Biography
Asli Ozcelik Olcay is Senior Lecturer in Law. She is Programme Co-Director of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development, and a theme lead for the University's interdisciplinary research theme "Peaceful, Secure and Empowered Societies".
Asli's research relates to international peace and security, with a focus on armed conflicts and peacemaking. Her ongoing research projects focus on the relationship between peacemaking and international law, constitution-making in (post)conflict situations, youth and peacebuilding, and humanitarian assistance and healthcare in protracted armed conflicts.
Prior to her current position, Asli was a Postdoctoral Researcher and Academic Coordinator of the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security. She holds degrees from the University of Glasgow (PhD), University of Cambridge (LLM), and Bilkent University in Turkey (LLB), and was a Visiting Researcher at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
Research interests
Public international law in general.
In particular: international peace and security, the laws of armed conflict, peacemaking, transitional justice, post-conflict constitution-making, youth and peace, humanitarian assistance, and use of force.
Grants
- Erasmus+ Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree: International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development (2020-2026) (Programme Co-Director) – €4.35million
- Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Award (2021-2022) – Project: “Meaningful engagement with youth for peace and security” (PI) – £12,300
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and DFG (German Research Foundation) (2020-2023) – Project: “The Law of Protracted Conflict: Bridging the Humanitarian-Development Divide” (Co-I) – £315,000
- Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Award (2020) – Project: “Youth-led Peace: Inclusion of Youth in Peace Processes” (PI) – £4,875
- Global Challenges Research Fund Pump-Priming Award (2019) – Project: “Harmonising constitutional reform with peace-making: The case of Ukraine” (Co-I) –£9,325
Supervision
Dr Ozcelik Olcay is interested in supervising research students in international law, and in particular in the following areas: international peace and security, use of force, the laws of armed conflict, international human rights law, peacekeeping, peacemaking, transitional justice, self-determination, non-state armed groups, post-conflict constitution-making, and international criminal law.
In addition to proposals for doctoral research, she welcomes applications by students seeking to study towards an LLM by Research.
- Piperides, Andreas
International Legal Humanitarianism(s): A Critique - Yildiz Demir, Ayse
Externalization of Migration Control: International Legal Guarantees against the Erosion of Refugee Protection
Teaching
- International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development (LLM)
- International Law and International Security (LLM)
- The Laws of Armed Conflict (LLM)
- Transnational Crime, Justice and Security (LLM)
- Public International Law (LLB)