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Irish Centre for Human Rights welcomes Aya Abulkhair, Hardiman PhD and NUI Travelling Doctoral Studentship recipient
Nov
03
2026
Posted: 16:18 GMT
The Irish Centre for Human Rights, University of Galway, welcomes the new PhD student Aya Abulkhair, recipient of the Hardiman PhD Scholarship and NUI Travelling Doctoral Studentship.
Aya will work on PhD project: Governing the Threshold of Responsibility: Translating the Third State Obligation to ‘Ensure Respect’ into Domestic Arms Export Practice” with a focus on Third State responsibility under International Humanitarian Law, under the supervision of Dr. Mais Qandeel.
About Aya: I hold an MSc in Humanitarian Action from University College Dublin and a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University. My research interests include International Humanitarian Law, legal indeterminacy, and civilian and environmental protection in conflict settings. Through empirically grounded socio-legal methods, my research is driven by the goal of improving protection outcomes and strengthening accountability mechanisms in situations of armed conflict.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aabulkhair/
