Elvina Pothelet

Dr. Elvina Pothelet is Senior Legal Advisor and Coordinator of the Jerusalem Legal Team at the IHL Centre. She is an international humanitarian law (IHL) specialist with over a decade of experience as both a practitioner and academic. Prior to this role, she worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross for six years, including as Regional Legal Adviser for West Africa (2021–2024) and in various roles within the Legal Division at headquarters.

Elvina has worked with a number of governmental and non-governmental organisations, notably Geneva Call, Human Rights Watch, and the Swiss Federal Department of Defense. She has also taught IHL at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the University of Geneva. She holds a doctorate in law from the University of Geneva (summa cum laude) and is the author of several publications on IHL and international criminal law.