Abby Zeith is a Legal Adviser in the Arms and Conduct of Hostilities Unit within the Legal Division of the ICRC in Geneva. Since 2020, her work has focused primarily on the rules governing the conduct of hostilities and the law of naval warfare. She has also posted to the ICRC’s Thematic Legal Advisers Unit in Geneva and the delegation to the United Nations in New York.

Previously, Abby served in the Army, first as a General Service Officer and later as a Legal Officer, during which she deployed on operations in the Middle East. She has also gained experience with the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission, the UN International Law Commission, as a corporate lawyer, as a law clerk to a Supreme Court judge, and within the constitutional litigation unit of her state department. Abby holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Legal Studies from New York University and bachelor’s degrees in law and journalism.

Abby also serves as a coordinator Drafting Committee for the Project to update the San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflict at Sea.