Cecile Swysen

Navigating the law is never easy. As a legal advisor specializing in international law, I am passionate about contemporary legal issues.

Motivated and dynamic, I'm looking for a job in international, European, economic and civil law. My devotion to self-reflection and my passion for humanitarian issues drive me to seek out new experiences and innovative solutions, which I incorporate into the projects I take part in.

DELEGATE INTERN - PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF BELGIUM

United Nations / 2024 – now (July – September)

• Participation in preparatory sessions and review conferences of disarmament treaties.
• Bridge between old and new delegation.

ASSOCIATE LEGAL ADVISOR

Protect Humanitarians / 2024 - now (March – December)

• Developed a questionnaire to gather data from NGOs and currently overseeing the data interpretation process.
• In the process of drafting a report on the legal remedies available to humanitarian victims of attacks.
• Working on establishing a best practices procedure for legal remedies.

ASSISTANT TEACHER LAW

Université Libre de Bruxelles / 2022 - 2024 (September – June)

Law of armed conflict (20h), Public international law (32h), Legal methodology

(80h), Civil law (78h), Introduction to law (40h), Company law (10h).

LEGAL ADVISOR EQUALITY LAW CLINIC

Université Libre de Bruxelles / 2022 - 2022 (February – September)

• Participated in drafting submissions for the “Seydi et al v. France”

case before the ECHR, arguing that statistics can serve as evidence.

• Contributed to the “Don't Shoot” exhibition.
• Drafted a report on the role of audiovisual evidence in cases of police violence.

RED CROSS VOLUNTEER

Bruxelles / 2012 – 2019

• Participated in permanence in reception center for asylum seekers
• Outreach work with the homeless

ADVANCED MASTER’S DEGREE IN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

Université Libre de Bruxelles / 2023 – 2024 – Cum Laude

• Thesis title: "The interpretation of the genocidal intent condition in the context of armed conflict".

Promoter: Professor Vaios Koutroulis.

• Won the international humanitarian law Jean- Pictet competition.

MASTER’S DEGREE IN PUBLIC & INTERNATIONAL LAW

Université Libre de Bruxelles / 2020 – 2023 – Cum Laude

• Thesis title: "Can Ukrainian civilians who took up arms against the

Russian offensive be considered as participating in a levée en masse,

and under what conditions?".

Promoter : Professor Vaios Koutroulis.

MASTER OF ARTS, GENDER EN DIVERSITEIT

Gent University | 2022-2023

• Participation in the program as an auditor.

BACHELOR IN LAW

Université Libre de Bruxelles / 2017 – 2020 – Cum Laude