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Thibault Moulin

Associate Professor at UCLy

Research group (6) Study of norms in legal, political and social contexts

tmoulin@univ-catholyon.fr

Campus Annecy - Alpes Europe
25 Rue de la Cité 74000 Annecy

Function

  • Associate Professor (Teaching & Research), Law Faculty Lyon Catholic University
  • Member of the Research group (6) Study of norms in legal, political and social contexts, UR CONFLUENCE : Sciences et Humanités (EA1598) Lyon Catholic University

Further information

Research areas

Public international law Regulation of New Technologies (Cyber, Neurosciences, AI, Human Enhancement and Transhumanism) International and European Human Rights Law Law of Armed Conflicts / International Humanitarian Law Defence and Cyber-Defence

Teaching areas

Public international law European Union Law Public Law of European Countries Ethics & Regulation of Artificial Intelligence International Relations

Presentation

Dr Thibault MOULIN is a Tenured Associate Professor of Law at the Lyon Catholic University and is mainly based at the Alps-Europe campus in Annecy. He is a graduate of the University of Manchester (PhD in Law) and the Grenoble-Alps University (Doctorate in International Law), and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
His research interests focus on the adequacy of law in the face of emerging threats, with three main themes: conflictuality and the regulation of new technologies (cyberspace, artificial intelligence, neuro-technologies and transhumanism, jus ad bellum and jus in bello), crimes and the fight against impunity (international criminal law and human rights violations, extradition and immunities), as well as energy and the environment. He has published several monographs and articles in European and North American peer-reviewed journals.
He is a qualified Maître de Conférences (section 02 - public law), and is an Associate Researcher at the HUJI Federmann Cyber Security Center and at CERDAF. He also serves as a Citizens' Reserve Officer in the French Air and Space Force
  • Scientific Publications & Communications
    • Books and coordination
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2023). Cyber-Espionage in International Law: Silence Speaks. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 312 p. [+]
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2021). Le Cyber-Espionnage en Droit International. Paris : Editions A. Pedone, 370 p.
    • Articles In Peer-Reviewed Journals
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2025). «Icarus’s Flight: The Paradoxes in the Contribution of International Law to Solar Power». German Yearbook of International Law , Duncker and Humblot, 2023 (1), 261-291. [+]
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2025). «Wagner et le Droit International». Annuaire Français de Droit International, CNRS Editions, 69, 201-223.
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2024). «A (Sovereign) License to Kill? The Boundaries of Jurisdictional Immunities for State-Sponsored Crimes». Emory International Law Review, 38, 2, 405-454. [+]
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2024). «The Thin Red Line: Neutrality and Belligerency in Modern Armed Conflicts». Cardozo International and Comparative Law Review, 7, 1, 901-956. [+]
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2023). «Waking Sleeping Beauty? Exploring the Challenges of Cyber-Deterrence by Punishment». Loyola of Los Angeles International & Comparative Law Review, 46, 1, 45-85. [+]
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2022). «‘I Will Control your Mind’: The International Regulation of Brain-Hacking». San Diego International Law Journal, 24, 1, 65-110. [+]
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2022). «Qu’est-ce que l’infraction politique dans une procédure d’extradition ? Une analyse inspirée de l’affaire Assange». Revue des Droits et Libertés Fondamentaux, chron n°47. [+]
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2022). «No More Humans? Cybernetically-Enhanced Soldiers Under the Legal Review of Article 36». Journal of Law and Cyber Warfare, 8, 2, 59-104.
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2021). «Un Nouveau “Cheval de Troie” ? Regard sur la Codification des Normes Impératives du Droit International Général (Jus Cogens)». Annuaire Canadien de Droit International / Canadian Yearbok of International Law, 58, 225-262. [+]
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2021). «Doctors Playing Gods? The Legal Challenges in Regulating the Experimental Phase of Human Enhancement». Israel Law Review, 54, 2, 236-262. [+]
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2020). «Reviving the Principle of Non-Intervention in Cyberspace: The Path Forward». Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 25, 3, 423-447. [+]
    • Chapters
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2020). «L’Efficacité de la Cour Pénale Internationale à l’Épreuve de la Souveraineté Étatique». In : François GENTON et Philippe GRÉCIANO (dir.), Stéphane Hessel : les perspectives d'un engagement. Paris : Editions Institut Francophone pour la Justice et la Démocratie, 169-192.
    • Commentaires d'arrêts
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2017). «Howrani and 4 others [UN Tribunal – 1951]», (Case No 17, Case No 18, Case No 19, Case No 20, Case No 21, Judgment No 4, UN Doc AT/DEC/4). Oxford International Organizations, 276.
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2017). «Effect of Awards of Compensation Made by the United Nations Administrative Tribunal [International Court of Justice – 1954]», ([1954] ICJ Rep 47). Oxford International Organizations, 265.
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2017). «General Comment No 31: The Nature of the General Legal Obligation Imposed on State Parties to the Covenant [Human Rights Committee – 2004]», (UN Doc CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.13). Oxford International Organizations, 198.
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2016). «Weber and Saravia v Germany [European Court of Human Rights – 2006]», App No 54934/00, ECHR 2006-XI, [2006] ECHR 1173. Oxford International Organizations, 199.
      • MOULIN, Thibault (2016). «Resolution on the Existence of a Global System for the Interception of Private and Commercial Communications (Echelon Interception System) [European Parliament – 2001]», ECHELON Interception System), 5th September 2001 (2001/2098 (INI). Oxford International Organizations, 15.
    • Presentations at Symposiums
      • Conference paper
        • MOULIN, Thibault. «La Cyber-Guerre Cognitive». Séminaire du Cybersecurity Institute, Université Grenoble-Alpes, April 2024, Grenoble, France. [+]
        • MOULIN, Thibault. «Brain-Hacking et Droits de l’Homme». Séminaire interne Pôle 6 Sciences Juridiques, UCLy, October 2023, Lyon, France.
        • MOULIN, Thibault. «Les Enjeux de l’Énergie Solaire en Droit International». Colloque - Collectivités territoriales et l’énergie solaire, Université Savoie-Mont-Blanc, June 2023, Chambéry, France.
        • MOULIN, Thibault. «The Regulation of the Experimental Phase of Human Enhancement». Conference - Regulating Military Applications of Cyber Enhancement of Humans, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, February 2019, Jerusalem.
        • MOULIN, Thibault. «Human Cyber Enhancement and the Unanticipated Consequences of New Technologies». Cyberlaw workshop, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, December 2018, Jerusalem, Israel.
        • MOULIN, Thibault. «The Conceptual Challenges in the Application of Existing Regulations to Human Enhancement». Conférence, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, October 2018, Jerusalem.
        • MOULIN, Thibault. «The Relevance of Doctrinal Arguments on Cyber-Espionage». Law Faculty Conference on Cyber-Espionage, University of Manchester, October 2016, Manchester, United Kingdom.
        • MOULIN, Thibault. «The Variations in Legal Arguments about Cyber-Espionage». 2015-2016 International Postgraduate Research Conference, University of Manchester, January 2016, Manchester, United Kingdom.
      • Other contributions
        • (2020). Modérateur. Conférence TechLawClinics - How to Address AI Challenges in the Current Legal Framework, Faculté de droit, UCLy, November 2020, Lyon, France.
  • Scientific valorisation and dissemination of knowledge
    • Popular Science
      • Conferences and presentations to the general audience
        • (2024). Discutant lors de la venue de M. Georges MALBRUNOT pour présenter son ouvrage : « Mohamed Ben Salmane Confidentiel : Le Nouveau Maître du Moyen Orient ». Intervention, UCLy, April 2024, Annecy, France.
        • (2024). Les Enjeux de la Cybersécurité en Entreprise. Table Ronde, Université Savoie-Mont-Blanc, January 2024, Annecy-le-Vieux, France.
        • MOULIN, Thibault. «Experimenting with Human Enhancement and International Law». Podcast "Law and the future of war", Queensland University, June 2021, Brisbane, Australia. [+]
        • MOULIN, Thibault. «Les Activités de la NSA en Droit International». Cybercriminalité, Université Grenoble-Alpes, March 2017, Valence, France.
      • Radio, TV and press Broadcasts
        • (2018) «Le Cyber-Espionnage en Droit International». Podcast " La Recherche montre en main", June 2018, France Culture, Paris, France. [+]
  • Scientific Collaborations
    • Member of research laboratories
      • Since 2024, Research Associate, Centre de recherche en droit Antoine Favre, France
      • Since 2023, Member of the Research group (6) Study of norms in legal, political and social contexts, UR CONFLUENCE : Sciences et Humanités (EA1598), UCLy, France
      • Since 2022, Research Associate at the Federmann Cyber Security Center, Université hébraïque de Jérusalem, Israël
  • Diplomas
    • 2018, PhD in Law (University of Manchester) & Doctorat en Droit International (Université Grenoble-Alpes), Cyber-Espionage in International Law // Le Cyber-Espionnage en Droit International, Université de Manchester, Royaume Uni
  • Research professional experiences
    • 2018 - 2019, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Federmann Cyber Security Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
  • Pedagogical activities and responsabilities
    • Since 2023, Associate Professor (Teaching & Research), Law Faculty, UCLy, France
    • 2020 - 2023 Assistant Professor (Teaching & Admin), Lyon Catholic University, France
  • Other Professional Experience
    • Since 2023, Officer (Citizen's Reserve), Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace,
  • Languages
    • English - Able to teach
    • German
    • Spanish