Her PhD research was part of the NWO-funded ‘Rethinking Secondary Liability for International Crimes’ (Rethinking SLIC) project, which runs until September 2025. Joëlle will continue to work with the project and will continue her research on matters regarding the (international) responsibility of States in connection with international crimes and serious human rights violations, especially those committed outside the assisting State’s jurisdiction. She has a particular interest in developments concerning States’ extraterritorial jurisdiction under human rights law and questions relating to State responsibility in the context of trade in military, dual-use, and other types of goods.

During her doctoral programme, Joëlle taught international publiekrecht (Bachelor), international responsibility, and European human rights law (Master). She also has experience with Master thesis supervision. As Assistant Professor, Joëlle will continue to teach and supervise students, and is eager to follow the University Teaching Qualification. Joëlle studied law at the UvA herself, and obtained her Master’s degree in International and European Law, specialising in Public International Law, in 2015. After completing various internships in the Netherlands and abroad, she worked in Luxembourg at the Court of Justice of the European Union, where she conducted comparative legal research for the Court’s legal terminology projects. Joëlle is fluent in English and Dutch, and has work experience in French (which is admittedly quite rusty).