International Humanitarian Law and Dual-Use Assets: The Legal Status and Protection of Satellites in International and Non-International Armed Conflicts
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Organisation/Company Università di Torino Research Field Juridical sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 13 Oct 2026
- 13:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Contemporary armed conflicts increasingly depend on space infrastructure. Satellites for positioning, telecommunications, Earth observation and meteorology simultaneously support civilian activities and military operations, placing them in a grey area of international humanitarian law (IHL), which presupposes a clear distinction between military objectives and civilian objects. Recent practice – the cyberattack against the Viasat KA-SAT network, the use of commercial constellations for tactical communications, reliance on privately operated satellite imagery for intelligence and anti-satellite weapons testing – has made this issue urgent. The research will reconstruct IHL principles applicable to dual-use objects (satellites in particular), assessing their interaction with the law of outer space, to develop a coherent analytical framework on the status of such assets in armed conflict. The project includes scientific events at UniTO and the publication of an article in a law journal.
Mandatory requirement for admission to the selection: italian Laurea Magistrale, or Laurea a Ciclo Unico, or an equivalent degree from foreign Universities, obtained no more than 6 years prior to the application deadline (i.e obtained after 13/10/2020). The Call for Applications (published on the University Bulletin Board under ref. no. 4686 of 21/09/2026), containing the procedures to participate in the selection process and the specific requirements for each selection, is available at .
- Italy
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