Shima Esmailian (she/her) is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva and a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.  Her doctoral research examines the implications of codifying ‘gender apartheid’ as an international crime. More broadly, her research interests include feminist and queer approaches to international law, as well as theories of international law with a gendered perspective. She also works as an advisor and consultant on transitional justice issues with civil society organizations working on Iran. Shima holds a MAS in Transitional Justice, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law from the Geneva Academy, a Bachelor of Law, and an LLM in Human Rights from Shahid Beheshti University in Iran. She recently joined the editorial team of Völkerrechtsblog.