International Humanitarian Law / International Human Rights Law / Public International Law / International Institutional Law / International Law, Intelligence and Security / International Law and History / International Law in New Zealand
Ashley (Ash) Stanley-Ryan is a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. He is also a Teaching Associate for Law and Public Policy at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, and a PhD researcher at the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID). His doctoral research examines the role of the United Nations Secretariat in the development of modern international law, in particular law related to international peace and security.
Ash is an enrolled barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. His professional experience includes roles at the International Committee of the Red Cross, United Nations Human Rights, and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. From 2024-2025 he served as a judicial fellow at the International Court of Justice in the Hague.
Ash holds an LLB and a BA (international relations) from Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington and an LLM (international law) summa cum laude from IHEID. He was one of two recipients of the prestigious diploma of the Hague Academy of International law (in public international law) at its centenary session in 2023.