Biography
Eva Nave is a PhD candidate at the Center for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw) at Leiden University. Her research focuses on countering hate speech through standardized regulation on online platforms. Eva obtained a LL.B. in Law at the Nova University of Lisbon, with one semester completed at LMU Munich, a Postgraduation in Human Rights at the Coimbra University, and a LL.M. in Public International Law at Leiden University. During her LL.M., she was part of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Clinic where she worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross to research compliance with IHL in modern warfare. Before joining eLaw, Eva worked with the United Nations Mine Action Service, where she contributed with legal research, policy and project advice on weapons control and conflict prevention in Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Colombia. Prior to that, she worked in the human rights field both with non-governmental organizations (such as Amnesty International, the Portuguese Refugee Council and the Portuguese Association for Victims Support) and with governmental bodies (the Boston Mayor’s Office for Immigrants Advancement). Eva was also a trainee at the Secretariat for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs at the European Parliament.