhD in EU external relations law from the University of Macerata, Italy. Prior to The Hague University, Dr. Pantaleo worked as a Senior Researcher (Postdoc) at the University of Luxembourg, and as a Senior Researcher at the Asser Institute, where he also served as Coordinator of the Centre for the Law of European External Relations (CLEER). His research interests include EU external relations law and public international law. Dr. Pantaleo has many publications in his name, including his recently published monograph titled “The Participation of the EU in International Dispute Settlement - Lessons from EU Investment Agreements". He also carries out applied research in the context of projects commissioned by third parties. He is also an experienced legal trainer.

Chloe Desesquelles has a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in International Relations from Leiden University and a MSc in Criminology from Leicester University. She is originally from France but lived and worked in China for five years prior to moving to The Netherlands. Chloe started to teach at The Hague University in February 2018. As lecturer in the Law Programme, she mostly teaches Legal Skills courses and runs the Year 1 MUN Project. Before joining The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Chloe worked in the Victims and Witnesses Section at the ICC. This inspired her to write her Master thesis on victim participation in the Bemba trial from a gender perspective. Thanks to her multicultural educational and work experiences, she has developed strong communication skills and a passion for the peace-security-justice nexus. She is particularly interested in conflict resolution, restorative justice and environmental protection.

Jeff Dahl spent most of his work-life as a trial lawyer in the US. He handled jury trials, bench trials, appellate matters, administrative hearings, arbitrations and mediations in state and federal courts in maritime, insurance, personal injury and construction defect cases. He has also served as a mediator for many years. After moving to The Netherlands and spending some time as a stay-at-home-dad, Jeff Dahl began a second career as a lecturer at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. He is the Legal Skills coordinator for the International and European Law Programme and teaches skills, negotiation, tort law, maritime law, and insurance law. Jeff Dahl stays active in litigation by maintaining a small practice representing staff members of international organizations in international labor law courts. He also consults with several United Nations staff union offices.

Alice Welland is Lecturer in Legal Skills at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of Manchester, England, and an LL.M in Public International Law from Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Prior to joining THUAS, Alice worked for several years as Lecturer in International Law and Human Rights at Utrecht University and University College Utrecht. Alice has also worked as a Senior Research Associate at the Public International Law & Policy Group, where she drafted legal memoranda and advised civil society and government clients on issues relating to international criminal law and human rights, and as Assistant-Coordinator of the European Commission's Equality Law Network. Alice is particularly interested in legal writing, advocacy and critical thinking, and holds expertise in the fields of gender, international criminal law, and human rights aspects of emerging and disruptive technologies.

Aleksandra Asscheman joined the International and European Law Programme in 2018 having practiced law for almost fifteen years, more than eight of which in The Netherlands. Before joining The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Aleksandra Asscheman was working in progressively senior legal counsel roles at Oikocredit, a renowned Dutch development finance institution investing in over seventy countries. While being a practicing professional, she has worked on a number of high-profile trade, loan and investment transactions in Eastern Europe, South-East Asia and India, as well as provided corporate legal advice to various entities. Aleksandra Asscheman has an LL.M. in International Business Law (cum laude) from Tilburg University and an MA in Political Science from the OSCE Academy. Her interests lie in the areas of investment, commercial, corporate and contract law, contract drafting and management. Teaching has always fascinated her and she aims to inspire students to turn into aspiring legal professionals and share her passion for commercial law.

After studying at UCLA (B.A.), IUHEI-Université de Genève (D.E.S.), the Fletcher School (M.A.L.D.) and Loyola Law School (J.D.), Gregory Townsend started his legal career as a deputy public defender in Los Angeles.  In 1998, he joined the ICTR and clerked for a Slovenian supreme court judge before joining the prosecution, spending more than seven years working on Rwandan genocide cases.  He later became a prosecutor for both the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and ICTY.  He then served as Head of Office for the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague on the trial of Liberian President Charles Taylor.  He later joined the Special Tribunal for Lebanon as chief legal advisor to the Prosecutor. Lastly, he was chief of the Registry’s Court Services Section at the IRMCT and ICTY until its closure. He joined THUAS as a Lecturer in International Law in August 2018.

Originally from Azerbaijan, Leyla Gayibova has been studying and working in the Netherlands, the UK, Sweden and Turkey over the past seven years. She won the Julia Henriette Jaarsma-Adolfs Fund Scholarship to pursue an LL.M in Public International Law at the University of Amsterdam. She also holds an LL.B in European and International Law from the University of Sheffield. Leyla’s research interests lie primarily in the areas of public international law, EU law and criminal justice. Prior to joining The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Leyla worked in the Criminal Law Cooperation Unit of the Council of Europe. Leyla also tutored first year law students at the University of Sheffield. At The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Leyla assists in the Skills Line and tutors first year students.

Artemis Malliaropoulou is a lecturer in the International and European Law Programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and a researcher at the Global Governance Centre of Excellence. She holds an LL.B. (University of Athens), an LL.M. (London School of Economics), and a Ph.D. in law (University of Athens). She was a recognised student at the Law Faculty of the University of Oxford under the supervision of Professor Paul Craig and a visiting scholar at Columbia Law School under the sponsorship of Professor Anu Bradford. She has been a qualified solicitor in Greece since 2010 and her working experience includes placements at the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (New York), Council of the EU – Legal Service (Brussels), International Criminal Court (Hague), Unidroit Institute (Rome), British Institute for International and Comparative Law (London), Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP (London), Shearman & Sterling LLP (Paris), Allen & Overy LLP (Paris). She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an of counsel in the Athens Mediation & Arbitration Organisation and she is included in the GAR Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2019 & 2020 - Future Leaders – Non-Partners (Greece) list. Her research interests cover the broad spectrum of international arbitration, EU law and the interrelation between international public and private law.

Dr. Asier Garrido-Muñoz has been teaching Public International Law and the Law of International Organizations at THUAS since January 2020. Before that, he was an Associate Legal Officer at the International Court of Justice (2015-2019). He holds a MA in European Studies (Salamanca, 2007) and an LL.M. in Humanitarian Law (Geneva Academy). In 2011, he obtained his Ph.D. in Law (Salamanca, Summa Cum Laude, Doctor Europeus) and became an Assistant Professor of Public International and European Law at the same university until 2015. His main areas of interest are the law of international organizations (with a focus on the UN and the EU), international dispute settlement, human rights and humanitarian law, the law of international responsibility and the history of international law. He has conducted research on these fields (both for academic and consultancy purposes) and delivered lectures and seminars at numerous academic institutions, including The Hague Academy of International Law, Leiden University, the American University in Paris, the Centre of International Studies of Barcelona and the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He is also the co-ordinator of the Spanish team reporting for International Law in Domestic Courts and managing editor of the Revista General de Derecho Europeo.

Marta Kołacz is a lecturer in Business Law at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. She holds Masters degrees from Gdańsk University and Erasmus University Rotterdam (LLM Commercial and Company Law). Marta is currently finishing her PhD thesis at the Erasmus University Rotterdam on legal aspects of sharing economy in logistics. She was a Visiting Researcher at University of Leeds, European University Institute, Florence and Masaryk University, Brno. She also co-operates as a correspondent with the Institut du Droit International des Transports (IDIT). Her interests include legal aspect of technological and sustainable innovations in transport and logistics, and law and regulation.

Since January 2020, Sandra Nóbrega has been working as an Environmental Law Lecturer at the International and European Law Programme in THUAS. Sandra is a Brazilian lawyer (Brazilian Bar Association) with undergraduate degrees in Environmental Science (IFRN, Brazil) and in Law (UFRN, Brazil) and has a Master’s degree in Comparative, European and International Law from Maastricht University. She is currently finalising her PhD project on Access to Information and Public Participation in Climate Change Decision Making.