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Programme Insights x Prospective Students
Friday
29
August
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Climate Change, Human Rights, and the Law

Anne Saab Associate Professor, International Law, Director, LL.M. in International Law Faculty Associate, Hoffmann Centre for Global Sustainability
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Join us for a thought-provoking conversation as part of our Programme Insights series. You’ll meet a faculty expert, dive into timely global issues, and discover what it’s like to study International Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute.

In this session, Associate Professor Anne Saab will explore the critical intersection of climate change, human rights, and the law, drawing on her own research and insights on International Law. 

Anne Saab joined the Graduate Institute as an Assistant Professor in International Law in 2015. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2021 and has been serving as Co-Director of the LL.M. in International Law programme since 2018. Anne obtained a PhD in International Law from the London School of Economics in 2015, an LL.M. from King’s College London in 2009, and an LLB from Leiden University in 2008. Her areas of interest and expertise include food and agriculture, climate change, intellectual property law and more recently, emotions and international law. Her first monograph entitled, Narratives of Hunger in International Law: Feeding the World in Times of Climate Change, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2019. Prior to entering academia, Anne worked as a legal advisor and policy officer at the Ministry of Agriculture and Economic Affairs and at the Foreign Office in The Hague.

You’ll also get a chance to:

🔍 Learn how our faculty engage with real-world global challenges
🎓 Explore our International Law programmes
❓ Ask questions about admissions, curriculum, and career paths

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with a leading expert in the field and experience international law at the Institute

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