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Julia Kozma

Julia Kozma
Title: 
Dr. LL.M
First Name: 
Julia
Last Name: 
Kozma
Position: 
Researcher, Research Platform, Team leader
Team: 

E-Mail: 
julia.kozma@univie.ac.at
Telephone: 
+43 1 4277 27456
Address: 
Freyung 6 (Schottenhof), 1. Hof, Stiege II, A-1010 Wien

 

Curriculum Vitae

Key competences

  • Research in the areas of rights of persons deprived of their liberty, in particular on the prohibition and prevention of torture and ill-treatment
  • International and national monitoring of public security forces, including vast experience in conducting interviews with victims of human rights violations
  • Research in the areas of national human rights institutions, the UN human rights system and a possible World Court of Human Rights
  • Research on terrorism, anti-terrorism measures and human rights, such as secret places of detention and rendition flights
  • Research and presentations on human rights and corruption
  • Extensive teaching experience on human rights

Professional record

  • Legal Researcher at the interdisciplinary Research Platform “Human Rights in the European Context”, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • Team leader of the team “Human Dignity and Public Security”, member of the Management Board, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, Vienna, Austria
  • Independent Legal Expert of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (2007-2011)
  • Legal Researcher; Assistant of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture (2005-2010); National Coordinator of the European Masters’ Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (2005-2010), Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, Vienna, Austria
  • Coordinator of two Commissions of the Austrian Human Rights Advisory Board at the Interior Ministry (2004-2005), Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, Vienna, Austria
  • Legal Researcher on a Commentary to the EU Fundamental Rights Charter (2004); Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, Vienna, Austria (on a Commentary to the EU Fundamental Rights Charter)

Education

  • Master of Law (LL.M): Human Rights Law, Peace Support Operations, Refugee Law, Humanitarian Law, International Relations
    National University of Ireland, Irish Centre of Human Rights (Human Rights Institute)
  • Doctor Iuris (Ph.D): International Criminal Law
    University of Salzburg, Faculty of Law
  • Magistra Iuris (Mag. Iur.) University of Salzburg, Faculty of Law

Membership in professional bodies/networks

  • Austrian member of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) at the Council of Europe
  • Member of the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Actions A28 and IS0702, implemented by the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI)

 

Publications

  • Entwicklungen des Völkerstrafrechts: Die Judikatur des ICTY und ihre Auswirkungen auf den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof, Verlag Dr. Müller (2008)
  • The Example of Torture: Are there any constitutional limits left?, in: K. Lachmayer, H. Eberhard, G. Thallinger (eds.), Constitutional Limits to Security. Proceedings of the 4th Vienna Workshop on International Constitutional Law (2008) facultas Verlag in cooperation with Nomos (2009)
  • Die Menschenrechte in der Sozialarbeit, in: Brigitte Loderbauer (ed.), Sozialarbeit und Recht, Orac Verlag (together with Manfred Nowak, 2009); 2nd edition 2010
  • Portraying Normative Legitimacy: The EU in Need of Developing Institutional Safeguards for Human Rights, in: X. Kurowska, P. Pawlak (eds.), The Politics of European Security Policies, Routledge Chapman & Hall (together with Katrin Kinzelbach, 2009).
  • Global Standards – Local Action. 15 Years Vienna World Conference on Human Rights, NWV (edited together with W. Benedek, C. Gregory et al., 2009)
  • Indicators and Monitoring Systems as Preventive Tools for ensuring Peace and Security and Respect for Human Rights in External Policy-Making of the EU, NWV (edited together with M. Nowak and R. Schmidt, 2009)
  • A World Court of Human Rights, www.UDHR60.ch (together with Manfred Nowak, 2009)
  • A World Court of Human Rights - Consolidated Statute and Commentary, NWV (together with Manfred Nowak and Martin Scheinin, 2010)
  • No Right without a Remedy - A World Court of Human Rights, Global View 1/2010
  • Thematic Legal Study on National Human Rights Institutions and Human Rights Organisations – Austria, EU Fundamental Rights Agency (together with Kerstin Buchinger, in 2010)
  • Final Report on the possible solutions for the establishment of a National Preventive Mechanism in Romania (together with Moritz Birk and Ulrike Kirchgasser, 2010)
  • Thematic Legal Study on Access to Justice – Austria, EU Fundamental Rights Agency (together with Alexander Lubich, 2011)
  • UN Human Rights Council in Crisis - Proposals to enhance the effectiveness of the Council, in W. Benedek, W. Karl, F. Benoit-Rohmer and M. Nowak (ed.), European Yearbook on Human Rights, NWV (together with Moritz Birk, Tiphanie Crittin and Manfred Nowak, 2011)
  • Pretrial Detainees and Torture: Why Pretrial Detainess Face the Greatiest Risk, Open Society Foundations (together with Moritz Brik, Roland Schmidt, Zoe Oliver Watts, Debra Lang and Elina Steinerte, 2011)
  • Contributions to M. Nowak and E. McArthur, The United Nations Convention against Torture. A Commentary, Oxford University Press (2008)