Mara Tignino is a Reader at the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Environmental Sciences of the University of Geneva. She is also the Lead Legal Specialist at the Platform for International Water Law of the Geneva Water Hub.
She has been Visiting Professor at the Renmin University of China, the University of Barcelona, the LUISS University in Rome and the Catholic University of Lille. She was also a Visiting Scholar at the George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C. During her stay, she participated in the activities of the Center for International Economic Policy of the Elliott School of International Affairs.
She acts as an expert and legal adviser for States and international organizations and has given training workshops in Africa, Asia, Middle East and South America. In 2017, she was awarded with the prize “Women Peacebuilders for Water” from the Milano Center for Food Law and Policy for her research in international water law and dedication to helping new generations of international lawyers grow.
She holds a Ph.D. in international law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and the Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR) from the Faculty of Law of the University Jean Moulin Lyon 3.
