Priya Urs

Priya Urs is a Junior Research Fellow in Law at St John's College, University of Oxford, with affiliations to the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict and the Max Planck Foundation. She holds a PhD (UCL), LLM (Cambridge) and integrated BA/Law (National Law School of India University). Her research focuses on public international law domains including international criminal law, use of force, humanitarian law, and cyber law applications. She has contributed to critical policy reports on cyber operations targeting healthcare and erga omnes obligations enforcement.

Education highlights include awards like the David Thompson Prize (Cambridge) and the Journal of International Criminal Justice Prize (2020). Teaching responsibilities span undergraduate and graduate courses at Oxford, Blavatnik School of Government, and UCL. Her work has directly influenced international legal discourse through cited contributions to ICJ proceedings and policy initiatives involving states and civil society.

• Editorial board member: Leiden Journal of International Law (2025-)
• Contributing editor: CIL Dialogues (National University of Singapore)
• Lead author: 'International Law Protections against Cyber Operations Targeting Healthcare Sector' (2023)

Research projects include exploring obligations erga omnes, cyber law's interface with healthcare, and ICC admissibility criteria. Her work bridges academic scholarship with practical policy development in conflict/post-conflict regions.