Professor Nicholas Tsagourias
Position: Professor of International Law
Email: Nicholas.Tsagourias@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 6805
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 and cybersecurity. I am widely published in these fields.
I am Director of the Sheffield Centre for International and European Law. I sit on the editorial board for the Journal of Conflict and Security Law and for the Journal on the Use of Force and International Law. I am convenor of the European Society of International Law Interest Group on Peace and Security. I am member of the AHRC Peer Review College. 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 |
|---|---|
| Foundations of International Law | International Security Institutions and Law |
| Advanced Issues in International Law | International Humanitarian Law |
| International Criminal Law | |
Research Interests
- International law and the use of force
- International humanitarian law
- International criminal law
- Collective security law
- International and European constitutionalism
- Cybersecurity
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
- Cybersecurity
Recent Invited Papers and Keynote Lectures
- Gouvernance et régulation de la société numérique : quel rôle pour chacun ? UNESCO
- Self-Defence and Non-State Actors. Annual Meeting, European Society of International Law, Oslo
State Responsibility for Cyber Operations: International Law Issues, BIICL - The jus ad bellum aspects of cyberwar, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
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 and Journam on the Use of Force and International 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
- AHRC Peer Review College
Key Publications
Books
- Tsagourias N & Buchan R (2015) Research Handbook on International Law and Cyberspace. Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Tsagourias N & White N (2013) Collective Security: Theory, Law and Practice. Cambridge University Press.
- Tsagourias N (2007) Transnational Constitutionalism: International and European Models. Cambridge University Press.
- Tsagourias NK (2000) Jurisprudence of International Law: The Humanitarian Dimension. Manchester University Press.
Journal articles
- Tsagourias N (2013) Chapter 2: The Tallinn manual on the international law applicable to cyber warfare: A commentary on chapter II - The use of force. Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, 15(3), 19-43.
- Buchan R & Tsagourias N (2012) Cyber war and international law. Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 17(2), 183-186.
- 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 () Necessity and the Use of Force: A Special Regime. Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2010, 41, 11-44.
Chapters
- Tsagourias N (2015) The legal status of cyberspace In Tsagourias N & Buchan R (Ed.), Research Handbook on International Law and Cyberspace (pp. 13-29). 2015: Elgar.
- Tsagourias N (2010) Cosmopolitan Legitimacy and UN Collective Security In Pierik R & Werner W (Ed.), Cosmopolitanism in Context (pp. 129-154). Cambridge University Press