Yulia Ioffe

Yulia Ioffe is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Queen Mary University of London's School of Law, working on the AHRC-funded project 'Rethinking Child Law and Policy'. She holds a DPhil (PhD) in Law from the University of Oxford, an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law from Harvard Law School, and degrees from Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University. Her research focuses on asylum-seeking children's rights, international treaty interpretation, and the role of international organizations in human rights protection.

• PhD: University of Oxford (Law)
• LL.M.: Harvard Law School (International Human Rights Law)
• LLB and LLM: Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University

Her work emphasizes legal frameworks for vulnerable populations, particularly children in migration contexts. She has contributed to prominent journals like the American Journal of International Law and EJIL: Talk!, analyzing cases such as Georgia v Russia and Ukraine-Russia treaty disputes. Her writing critiques constitutional changes in Russia and explores nuclear policy implications under international law.

Publications highlight themes of refugee status interpretation, state responsibility, and legal responses to geopolitical conflicts. She has clerked at the International Court of Justice and worked with UNHCR in multiple regions, bringing practical experience to her academic contributions.