Konstantinos Giorkas
Other affiliations
Public International Law Research Seminars Public International Law Discussion Group
Biography
Konstantinos Giorkas is a DPhil in Law candidate in Public International Law at St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, supervised by Dr Miles Jackson. His research examines the relationship between jus ad bellum and international human rights law.
He previously completed the MPhil in Law at Wolfson College (2022), the BCL at Oriel College (2020), and an LLB at the University of Cyprus.
From September 2021 to February 2023, Konstantinos served as Legal Counsel to the Minister of Justice and Public Order in Cyprus. His work focused on the development of an anti-corruption framework, reform of the court system and family law, and other legislative and policy matters within the Ministry’s remit.
He has taught Public International Law to undergraduate students at the University of Oxford and at the UMASS Oxford Summer Seminar.
As a research assistant, Konstantinos has worked on projects concerning state responses to ransomware attacks, the principle of non-intervention, and international arrest warrants.
He has participated in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and coached the Oxford team in 2024, as well as the University of Cyprus teams in Jessup 2023 and the NILOS Moot Court Competition 2022.