Larissa van den Herik is Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University.

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Larissa van den Herik is Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University. 

She is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. She is also General Editor of the Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law. And she is a part-time judge at the district court of The Hague, international crimes unit.

Supervised PhD theses:

• Kseniia Soloveva, The Nationality of Investors - Natural Persons - in International Investment Law, 17 June 2026
• Ida Asscher, Foreign Fighters and their Families in Syria and Iraq; Exploring the International Responsibilities of State of (former) Nationality, 10 March 2026
• Daniela Kravetz, Implementing the international criminal law framework to address gender-based violations in the Latin America region. 5 March 2026
• Andres Sarmiento, The proliferation of dissenting opinions in international law, 20 July 2020.
• Hannah Bosdriesz, The contributions of the Inter-American Human Rights system to the international fight against impunity for grave human rights violations, 3 December 2019.
• Huw Llewellyn, Oversight of international criminal tribunals in light of requirements of independence and impartiality, 18 September 2019.
• Marieke Wierda, Assessing the Impact of the International Criminal Court in Situation Countries, 9 January 2019.
• Catherine Harwood, International Fact-Finding as a Means to Strengthen Accountability, 7 November 2018.
• Matthew Gillet, Protecting the environment through ICL, 19 June 2018.
• Jens Iverson, The function of Jus Post Bellum, 21 September 2017.
• Miriam Cohen, Universal civil jurisdiction and reparations for international crimes, 28 June 2017.
• Jasmina Mackic, How to prove the discriminatory nature of violence in cases before the ECtHR; assessing the ECtHR's evidentiary system, 23 May 2017.
• Farouk El-Hosseny, The role of civil society in investment treaty arbitration: status and prospects, 26 May 2016.
• Christian de Vos ('A catalyst for Justice: the ICC in Uganda, Kenya and the DRC, 16 March 2016.
• Helen Beckmann-Hamzei, The child in ICC proceedings, 3 September 2015.
• Daniella Dam, International law and governance of natural resources in conflict and post-conflict situations, 12 December 2013.
• Kevin Heller, The Nuremberg Military Tribunals and the origins of international criminal law, 16 June 2011.
• Michael Vagias, The territorial jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, 25 May 2011.
• Ocean Lam, Autonomy in a post-colonial setting: the case of Hong Kongyear

Ongoing PhD supervision:

• Diane Amann, Women at Nuremberg and International Criminal Law.
• Paula Baldini Miranda Da Cruz, Investment Arbitration and State-Owned Entities.
• Paula Cortés Gonzalez, Human Rights counterclaims in international investment law.
• Jacco Snoeijer, Stern Justice? The Netherlands Indies' Trials of Japanese War Criminal (1946-1949).
• Andreas Coutsoudis, the interpretation, application and incorporation of international law in South Africa’s domestic law
• Dave Inder Comar, Climate Change and Self-Determination.
• Emil Babayan, Self-Proclaimed Independences Before the European Court of Human Rights.
• Willemijn Aerdts, Toezicht veiligheidsdiensten (co-supervisor at FGGA; principal supervisor Bibi van den Berg). 
• Lena Riecke, the role of legal language in governing the spyware industry(co-supervisor at FGGA; principal supervisor Dennis Broeders).
• Siena Anstis, Transnational Repression (co-supervisor at Oslo University; principal supervisor: Kjetil Mujezinovic).

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