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Dr Niccolo Ridi
Dr Niccolo Ridi

Dr Niccolò Ridi

Lecturer in Public International Law

Research interests

  • Law

Biography

Niccolò is Associate Director of the Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution (CIGAD) and Lecturer in Public International Law ath The Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London.

Niccolò joined King's in 2021 having previously worked at the University of Liverpool, the University of Copenhagen, and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.

He holds a PhD from King’s College London, an LLM from the University of Cambridge, and an LLB/MA from the University of Florence. He is also an alumnus of the 'Silvano Tosi' Research Seminar in Parliamentary Studies.

Niccolò is a member of the European Society of International Law, the Society of International Economic Law, and the Network of Empirical Legal Scholars. He is also the Assistant Editor of the Journal of International Dispute Settlement.

Research interests

Niccolò’s interests cover most areas of international law (public and private) and international dispute settlement. His current research applies doctrinal and empirical methodologies, including large-scale data mining and social network analysis, to questions concerning the output, argumentative processes, and performance of international courts and tribunals, as well as the makeup of the communities of practice that exist in and 'create' international law.

Niccolò is finalising two books: one on the use of precedent in international adjudication and one on the principle of comity in private and public international law (with Thomas Schultz).

Teaching

  • Public International Law
  • International Dispute Resolution
  • International Investment Law

    Research

    CIGAD_hero_1800px x 500px
    Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution (CIGAD)

    Bringing together academics, policymakers and practitioners working in the areas of international law and dispute resolution to help tackle global challenges.

    News

    King's continues successful legacy at 2023 moot competitions

    The Dickson Poon School of Law reflects on its unparalleled record of success in mooting achieved by students both internationally and in the UK over the...

    law students group- a group of people smiling in an office corridor.

    The Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution officially opens

    The Dickson Poon School of Law announces the official opening of the Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution (CIGAD).

    Lots of people in an amphitheater with blurred out faces, for a conference.

    King's holds its own in the Jessup Moot

    A team representing King’s College London and the United Kingdom reached the knock-out rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court...

     A group of people facing forwards smiling for the camera. They are stood in front of wooden walls.

    Events

    05AprIdentification of Customary International Law thumbnail

    Identification of Customary International Law: New Challenges and New Approaches

    The Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution (CIGAD) at King’s College London is delighted to host a seminar on the identification of...

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    13MarInternational Court of Justice 780x440

    The Changing Structure of the International Court of Justice: Dispute Settlement Embracing International Control

    The ICJ has evolved from the dispute settlement procedure dealing with the bilateral rights-obligations relationship between two States (for realising...

    Please note: this event has passed.

      Research

      CIGAD_hero_1800px x 500px
      Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution (CIGAD)

      Bringing together academics, policymakers and practitioners working in the areas of international law and dispute resolution to help tackle global challenges.

      News

      King's continues successful legacy at 2023 moot competitions

      The Dickson Poon School of Law reflects on its unparalleled record of success in mooting achieved by students both internationally and in the UK over the...

      law students group- a group of people smiling in an office corridor.

      The Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution officially opens

      The Dickson Poon School of Law announces the official opening of the Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution (CIGAD).

      Lots of people in an amphitheater with blurred out faces, for a conference.

      King's holds its own in the Jessup Moot

      A team representing King’s College London and the United Kingdom reached the knock-out rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court...

       A group of people facing forwards smiling for the camera. They are stood in front of wooden walls.

      Events

      05AprIdentification of Customary International Law thumbnail

      Identification of Customary International Law: New Challenges and New Approaches

      The Centre for International Governance and Dispute Resolution (CIGAD) at King’s College London is delighted to host a seminar on the identification of...

      Please note: this event has passed.

      13MarInternational Court of Justice 780x440

      The Changing Structure of the International Court of Justice: Dispute Settlement Embracing International Control

      The ICJ has evolved from the dispute settlement procedure dealing with the bilateral rights-obligations relationship between two States (for realising...

      Please note: this event has passed.