Nicholas Robson is a barrister specialised in international humanitarian law. He has practiced at the UN Tribunal for the Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Court. With particular expertise in the Balkans, Palestine, Pakistan and Somalia, Nicholas has led several EU or UK-funded missions. Nicholas is actively involved in various initiatives to tackle climate change, including local government mitigation plans and reforestation projects. 

Dr. Jelena Aparac is an independent expert and lecturer in international criminal law. She was assigned by the UN Human Rights Council to serve on the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries. With a PhD focused on the ‘international liability of corporations for international crimes committed in non-international armed conflicts’ she has contributed to the negotiations on establishing a Treaty on Business and Human Rights and has drafted several complaints against corporations for rights abuses. Dr. Aparac worked for Doctors Without Borders as Legal Adviser in international humanitarian law and has served in South Sudan, DR Congo and the Chad/CAR/Darfur border.

Dr. Lucy Lu Reimers is an independent researcher and policy consultant specializing in international environmental law and governance. Her PhD explored the capacity of international legal frameworks to regulate carbon-intensive and biodiversity-threatening trade. As a researcher at the Geneva Global Governance Centre and the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance, she published on a range of topics, including the relationship between corporate social responsibility standards and international human rights law. Dr. Reimers has worked for WWF International, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the International Labour Organization.