Dr. Nikola Hajdin is a Fellow at the Program in Law, Science & Technology, Stanford Law School. Prior to this, he was as a Fellow and Tutor at the Faculty of Law and Christ Church at Oxford University and was a Lecturer in Law at Stockholm University. In his research, Dr. Hajdin explores the boundaries of legal and ethical accountability faced by leaders within organizational structures, with a particular emphasis on public institutions and corporate entities. He also writes on “neutral business assistance” and corporate liability concerning grave human rights violations.

Dr. Hajdin has taught law at Georgetown Law School, Stanford Law School, Oxford University and Stockholm University. He earned his PhD in international law from Stockholm University. As part of his doctoral training, he studied law at Harvard Law School and Cambridge University. Prior to his academic career, he practiced law for nearly five years in France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Serbia. In 2016, he was a clerk to Judge Helena Jäderblom at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. In 2015, he worked for the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court

Since 2014, Nikola has published academic articles in leading law journals, book chapters, and case notes for the Oxford University Press. His work has appeared in, among others, the American Journal of International Law, the Michigan Journal of International Law, and the Leiden Journal of International Law. He teaches and specialises in criminal law, international public law, international criminal law, international human rights law, the law of armed conflict, and legal English.