Rodolfo Ribeiro Coutinho

Profile

Rodolfo is a PhD Researcher in International Law and Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Graduate Institute, where he was also a Michael & Shadia Schneider scholar. His research interests range from general international law, international dispute settlement, international law-making, and the law of international organisations to international human rights law, international migration law, laws of war and neutrality, and international environmental law.

Prior to starting his doctoral studies, Rodolfo received an LL.B (Dean’s list) from the Federal University of Paraiba (Brazil), with a semester abroad at the University of Lausanne, and a Master’s degree in International Law from the Geneva Graduate Institute. He was also an intern with UNHCR's Division of International Protection, a consultant with the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, and a research assistant in a joint IOM/Graduate Institute research project. In the summer of 2022, he served as a Legal Assistant to H.E. Ambassador Hussein Hassouna at the International Law Commission (ILC) and currently assists Professor Patrícia Galvão Teles, chair of the ILC, with the report on the protection of persons affected by sea-level rise. Rodolfo is also an associate tutor at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, a Research Affiliate at the Refugee Law Initiative (University of London) and the Global Migration Center, and a former visiting fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (University of Cambridge).

Areas of expertise

• Public Intern ational Law
• International Human Rights Law
• International Refugee Law
• Laws of War
• International migration law
• International dispute settlement
• Forced Migration Studies
• General international law
• International lawmaking
• The law of international organisations
• International Environmental Law

Research Interests

• International legal theory;
• International dispute settlement;
• The protection of individuals in international law;
• State responsibility;
• Refugees, migration, and diasporas;
• Nationality and statelessness.