CURRENT POSITION(S):
01/04/2026–current Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow in International Law, Law
Department, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

01/10/2022–current Adjunct Professor of International Law, Department of Humanities, University
of Macerata (UNIMC), Italy

01/06/2024–current Reporter for Oxford Report on International Law (ORIL), module International
Law in Domestic Courts, Oxford University Press

EDUCATION:
01/11/2017-27/07/2021 PhD in International Law, Course in “Global Studies. Justice, Rights, Politics”,
University of Macerata
Topic of Dissertation: “Violence Against Women in Armed Conflict. IHL Norms
from a Gender Perspective”

15/04/2016-15/06/2016 Erasmus Traineeship Programme, Association Arborus, Paris, France, with
scholarship

25/10/2010-07/11/2016 II Level Master in Social Sciences, Giacomo Leopardi School of Advanced
Studies, UNIMC (cum laude), Italy
20/09/2010-06/04/2016 Master Degree in Law, Department of Law, UNIMC, Italy

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:
15/05/2025-30/03/2026 Research Fellow in International Law, Dirpolis Institute, Sant’Anna School of
Advanced Studies, Italy

01/02/2025-30/07/2025 Co-contributor for the design and production of the Massive Open Online
Course (MOOC) on “Digital privacy. The responsible management of personal
data in the digital environment”, UNIMC, Italy

01/12/2024-30/04/2025 Research Fellow in International Law, Department of Political and Social
Sciences, University of Cagliari, Italy

01/11/2021-31/01/2024 Research Fellow in International Law, Department of Political,
Communication and International Relations (SPOCRI), UNIMC, Italy

05/2021-30/05/2024 Lecturer in International Law, Department of Law, University of Camerino,
Italy

01/10/2022–02/12/2023 Co-Author of two annual Reports on Gender Violence in the Marche Region,
UNIMC/Marche Region: Author of the Section on “Legal Framework and
Regional Policy”, Italy

01/05/2019-30/06/2019 Legal Intern at TRIAL International, Sarajevo Office, Bosnia and
Herzegovina

01/02/2017-31/03/2017 Intern at the Council of Europe, Venice Office, Italy
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS:

01/04/2026-current Recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdocs

05/06/2025 Special Mention for my article “From Female Morality to Human Dignity: An
Evolutive Interpretation of ‘Honour’ Under Article 27(2) of the Fourth Geneva
Convention”, Italian Society of International Law

01/09/2024-31/10/2024 Visiting Research Fellow, IREDIES, Paris, France: recipient of the Young
Researcher Mobility Programme Scholarship, University of Cagliari, Italy

01/02/2019-30/06/2022 Visiting Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law
and International Law (MPIL), Heidelberg, Germany
multiple research stays (February–April 2019, September–December 2020,June–July 2021, October–December 2021, and March–June 2022)

01/11/2017-27/07/2021 PhD Scholarship, UNIMC, Italy

15/01/2020-15/07/2020 Visiting Research Fellow, Institut de Recherche en Droit International et
Européen de la Sorbonne (IREDIES), Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University,
Paris, France

20/05/2019-20/06/2019 Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for Research of Crimes Against Humanity
and International Law, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and
Herzegovina

22/10/2016 Winner of the V “Network of Ideas”, Schools of Advanced Studies Student
Network

01/04/2016-30/06/2016 Erasmus Scholarship, Traineeship Programme, Arborus Association, Paris,
France

25/10/2010-07/11/2016 Scholarship for a 5-year II Level Master in Social Sciences, Giacomo Leopardi
School of Advanced Studies, UNIMC, Italy

complete CV here

List of Publications – Dr. Rachele Marconi

Articles

• “L'equità intergenerazionale al vaglio della Corte internazionale di giustizia nel parere consultivo sul cambiamento climatico”, Ordine internazionale e diritti umani 5 (2025) 1420-1427

 

• “From Female Morality to Human Dignity: An Evolutive Interpretation of ‘Honour’ Under Article 27(2) of the Fourth Geneva Convention”, International and Comparative Law Quarterly 73 (2024) 1–16. doi:10.1017/S0020589324000101

 

• “La contestazione delle norme in materia di responsabilità degli Stati rispetto agli abusi coloniali: le proposte del Sud del mondo”, in Quaderni di SIDIBlog 10 (2024) 497 – 520, ISSN: 2465-0927

 

• “Hostis Migrantium: The Concept of Piracy under the Scrutiny of the Corte di Cassazione”, The Italian Yearbook of International Law 33 (2024) 484 – 490, ISSN: 2211-6133

 

• “States before their colonial past: Practice in addressing responsibility”, QIL, Zoom-out 103 (2024) 25-46

 

• “Seeking Justice for Women: Potential and Limits of International Solidarity Movements”, International Criminal Law Review 23, 2 (2023) 321-351, ISSN: 1567-536X

 

• “Il passato (coloniale) che non passa: la Dichiarazione congiunta di riconciliazione fra Germania e Namibia del 2021”, Diritti umani e diritto internazionale 16 (2022) 400-408, ISSN: 1971-7105

 

• “La sottorappresentanza femminile negli organi giurisdizionali internazionali”, DEP Deportati, elusi, profughe, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia 48 (2022) 58-88, ISSN 1824 - 4483

 

• “Tutela dei diritti sessuali e riproduttivi nell’attuale conflitto in Ucraina: il quadro normativo relativo all’accesso all’interruzione di gravidanza”, Diritti Umani e Diritto Internazionale 16 (2022) 682 - 690, ISSN: 1971-7105

 

• “Solidarity and Justice for War Crimes Against Women”, LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security Working Paper Series, No.28 (2022)

 

• “Between Outdated Morality and Evolutive Interpretation: The Concept of 'Honor' under Article 27(2) of the Fourth Geneva Convention”, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law & International Law Research Paper No.22 (2021)

 

• “La violenza sessuale contro le donne come tortura nella giurisprudenza della Corte interamericana dei diritti umani”, Diritti Umani e Diritto Internazionale 13 (2019) 639-645, ISSN: 1971-7105

 

Book Chapters

• “Il riparto tra la giurisdizione ordinaria e la giurisdizione militare per i crimini internazionali: una prospettiva di diritto internazionale”, in R. Acquaroli, A. Caligiuri (eds.), L’italia e la repressione dei crimini internazionali, Editoriale Scientifica, Napoli, 2024, 113-133, ISBN 979-12-235-0150-4

 

• “La Convenzione di Istanbul quale strumento di avanzamento degli standard internazionali e nazionali di tutela per le donne vittime di violenza”, in A. Caligiuri, M. Carletti, M. Ciotti (a cura di), Diritti negati e violenza contro le donne nell'area mediterranea, Editoriale Scientifica, Napoli, 2024, 155-165, ISBN 979-12-235-0172-6

 

• “Corte Internacional de Justiça e Declaração do Rio sobre Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento” (with P. Palchetti), in A. de Paiva Toledo & L. C. Lima (eds.), Comentário Brasileiro à Declaração do Rio sobre Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, D’Plácido, Belo Horizonte, 2023, 643-660, ISBN 9786555896831

 

• “La tutela internazionale delle donne migranti nei campi profughi”, in O. Pallotta (ed.), Crisi climatica, migrazioni e questioni di genere. Problemi giuridici, Editoriale Scientifica, Napoli, 2022, 65 - 86, ISBN: 979-12-5976-563-5

 

• “Right of reparation for International Crimes: The Case of the Korean Comfort Women, in A. Millet-Devalle (ed.), Communauté Internationale Et Droits De L’humanité: Mythes Et Réalisations – International Community and Human Rights: Myths and Realisations, Editoriale Scientifica, Napoli, 2022, 107-124, ISBN: 979-12-5976-424-9

 

Blogposts

• “Giustizia climatica: per chi? Le future generazioni nel parere consultivo della Corte internazionale di giustizia sul cambiamento climatico”, Diritti Comparati (September, 2025)

 

• “The gender trap? Being an Italian woman in times of COVID-19”, LSE Women, Peace and Security Blogpost (April, 2020)

 

• “Former Yugoslavia's survivors of sexual violence call for justice”, LSE Women, Peace and Security Blogpost (January, 2020)