Sofia Poulopoulou
External PhD
- Name
- Dr. S. Poulopoulou LLM
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- s.poulopoulou@law.leidenuniv.nl
Sofia Poulopoulou is a PhD Candidate at the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on International Humanitarian Law, which is part of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies.
Sofia joined the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum in February 2016, where she has been working as a researcher and project coordinator. In addition, she has been supervising the projects of the International Humanitarian Law Clinic of the Forum.
Sofia pursued her Bachelor’s degree in Law at the Democritus University of Thrace in Greece. She obtained her Master’s degree in International Law at Maastricht University and conducted part of her degree at the University of York in Canada as part of an exchange programme. Upon completion of her studies, Sofia did an internship at the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court as well as at the Coalition for the International Criminal Court in The Hague and Brussels office.
Title research: Towards the establishment of a new International Humanitarian Law implementation mechanism: lessons from the Human Rights compliance system transferable to International Humanitarian Law.
Sofia’s PhD research under the supervision of Prof. Nico Schrijver and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Robert Heinsch focuses on mechanisms for compliance with International Humanitarian Law with a particular focus on the human rights compliance system.
External PhD
- Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Instituut voor Publiekrecht
- Grotius Centre for Intern Legal Studies
- Poulopoulou S. (18 June 2024), Towards the establishment of a new international humanitarian law compliance mechanism: lessons learned from monitoring systems within the international humanitarian and human rights law frameworks (Dissertatie. Institute of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Leiden University) Meijers-reeks no. MI-421. Supervisor(s) and Co-supervisor(s): Schrijver N.J., Heinsch R.W.
- Poulopoulou S. (17 March 2020), Monitoring IHL Compliance during Non-International Armed Conflicts: The Need for a Complementary Approach - Part I. Armed Groups and International Law. [blog entry].
- Poulopoulou S. (18 March 2020), Monitoring IHL Compliance during Non-International Armed Conflicts: The Need for a Complementary Approach-Part II. Armed Groups and International Law. [blog entry].
- Heinsch R.W. & Poulopoulou S. (25 October 2020), Establishing and Directing an IHL Clinic: Lessons Learned from the Practice of the IHL Clinic at Leiden University. Opinio Juris: Opinio Juris & International Commission of Jurists. [blog entry].
- Poulopoulou S. (14 February 2019), Strengthening Compliance with IHL: Back to Square One. EJIL:Talk!: European Journal of International Law (EJIL: Talk!: European Journal of International Law). [blog entry].
- Poulopoulou S. (7 August 2019), The Supervisory Functions and Practice of the Second Protocol Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. Opinio Juris. [blog entry].
- Heinsch R.W. & Poulopoulou S. (2017), Difficulties in Prosecuting Drone Strikes as a War Crime under International Criminal Law: An International Humanitarian Law Pespective. In: Schüller A. & Nelson F. (Eds.), Litigating Drone Strikes: Challenging the Global Network of Remote Killing. Berlin: European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights. 58-84.