Prof. Vera Rusinova is a Professor at the Faculty of Law of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, where she serves as the head of the School of International Law. She has extensive experience in the field of international law, with a focus on various areas such as International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, the use of force, the theory of International Law, and the application of International Law to information and communications technologies. Additionally, she has served as the Co-Chair of the ILA Committee on Use of Force: Military Assistance on Request. Prof. Rusinova is also actively involved in academic publishing, serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Zhurnal VSHÉ po Mezhdunarodnomu Pravu (HSE University Journal of International Law)’. Moreover, she is a member of the Editorial Groups/Boards of prestigious journals like the ‘Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies’ and the ‘International Cybersecurity Law Review’. Her expertise has been recognized internationally, with her lecture on ‘Human Rights in Armed Conflicts’ being included in the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law.