Dr Claire Simmons
Dr Claire Simmons
Dr Claire Simmons is a Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (UK) Department of Defence and International Affairs, and fellow of the University of Essex Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub. She is a regular lecturer for courses at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo (Italy) and has experience working on international humanitarian law and human rights in academic and military institutions, as well as non-profit organisations.
Dr Simmons has published articles and papers on matters of military justice, investigations, and the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In 2024, she published her monograph “Military Investigations in Armed Conflict: Independence and Impartiality under International Law” with Routledge. She is also one of the authors of the “Guidelines on Investigating Violations of International Humanitarian Law” published by the Geneva Academy and ICRC in 2019.
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