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Biography

Felicitas is a post-doctoral researcher at UCC where she works on the Law and Inner Self research project led by Patrick O'Callaghan. She first studied law in Germany and completed the German First State Exam and a diploma in law at Freie Universität Berlin, holds a LLM in international law from University College London and a PhD (Thesis: Self-Determination of Peoples in the Context of Supranational Governance) from Middlesex University London.‍

Research Interests

My research interests concern particularly human rights in international and regional frameworks, with an emphasis on rights protecting either the collective or individual notion of the ‘self’ (e.g. self-determination of peoples or the right to freedom of thought); the effects of different forms of governance on human rights and their development through practice, scholarship and jurisprudence and vice versa; the laws and policies of international organisations; supranational and regional integration and legal processes; and comparative law.
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Publications

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Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Minorities, Self-Determination and Secession' Felicitas Benziger (2023) 'Minorities, Self-Determination and Secession' In: Ryan D. Griffiths, Aleksandar Pavkovic, Peter Radan (eds). The Routledge Handbook of Self-Determination and Secession. London and New York: Routledge. [DOI] [Details]

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Blog

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is an Act of Aggression. Felicitas Benziger (2022) Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is an Act of Aggression. Blog   [Details]
	(2022)	A Closer Look at Recent Self-Determination Issues in Eastern Europe. Felicitas Benziger (2022) A Closer Look at Recent Self-Determination Issues in Eastern Europe. Blog   [Details]
	(2020)	The New Rule of Law Mechanism: “Ideological Blackmail Tool” or Legitimate Means to Protect the EU’s Values?. Felicitas Benziger (2020) The New Rule of Law Mechanism: “Ideological Blackmail Tool” or Legitimate Means to Protect the EU’s Values?. Blog   [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	SLSA York 2022, Felicitas Benziger (2022) Supranationalism, Europe and Africa: Can Changing Notions of Sovereignty Provide an Opportunity to move beyond Colonial Legacies?. [Oral Presentation], SLSA York 2022, York (UK) , 06-APR-22 - 08-APR-22. [Details]
	(2021)	Research Students’ Summer Conference (RSSC) 2021, Felicitas Benziger (2021) Supranationalism and the Right to SelfDetermination of Peoples. [Oral Presentation], Research Students’ Summer Conference (RSSC) 2021, London , 23-JUN-21 - 23-JUN-21. [Details]

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	Middlesex University London	Hourly Paid Lecturer	01-SEP-21 / 01-JUL-23
	Philippe Sands	Legal Assistant/Paralegal	01-SEP-19 / 01-SEP-22

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2023	Middlesex University London	PhD	International Law
	2018	Freie Universität Berlin	First State Exam/Law Diploma	Law
	2019	University College London	LLM	International Law

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Languages

	Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
	Latin	Functional
	German	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent
	Italian	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent
	Chinese	Basic	Basic	Basic
	English	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent
	Spanish	Fluent	Functional	Functional
	French	Fluent	Fluent	Functional