Profile
Ana is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Geneva Graduate Institute’s Global Governance Centre, where she works on the project ‘Holding the Line: Genocide, War, and International Responsibility’. She is also a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of St. Gallen, Chair of Public International Law, and serves on the Editorial, AI, and Podcast Committees of the Journal of International Criminal Justice.
Ana also works with the Directorate of International Law of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs on the project ‘Navigating Between Peace and Justice: Arrest Warrants and Peace Negotiations’, whose activities are still ongoing. Previously, she worked with the Geneva Graduate Institute, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and swisspeace.
Her research focuses on public international law, international criminal law, international human rights law, transitional justice, the relationship between national and international law, international humanitarian law, and comparative constitutional and administrative law.
Ana holds a PhD from the Geneva Graduate Institute and Master’s degrees in International Law from the Geneva Graduate Institute and in Law from the University of Ljubljana.
Research Interests
- International, transnational, and domestic criminal law
- International responsibility of states and non-state actors
- Transitional justice and criminal justice
- International human rights law
- International humanitarian law and the use of force
- Enforced disappearances and missing persons
- Sexual violence
- Migration
Comparative constitutional and administrative law
Academic Work Experience
Teaching Experience
- Diverse guest lectures, including at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana and the Swiss School for International Relations in Geneva
- Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Graduate Institute
- Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
- Speaker and organiser of a workshop at the ELSA Conference on International Humanitarian Law, held in Warsaw in March 2023
Research Experience
- Postdoctoral researcher at the University of St. Gallen and the Geneva Graduate Institute
- Researcher for swisspeace study in the framework of the EU funded project ‘Increasing Accountability and Preventing Enforced Disappearances and Extrajudicial Killings in Mexico, Nepal, the Gambia and Beyond’
- Researcher in SNIS-funded multidisciplinary research project on the search for victims of enforced disappearance
- Research Assistant to Professor Ernest Petrič in the framework of his work for the International Law Commission
Team leader and researcher in EU-funded research project ‘Legislation and practice in handling waste from electrical and electronic equipment in Slovenia and other European countries’
Relevant Publications and Works
- Research Handbook on War Crimes by Edward Elgar Publishing. Author of the chapter ‘Omission and War Crimes’ and co-author of the chapter ‘National Prosecution and Universal Criminal Jurisdiction’ (forthcoming)
- Journal of International Criminal Justice. Co-author of the article ‘Peace Talks in the Shadow of an Arrest Warrant by the International Criminal Court’ (forthcoming September 2026)
- Journal of International Criminal Justice. Author of the book review ‘Love me More Than Anything in the World: Stories about Belonging‘ (2026)
- Human Rights Law Review. Author of the book review ‘Enforced Disappearances: On Universal Responses to a Worldwide Phenomenon‘ (2026)
- Opinio Juris. Author of the post ‘PhD in International Law: A Beginner’s Roadmap‘ (2025)
- Just Security. Author of the post ‘Confronting Challenges to the Prosecution of Enforced Disappearances Before Domestic Courts’
- Acta Humana – Human Rights Publication. Co-author of the article ‘Violence against Women as a Structural Risk: Responding through Prevention with Due Diligence‘
- Questions of International Law. Author of the article ‘Universal jurisdiction: Time to revisit the basics’ (2024)
- Verfassungblog. Co-author of the post ‘A Duty to Rescue‘ (2023)
- Opinio Juris. Annual Symposium on Popular Culture and International Law, Co-author of the blogpost ‘“Guns for Hire”: Mandalorians’ “Status” in the Star Wars Universe’ (2023)
- Opinio Juris. Author of the post ‘All Eyes on Switzerland: Enforced Disappearances in Belarus and the Application of the Principle of Non-Retroactivity‘ (2023)
- Missing Persons Project of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Author of the ‘Report on the Meeting of States and Other Stakeholders along the North/West African Migration Routes to Discuss a Joint Approach on Missing Migrants’ (2023)
- EJIL! Talk. Co-author of the blogpost ‘»Failure« to Act of Mr Putin: Liability by Omission‘ (2023)
- Opinio Juris. Author of the post ‘A Word on Criminal Omission and Its Prominence in International Criminal Law‘ (2022)
- swisspeace. Co-author of the working paper ‘The Search for Victims of Enforced Disappearance: A multidisciplinary exploration of current practices’ (2022)
- Dejusticia. Co-author of the article ‘La búsqueda y la participación en los casos de víctimas de desaparición forzada: marco legal en Colombia y El Salvador’ (2021)
- Torture Journal. Co-author of the article ‘Who are they to say? Experiences and recognition of victimhood of enforced disappearance in Colombia and El Salvador’ (2021)
- Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. Author of the working paper ‘Non-State Actors and Enforced Disappearances: Defining a Path Forward’ (2021)
- swisspeace. Author of the study ‘Coordination between the search and criminal investigations concerning disappeared persons’ (2021)
- Migration Policy Institute. Author of the article ‘Mexico’s Search for Disappeared Migrants Has Evolved, but Challenges Remain’ (2021)
- Völkerrechtsblog. Co-author of the post ‘The vicious cycle of impunity. Psychosocial consequences of disappearances in El Salvador’ (2020)
- Legal practice, magazine for Slovenian professional legal community. Author of the article ‘On the implementation of the Guiding Principles for the Search for Disappeared Persons’ (2019)
- International Law Blog, blog with fresh perspectives on international law. Co-author of the post ‘International Legal Obligations of States Concerning the Search for Missing Migrants: a Possible Way Forward’ (2019)
- Responsibility to Protect in Theory and Practice Conference. Author of the article ‘R2P in Latin America: Are principles of sovereignty and non-intervention really standing in the way of R2P’s operationalization?’ (2019)
- International Law Blog, blog with fresh perspectives on international law. Co-author of the post ‘Redefining Jus Cogens. An Insight Into the International Law Commission’s Discourse on Peremptory Norms of General International Law’ (2018)
- Legal practice, magazine for Slovenian professional legal community. Co-author of the article ‘Recent discussion of the International Law Commission about the role of Peremptory Norms of General International Law (jus cogens)’ (2018)
- Legal Practice, magazine for Slovenian professional legal community. Co-author of the article ‘Regulation of handling waste from electrical and electronic equipment: current changes and suggestions for improvement’ (2016)
- Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana. Co-author of the book ‘Regulation of handling waste from electrical and electronic equipment’ (2015)
Fellowships, Grants and Awards
2023-24 - Schindler Junior Scholar 2023-24, the University of Zurich
2022-24 - Geneva Graduate Institute scholarship recipient
2019 - Recipient of the award for the master thesis as one of the best Slovenian theses on the United Nations’ field of work
2017-2018 - Recipient of the public scholarship Ad Futura for study abroad
2016-2018 - Recipient of the public scholarship for the talented students of Ljubljana
2015 - Recipient of the public scholarship for international mobility
AfFILIATIONS
- Geneva Graduate Institute
- University of St. Gallen
- Journal of International Criminal Justice
- ESIL Early Career Mentoring Program