Christiane Ahlborn

Christiane Ahlborn is an Assistant Professor of International Law with a particular focus on environmental and sustainability dimensions. Prior to joining the University of Graz in 2026, she was Assistant Professor of Public International Law at Trinity College Dublin. From 2015 to 2023, she served as a Legal Officer (Public International Law and Treaty Law) in the Offices of Legal Affairs of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations (UN) in New York.  She has also held academic positions at the Vienna School of International Studies and the University of Amsterdam. She is currently a member of the Coordinating Committee of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) Interest Group on International Organizations, the ESIL Diversity Advisory Body, and the International Law Association (ILA) Committees on Business and Human Rights and Urbanisation and International Law – Potentials & Pitfalls. She also serves as Co-Chair of the United Nations Law Committee of the American Branch of the ILA. In addition, she is an Associate Editor of Oxford International Organizations (OXIO) and a member of the editorial boards of the Arab Yearbook of Public & Private International Law and the International Organizations Law Review.