Gjovalin Macaj

Gjovalin Macaj is Assistant Professor in peace and justice at Leiden University. He holds a DPhil in human rights from the University of Oxford and a PhD in European foreign policy from Free University of Brussels. He served as an advisor to the Mission of Albania at the United Nations Security Council in 2022–23, where he covered country situations (e.g. Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq) and thematic issues (e.g. peacekeeping, sanctions, international courts and tribunals). His research focuses on the theory and practice of human rights, ethics, norms, diplomacy, the European Union and the United Nations.