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/Administrative Assistant:  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 

Research and Supervision 

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

Languages 

Italian, French, English, Spanish

Current Seminars at the EUI 

• Science, Science Fiction and International Law  (with Orna Ben-Naftali, FBF) 
• Public and Private in Transnational Law Making: A Critical Reappraisal  (with F. Cafaggi )

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 

• Member of the Board of Editors of the European Journal of International Law (EJIL) 
• General Editor of the Italian Yearbook of International Law 

External Positions 

• Vice-President of the European Society of International Law 
• Member (associate) of the Institut de Droit International 
• Member of the American Law Institute 
• Member of the Italian Delegation to International Diplomatic Conferences
• Consultant for UNESCO in several norm setting initiatives