Francesco Francioni

Professor of International Law and Human Rights
Co-Director of the Academy of European Law

Tel. [+39] 055 4685 542 / 275
Fax [+39] 055 4685 200
Email Francesco.Francioni@eui.eu|

Secretary Annick Bulckaen|

EUI Law Department
Via Boccaccio 121
50133 Firenze - Italy  

Chair of International Law (Professore Ordinario), Siena Law Faculty (1980-2003). EUI contract started in 2003, renewed in 2008 until 2012 

Fields Covered

• International Law
• International Human Rights
• International Environmental Law
• Cultural Heritage Law
• European Union Law

Languages

Italian, French, English, Spanish

Current Seminars at the EUI

• Advanced Course on International Law and Human Rights: The Influence of General International Law on Human Rights Adjudication
• The Impact of Public International Law on Private International Law  (with M.-A. Moreau ) 

Current Research Projects

• Cultural Heritage and International Law (external funding under the PRIN (Progetti di Ricerca di Interesse Nazionale) project 2008-2010)
• PRIV-WAR Privatization of War: Human Rights and the Regulation of Private Military Contractors   (external funding under the EU FP7 Theme 8)
• Institution Building in the Area of Environmental Protection
• Access to Justice as a Human Right

Recently Published Books

• Human Rights in International Investment Law and Arbitration, Oxford 2009 
• Accesso alla giustizia dell'individuo nel diritto internazionale e dell'Unione Europea,  Milano 2008
• The 1972 World Heritage Convention. A Commentary, Oxford 2008
• Cultural Human Rights, Leiden-Boston 2008
• Access to Justice as a Human Right, Oxford 2007
• La dimension pluridisciplinaire de la responsabilité sociale de l’entreprise, Aix-Marseille 2007
• Biotechnologies and International Human Rights, Oxford 2007
• Biotechnology and International Law, Oxford 2007

Edited Journals

• European Journal of International Law (EJIL)
• Italian Yearbook of International Law

External Positions

Member (associate) of the Institut de Droit International

General editor of the Italian Yearbook of International Law

Member of the Board of Editors of the European Journal of International Law

Member of the Executive Board of the European Society of International Law

Member of the American Law Institute