Dr. Katharine Fortin

Biography

Katharine Fortin is an Associate Professor of Public International Law and Human Rights at Utrecht University's Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM). Her research focuses on the legal framework applicable in armed conflicts, particularly the intersections of international humanitarian law and international human rights law concerning armed non-state actors. She published the book 'Accountability Armed Groups Human Rights Law' in August 2017, which won the Lieber Prize in 2018. Katharine has published widely on issues related to armed groups, civilian protection, and compliance with public international law. She teaches human rights law and public international law at both master's and bachelor's levels, and she coaches students for the Frits Kalshoven competitions on international humanitarian law. Katharine is a co-coordinator of the Public International Law LLMs at Utrecht University and the Re-Imagining Security minor. In July 2019, she was awarded an NWO Veni grant to carry out a research project entitled 'Dangerous Liaisons: Civilian Agency, Armed Groups and International Law'. She is an editor-in-chief of the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights and has worked with various organizations including Norton Rose Fulbright and the International Criminal Court. Additionally, she hosts the 'Compliance: Conversation' podcast and is a member of the Utrecht Young Academy.

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