Nina Herzog

Profile

I am a Lecturer in Law teaching across various undergraduate and postgraduate modules, including International Criminal Law, International Human Rights, Criminal Law, and Evidence. I was awarded a PhD in Law and LLM from the University of Leeds, and a BA in Political Science and Public Law from the University of Greifswald.

Responsibilities

• Programme Manager LLM International Human Rights Law

Research interests

My research focuses on international criminal law and international human rights law, with a particular interest in defendants’ rights. I put a particular emphasis on empirical research to gain a better understanding of and solutions for practical issues faced in the international criminal justice system.

My PhD thesis demonstrated the practical implications of the current ne bis in idem protection at the International Criminal Court for defendants by providing an empirical study that has been missing from the academic discussion to date. This research explored the impact of the current ne bis in idem provision in Article 20 of the ICC Statute on subsequent prosecutions of defendants. The creation of a dataset allowed me to analyse recurring themes through cases in which defendants have claimed a violation of the right not to be tried twice for the same crime. This research suggests reconsidering the current approach to the ne bis in idem principle at the ICC and domestically to create a strong, comprehensive protection for defendants, thereby achieving a justice-centred approach.

Qualifications

• PhD in Law
• LLM International Law
• BA Political Science and Public Law

Professional memberships

• European Society of International Law
• SLS