Jurist & Conflict Analyst | Yousuf Syed Khan
Jurist & Conflict Analyst
Yousuf Syed Khan provides expert legal advice to governments, international organisations, and NGOs on the effective implementation and enforcement of international humanitarian law.
Jurist & Conflict Analyst
Yousuf Syed Khan provides expert legal advice to governments, international organisations, and NGOs on the effective implementation and enforcement of international humanitarian law.
Latest publication
Minding the Gap, Properly
Conflict Classification, Protected Persons, and What the Geneva Conventions Already Require
Opinio Juris · Featured Post · 28 August 2026 · with Jérôme de Hemptinne
For nearly a decade, Yousuf served with the United Nations where he was responsible for the legal analysis of core international crimes committed in the context of contemporary armed conflicts. He has particular expertise in starvation as a method of warfare and siege warfare, alongside broader specialisation in International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, and Human Rights.