Academic Profile

I am Professor of International Law at the University of Sheffield, joining the University in 2012 from the University of Glasgow where I was Professor of International Law and Security. I completed my law studies at the University of Thessaloniki in Greece, obtaining an LL.M. from the University of Bristol and my Ph.D from the University of Nottingham. My teaching and research interests are in the fields of international law and the use of force, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, collective security law, peacekeeping, United Nations Law, international and European constitutional theory and law. I am widely published in these fields.

I sit on the editorial board for the Journal of Conflict and Security Law (Oxford University Press) and am a member of the Use of Force Committee of the International law Association. I hold a visiting post at the University of Umea, Sweden and have taught at many Universities in Europe and the USA.

Qualifications

Ph.D, University of Nottingham
LLM, University of Bristol
LLB (Hons), University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Teaching and Learning

My main objective is to guide students and facilitate them in developing their own intellectual potential. This is achieved through enquiry-based teaching and learning.

The modules I teach are:

Undergraduate	Postgraduate and MA
Understanding Law	International Law of the Use of Force
European Union Law	International Humanitarian Law
Foundations of International Law	International Criminal Justice
Advanced Issues in International Law

Research Interests

• International law and the use of force
• International humanitarian law
• International criminal law
• Collective security law
• International and European constitutionalism

Member of the Sheffield Centre for International and European Law.

Areas of Research Supervision

• International law and the use of force
• International humanitarian law
• International criminal law
• Collective security law
• Peacekeeping
• International and European constitutionalism

Key Publications

Tsagourias, N. and White, N.D. (2013) Collective Security: Law, Theory and Practice. Cambridge University Press

Tsagourias, N. (2012) Cyber attacks, self-defence and the problem of Attribution. Journal of Conflict and Security Law

Tsagourias, N. and Gazzini, T. (2012) The International Law of the Use of Force

Tsagourias, N. (2011) Security Council legislation, Article 2(7) of the UN Charter, and the principle of subsidiarity. Leiden Journal of International Law, 24(3), 539-559.

Tsagourias, N. (2011) Military Missions and Responsibility of International Organizations. In Odello M. & Piotrowicz R. (eds), International Military Missions and International Law (Nijhoff) pp. 245-266

Tsagourias, N. (2010) Necessity and the use of force: a special regime. Netherlands Yearbook of International Law, pp. 11-44.

Recent Invited Papers and Keynote Lectures

• Cyber attacks and the law of self-defence, TMC Asser Instituut, the Hague
• The jus ad bellum aspects of cyberwar, UK Defence Academy
• Defending Human Rights through Intervention, Liverpool John Moores University

Key Projects/Grants

Title/Description:	Collective Security: law, theory and practice
Awarding Body:	British Academy
People Involved:	Professor Nicholas Tsagourias and Professor Nigel White (Nottingham)
Dates:	2010 - 2012
Amount:	£7,450

Professional Activities and Recognition

• Editorial Board: Journal of Conflict and Security Law
• Member of the Use of Force Committee of the International Law Association
• Member of the Institute of International Humanitarian Law (San Remo, Italy)
• Member of the American Society of International Law
• Member of the European Society of International Law
• Member of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law