Staff profile

Vera Piovesan is Teaching Fellow in International Criminal Law at Durham Law School. Her research interests lie at the intersection of international criminal law and anthropology, with a focus on criminal law theory.

Vera holds a PhD and master's degree in international law from the Geneva Graduate Institute, and a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in law from Bocconi University. She has completed study and research stays at Harvard Law School, UCLA School of Law, and the University of Otago.

Vera previously worked in various capacities at the Global Migration Centre, the HLS Program on International Law and Armed Conflict, the International Criminal Court, and in private practice.

• International Criminal Law
• International Human Rights Law