Dr Eirini Giorgou is a legal adviser in ICRC’s Arms and Conduct of Hostilities Unit, where she works, among other issues, on explosive weapons in populated areas and on nuclear weapons. She was previously employed in the ICRC’s unit for relations with arms carriers. Eirini has several years’ experience in multilateral disarmament and arms control diplomacy and negotiations outside the ICRC. Eirini is a licensed lawyer and holds a PhD in international law from the University of Geneva.