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Federica du Pasquier is a Research Assistant at the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict (PILAC), where she supports the Counterterrorism and Humanitarian Engagement Project and the project exploring the concept of “foreign terrorist fighters.” Her research focuses on international, foreign, and comparative law and policy approaches concerning “foreign terrorist fighters,” as well as, more broadly, humanitarian action in relation to designated non-state armed groups.

Federica is currently a Master’s student at the Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies. She holds degrees in Law and in International Relations, both from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, where she graduated summa cum laude. Federica conducts research in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, and Arabic.