Tatjana Grote

Biography

Tatjana Grote is doctoral researcher at the University of Essex and Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research aims at clarifying the legal framework governing the military processing of data relating to civilians in connection with armed conflict. She has published several peer-reviewed articles on questions of international humanitarian law, new technologies and international criminal law. She has been invited to present at conferences and events in Tallinn (CyCon, May 2024), Geneva (Data Protection in Humanitarian Action book launch, December 2025) and London (Grimshaw Club panel on emerging technologies and armed conflict, January 2026). For the academic years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026, Tatjana has taught Criminal Law tutorials to undergraduate students. She has further been co-leading the Essex Digital Verification Unit with Dr Matthew Gillett in the 2026 Spring and Summer term. Tatjana holds a Master of Laws from London School of Economics and Policial Science (UK) with a specialism in Public International Law and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Technische Universität Dresden (Germany). She has completed traineeships with the International Criminal Court, the European Commissions Directorate for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations and the Geneva-based NGO Huridocs. Selected publications: Data and the Dead: How Does IHL Regulate Data Related to the Identification of Deceased Persons? (2025) International Review of the Red Cross (published online) Reflections on the Afterlife: Which Rules Govern the Post-Occupation Retention and Use of Personal Data Collected by the Military?, 2024 16th International Conference on Cyber Conflict: Over the Horizon (CyCon) (2024) Crimes of Humanity: International Criminal Law as a Collective Psychological Defence Mechanism (2024) 24 International Criminal Law Review 215 Best of Both Worlds? The Interplay between International Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict in Cyberspace (2022) 8 LSE Law Review 179

Qualifications

• Master of Laws (Public International Law) London School of Economics and Political Science (2022)

• Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) Technische Universität Dresden (2020)

Thesis