Julia Emtseva
Research Fellow
emtseva@mpil.de
Tel. +49 (6221) 482-311
Main Fields of Research:
Public International Law; International Human Rights Law; Transitional Justice; International Humanitarian Law
Academic Career:
Since 12/2019 | Research Fellow at the MPIL, PhD Project: Privatized Justice: the Role of the Private Sector in Transitional Justice Processes
07/2019 - 10/2019 | Research Fellow at the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (Berlin, Germany)
08/2018 - 05/2019 | LL.M. in International Human Rights Law (magna cum laude) - University of Notre Dame Law School (IN, USA)
11/2017 - 06/2018 | Educational Program Coordinator - OPORA RUSSIA (Moscow, Russia)
03/2017 - 05/2017 | Trainee at the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (Kyiv, Ukraine)
09/2016 - 07/2017 | MA in Human Rights and Democratization (summa cum laude) - Yerevan State University / Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Yerevan, Armenia; Kyiv, Ukraine)
08/2015 - 11/2017 (with interruptions) | Research Assistant at the American University of Central Asia (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
09/2015 - 02/2016 | Human Rights Monitor at the American Bar Association (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
08/2011 - 06/2015 | LL.B. in International and Business Law - American University of Central Asia, (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
05/2014 - 07/2014 | Intern at the Constitutional Chamber of the Kyrgyz Republic (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
Recent Publications
Blogposts
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Transition Without Justice? The Return of the Taliban and the Quest for Truth, Accountability, and Reparations. Opinio Juris, 08 September 2021.
opiniojuris.org/2021/09/08/transition-without-justice-the-return-of-the-taliban-and-the-quest-for-truth-accountability-and-reparations/
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Tools for Navigating Neoliberalism. Critical Legal Thinking, 27 July 2021.
criticallegalthinking.com/2021/07/27/books-tools-for-navigating-neoliberalism/
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Sanctioning the Treatment of Uighurs in China: Targeted Sanctions and Accountability Avenues for Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang. Verfassungsblog, 25 April 2021.
https://verfassungsblog.de/sanctioning-t...
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Filling the Power Vacuum: On Kyrgyzstan’s Elections and Constitutional Amendments. Verfassungsblog, 30 October 2020.
https://verfassungsblog.de/filling-the-p...
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Philanthrocapitalisme et justice transitionnelle: le devoir de responsabilité. JusticeInfo.net, 12 October 2020.
https://www.justiceinfo.net/fr/partenari...
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Philanthrocapitalism, transitional justice and the need for accountability. JusticeInfo.net, 12 October 2020.
https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/oxford-pa...
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Transitional Justice – A Bridge to Democracy in Belarus. OpinioJuris, 17 August 2020.
opiniojuris.org/2020/08/17/transitional-justice-a-bridge-to-democracy-in-belarus/
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“Stop quarantine, start war”. The legality of the use of force in Nagorno-Karabakh. Völkerrechtsblog, 06 August 2020.
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/articles/s...
Working Papers
Media
Presentations
14 Oct 2021
Diversity Issues in International Legal Academia and Practice
Oxford Public International Law
Discussion Group
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
06 Oct 2021
Practicing Reflexivity in International Law
Global Legal Studies Reading Group
Birmingham Law School, Birmingham, UK
21 Sep 2021
Transition Without Justice? The Current Developments in Afghanistan
Fall 2021 Conflict Series
Co-presented by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU Law School, the Center for Global Affairs at NYU's School for Professional Studies, The Program in International Relations at NYU's GSAS, the Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights, and the Office of International Programs at NYU Wagner
New York University, NY, USA
06 Sep 2021
Transition without justice? The current developments in Afghanistan
MPIL Monday Meeting
Max Planck Institute for International and Comparative Law, Heidelberg, Germany
16 Jun 2021
The Role of Private Actors in Transitional Justice Processes
Online Conference: The Scripts and Settings of Transitional Justice: Procedure, Protocol and Form
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
02 Jun 2021
The role of the private sector in transitional justice processes
Guest lecture
International University in Geneva
03 May 2021
Responding to the Alleged Genocide against Uighurs: Sanctions, Accountability Avenues, and Social Responsibility
MPIL Monday Meeting
Max Planck Institute for International and Comparative Law, Heidelberg, Germany
26 Mar 2021
Philanthropic Justice
Reframing International Legal Inquiries: New Voices Discussion at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law
Washington D.C. (held online)
08 Feb 2021
Practicing Reflexivity in International Law: Running a Never-Ending Race to Catch Up with the Western International Lawyers
European University Institute Doctoral Forum
Florence, Italy
13 Dec 2020
Young scholars' reflections: ILA Biennial Conference 2020 Closing Ceremony
Kyoto, Japan
07 Dec 2020
Interpretation of treaties: soft laws
International Law Association Biennial Conference
Kyoto, Japan
07 Sep 2020
Belarus: Current Developments
MPIL Monday Meeting with Florian Kriener
Max Planck Institute for International and Comparative Law, Heidelberg, Germany
18 May 2020
Transitional Justice in the International Arena: Challenges, risks, and lessons learned at the UNSC Open Debate
MPIL Monday Meeting
Max Planck Institute for International and Comparative Law, Heidelberg, Germany
04 May 2020
“Not the hero victims deserve, but the one they need right now.” Germany as a global watchdog over justice?
MPIL Monday Meeting
Max Planck Institute for International and Comparative Law, Heidelberg, Germany
14 Feb 2020
Destruction and Looting of Cultural Property in Yemen’s Civil War: Legal Implications and Methods of Prevention
British Institute for International and Comparative Law
London, UK
21 Nov 2019
Building Sustainable Peace and Development After Massive Human Rights Violations: Redressing Female and Child Victims in The Gambia
XIIth International Conference for Young Researchers on International Humanitarian Law
Yerevan, Armenia
02 May 2019
Country Assessment for the Kyrgyz Republic:
Fair Trial Standards and Meaning in Local Context
ASN World Convention
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
15 Mar 2019
The Gambian Transition to Justice: Prosecuting Yahya Jammeh
Student Peace Conference, Notre Dame, IN, USA
18 Oct 2018
Fair Trial Rights in the Kyrgyz Republic
Central Eurasian Studies Society 19th Annual Conference
University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
19 Oct 2017
The relationship between the fundamental guarantees contained in the Additional Protocols to Geneva Conventions and International Human Rights Law
Xth International Conference for Young Researchers on International Humanitarian Law
Yerevan, Armenia
Teaching
Fall 2017
International Humanitarian Law
American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Participation in Conferences at Home and Abroad
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Public Hearing for 170 Period of Sessions: Situation of human rights defenders of migrants in the United States, Washington DC, USA, 05.12.2018
Berlin Seminar in Transnational European Studies orginized by the University of Georgia and the University of Notre Dame, Berlin, Germany, 03.06.2019 - 09.06.2019
Honours
2020: Top young scholar at the Biannual Conference of the International Law Association (Kyoto, Japan)
2018-2019 University of Notre Dame LL.M. Full Scholarship
2016-2017 Global Campus of Human Rights M.A. Full Scholarship
Memberships
International Law Association (German Branch)
European Society of International Law
American Society of International Law
International Society for Military Law and the Law of War (Member of the Board of Directors)
Miscellaneous
Languages
Russian (native), English (C2), German (C1), Kyrgyz (C1), Ukrainian (C1), French (A1)
External PhD Representative at the Max Planck Society, 2020-2021
Professional Development
Training program for young advocates of the Kyrgyz Republic, "Effective Protection of Human Rights and Conflict Resolution", UNDP, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (September 2015 – December 2015)
Seminar for legal practitioners “EU Disability Law and the UNCRPD Legal capacity of persons with disabilities”, European Law Academy, Trier, Germany (16-17 September 2019)
