Person

Öktem, Emre

Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law, Galatasaray University, Turkey and visiting professor at the Turkish War College and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Actively engaged in interfaith dialogue, he is collaborating with religious minorities' institutions in Turkey defending the religious rights. He has served as an expert on the Advisory Council for the Freedom of Religion and Belief at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and as an expert witness in international investment arbitrations and before Turkish courts. His research interests include human rights, humanitarian law, minority rights, terrorism, statehood, as well as history. His more recent books concern freedom of religion in international law; terrorism, humanitarian law and human rights; piracy and privateering; history and law (co-author) and customary international law.