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Daniel Levine-Spound is a Program Fellow at the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (HLS PILAC). A human-rights lawyer and researcher, Daniel writes on a number of issues related to public international law, including in the fields of international humanitarian law, international human rights law, the protection of civilians (POC), international law pertaining to the non-use of force (jus ad bellum), and counterterrorism frameworks. Daniel also supervises Research Assistants’ contributions to HLS PILAC’s research and publications.

Prior to joining HLS PILAC, Daniel worked as a UN Peacekeeping Researcher at the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC). Based in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Daniel led CIVIC’s research on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). His research focused on UN peacekeeping missions’ implementation of their POC mandates.

Prior to joining CIVIC, Daniel attended Harvard Law School, where his research centered on the protection of human rights in contexts of armed conflict and counterterrorism. As a law student, Daniel co-authored a book on the criminalization of homosexuality in Tunisia. Before law school, Daniel spent two years in Tunis, where he worked for the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and published articles as a freelance writer on Tunisia’s democratic transition. In addition to his Juris Doctor (cum laude) from Harvard, Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Honors) in Comparative Literature from Brown University.

Biography last updated: May 2023.

Contact

E-mail: dlevinespound@law.harvard.edu.

PUBLICATIONS

Select Non-HLS PILAC Publications

“A Decade Ago, the Obama Administration Acted when the M23 Terrorized Eastern DRC. Will Biden Do the Same?,” Just Security, April 13, 2023 (co-author)

“In a Worsening DRC, How Can the Security Council Keep Focus on Protection of Civilians?,” IPI Global Observatory, December 13, 2022 (co-author)

“Prioritizing the Protection of Civilians During Peacekeeping Transitions: Lessons Learned from MONUSCO,” Center for Civilians in Conflict, November 2022 (co-author)

“Implementation of “Do No Harm” by UN Peacekeepers in South Sudan,” Center for Civilians in Conflict, August 2022

“New Armed Conflict in DR Congo: A Renewed Call for Civilian Protection,” Just Security, June 30, 2022 (co-author)

US Human Rights Policy and the Trump Administration, in Human Rights in a Time of Populism: Challenges and Responses (Gerald L. Neuman ed., Cambridge University Press, 2022) (co-author)

“Ugandan and Congolese Troops Are Conducting Joint Operations: What Could that Mean for MONUSCO?,” IPI Global Observatory, December 20, 2021

“The UN Risks a Failed Drawdown in Congo if it Doesn’t Listen to Civilians,” The New Humanitarian, December 2, 2021 (co-author)

“Enabling Support by Mitigating Risk: MONUSCO’s Implementation of the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” Center for Civilians in Conflict, June 2020

“Backlash in Beni: Understanding Anger against the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the DRC,” Center for Civilians in Conflict, December 18, 2019