Marina Castellaneta

Accademic Advisor, Diritto CEDU e Ricorsi alla Corte Europea dei Diritti dell’Uomo

Full Professor of International Law at the Department of Law, University of Bari “Aldo Moro” (Uniba).

A qualified lawyer since 1999 and a journalist since 1992, she is a regular contributor to Il Sole 24 Ore and has curated a blog on International Law and European Union Law since 2012.

Currently, she is Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) of the University of Bari unit for the Horizon 2021-2027 European project “PRESERVE”, which focuses on privacy protection and ethics in the use of Big Data for criminal investigations. She was also part of the scientific team for the European BEAMS program (Breaking Down European Attitudes towards Migrant/Minority Stereotypes), funded by the European Commission (2013-2014).

Since 2022, she has been a consultant for the National Council of Notaries on Private International Law and European Union Law, collaborating with the Committee on European and International Affairs.

She has extensive experience as a lecturer and speaker in academic and institutional settings, having delivered specialized courses and high-level training in:

  • International Law and International Criminal Justice at the LL.M. in International Crime and Justice of the United Nations (UNICRI);
  • International Humanitarian Law for the “Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces” course at the Center for Advanced Defense Studies – Joint Services Staff College;
  • International and European Criminal Law in the “Cyber Crimes and Digital Investigation” course at the International School for the Prevention and Fight Against Organized Crime;
  • International Asylum Law in the Advanced Training Course for Territorial Commissions for the Recognition of International Protection.

Thanks to her expertise, she combines academic research with a practical and interdisciplinary approach, contributing to the analysis and development of innovative legal strategies in the European and international context.