Dr Erin Pobjie
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 874899
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Location
4SB.6.18, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Thursdays from 4 - 5pm via Zoom during the Spring Term
Profile
Biography
Dr Erin Pobjie is an Assistant Professor of International Law at the University of Essex, and a Senior Research Affiliate at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany. She is Deputy Director of the Human Rights Centre Clinic and co-lead of the Essex Digital Verification Unit. Dr Pobjie researches in the field of public international law, with a focus on the use of force by States and new and emerging threats to international peace and security, including space security. Her forthcoming monograph is Prohibited Force: The Meaning of 'Use of Force' in International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2024). She is a member of the International Law Association’s Committee on the Use of Force: Military Assistance on Request and Co-Convener of the Interest Group on Peace and Security of the European Society of International Law. Prior to joining the University of Essex in 2021, Dr Pobjie was a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law and a Research Fellow at the Institute for International Peace and Security Law of the University of Cologne, where she completed her PhD summa cum laude under the supervision of Professor Claus Kreß. She was a visiting scholar at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge, and appointed as a visiting professional at the International Criminal Court’s Victims Participation and Reparations Section. She has been invited to present her research to the International Criminal Court, the German Federal Foreign Office and the Italian Ministry of Defence. Dr Pobjie is admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. She speaks English, German and Spanish.
Qualifications
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PhD in International Law (summa cum laude) University of Cologne,
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LLM in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (Distinction) University of Essex,
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Bachelor of Arts (Development Studies), Bachelor of Laws (Honours) University of Melbourne,
Appointments
University of Essex
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor), School of Law (1/10/2021 - present)
Other academic
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Senior Research Affiliate, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (1/10/2021 - present)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
the use of force by States (jus ad bellum)
outer space security
victims of aggression
international human rights law
international peace and security law
UN collective security
new and emerging technologies and use of force
Current research
Space Security
The meaning of prohibited force in international law
international peace and security law
military uses of outer space
UN collective security framework
Conferences and presentations
Covid-19 as a threat to international peace and security: The role of the UN
Invited presentation, Seminar for senior officers on ‘International security: Military policy and decision making processes within NATO, UN and EU’, 25/2/2021
Victims of aggression
Invited presentation, Aggression and its victims: Exploring recent developments in international law’, NUI Galway, 15/2/2021
Climate change and the UN Security Council
Invited presentation, Joint workshop on climate change and international security, MPIL and German Federal Foreign Office, 3/12/2020
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Selected Issues in Human Rights (HU300)
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Legal Research Skills (LW254)
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International Law of Armed Conflict (LW803)
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Current Challenges in the Law of Armed Conflict (LW804)
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Conflict and the United Nations: the Law related to the Use of Force, Sanctions and Peacekeeping (LW806)
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International Human Rights Law: Law and Practice (LW901)
Publications
Publications (1)
Pobjie, E., (2022). The Meaning of Prohibited 'Use of Force' in International Law
Journal articles (4)
Pobjie, E., COVID-19 and the Scope of the UN Security Council’s Mandate to Address Non-Traditional Threats to International Peace and Security. SSRN Electronic Journal
Pobjie, E., Victims of the Crime of Aggression. SSRN Electronic Journal
Pobjie, E., (2021). COVID-19 and the Scope of the UN Security Council’s Mandate to Address Non-Traditional Threats to International Peace and Security. Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht / Heidelberg Journal of International Law. 81 (1), 117-146
Pobjie, E., (2018). Moving Images: A Reflection on the Use of Force by UN Peacekeepers in Haiti. Irish Yearbook of International Law. 2016-17, 258-267
Books (3)
King, E., Letschert, R., Garkawe, S. and Pobjie, E., (2022). Victim Advocacy before the International Criminal Court. Springer. 3030567311. 9783030567316
Erin, P., Fanny, D. and Raphaël, VS., (2018). Part 1 The Cold War Era (1945–89), 34 The Killing of Khalil al-Wazir by Israeli Commandos in Tunis—1988. Oxford University Press
Erin, P., Fanny, D. and Raphaël, VS., (2018). Part 1 The Cold War Era (1945–89), 33 The Israeli Raid Against the PLO Headquarters in Tunis—1985. Oxford University Press
Book chapters (3)
Pobjie, E., Declercq, F. and van Steenberghe, R., (2018). The Killing of Khalil al-Wazir by Israeli Commandos in Tunis – 1988. In: The Use of Force in International Law A Case-Based Approach. Oxford University Press. 019878435X. 9780198784357
Pobjie, E., Declercq, F. and van Steenberghe, R., (2018). The Israeli Raid against the PLO headquarters in Tunis – 1985. In: The Use of Force in International Law A Case-Based Approach. Oxford University Press. 019878435X. 9780198784357
Pobjie, E., (2017). Victims of the crime of aggression. In: The Crime of Aggression: A Commentary. Editors: Kreß, C. and Barriga, S., . Cambridge University Press. 816- 860. 9781107015265
Reports and Papers (2)
Pobjie, E., Moving Images: A Reflection on the Use of Force by UN Peacekeepers in Haiti
Pobjie, E., (2024). Military Uses of Outer Space
Other (3)
Pobjie, E., (2021).Intervention in Civil Wars Symposium: Beyond Humanitarian Intervention – Human Rights and Jus Ad Bellum,Opinio Juris
Pobjie, E., (2021).The Threat from Outer Space: Russia Tests Kinetic DA-ASAT Weapon,Just Security
Pobjie, E., (2020).Covid-19 as a threat to international peace and security: The role of the UN Security Council in addressing the pandemic,EJIL: Talk!
Contact
Academic support hours:
Thursdays from 4 - 5pm via Zoom during the Spring Term
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