Global Affiliates

Dr.Mara Tignino is Reader at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Environmental Sciences at the University of Geneva and Lead Legal Specialist of the Platform for International Water Law at the Geneva Water Hub. Dr.Tignino has been Visiting Professor at Renmin University of China, the University of Barcelona, the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali (LUISS) and the Catholic University of Lille. She was also a Visiting Scholar at the George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C. Dr.Tignino acts as an expert and legal adviser for States and international organisations. She has given training workshops in Africa, Asia, Middle East and South America.She is a member of the Coordinating Committee of the Interest Group of “International Business and Human Rights” of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) and former co-chair of the Interest Group on Water of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association.

Relevant publications

International Law and Freshwater: the Multiple Challenges (with L. Boisson de Chazournes and C. Leb (eds.)), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2012, 488p.

Public Participation and Water Resources Management: Where Do We Stand in International Law? Proceedings of the International Conference held in Geneva on 13 December 2013(with K. Sangbana (eds.)), International Hydrologic Programme, UNESCO, Paris, 2015, 153p

The United Nations Convention on the Law of International Watercourses for Uses other than Navigation. A Commentary (with L. Boisson de Chazournes, M.M. Mbengue and K. Sangbana (eds.)), Oxford University Press, 2018, 544p.

Research Handbook on Freshwater Law and International Relations (with C. Bréthaut (ed.)), Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2018, 552p.

The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure: an Assessment and the Way Forward,Brill Research Perspectives in International Water Law (with O. Irmakkesen) Brill Research Perspectives in International Water Law, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2020, 104p.

« The regulation of crimes against water in armed conflicts and other situations of violence », International Review of the Red Cross, vol. 105, issue 923, 2023, pp.706-734.

« The legal protection of freshwater resources and related installations during warfare » (with T. Kebebew), Journal of International Criminal Justice, vol.20, issue 5, 2022, p.1191-1228.

« Derechos de la naturaleza y derechos a la naturaleza : tendencias emergentes en el derecho internacional », Naturaleza y Sociedad. Desafíos Medioambientales, n°4, 2022, pp.53-69.

«The Rights to Water and Sanitation and the UNDROP. The implementation challenges of a comprehensive approach » (with T. Kebebew and F. Restifo), in : M. Alabrese, A. Bessa, M. Brunoriand F. Giuggioli (eds.), The United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Peasants, Routledge, 2022,  pp.106-118.

« Prior notification and water rights », AJIL Unbound, vol.115, 2021, pp.189-194.

«Transboundary Cooperation in the Management of International River Basins: The Case of Transboundary Water Cooperation between Italy and its Neighbors» (with B. Gambatesa) in : P. Turrini et al. (eds.), Water Law, Policy and Economics in Italy: Between National Autonomy and EU Law Constraints, Springer, Switzerland, 2021, pp. 191-212.

« Water in Peace Operations: the case of Haiti » (with O. Irmakkesen), Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law (RECIEL), vol. 29, n°1, 2020, pp.33-43.

« Searching for holistic approaches to protect water in relation to armed conflict»  (withB. Sjöstedt), Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law (RECIEL), vol. 29, n°1, 2020, pp.3-6.

« The Role of International Courts and Tribunals in Implementing the Obligation Not to Cause Significant Harm » (with C. Bréthaut), International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, vol. 20, 2020, pp. 631-648. 

« Legal Regimes for Sharing Transboundary Water», Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science, 2020.

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Dr. Tignino holds a Ph.D. in international law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and an Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR) from the Faculty of Law of the University Jean Moulin Lyon 3.