Mistale Taylor
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Credentials
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Teaching in Higher Education
Utrecht UniversityJun, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Yoga Teacher Training - 200 hour
Kranti Yoga School - IndiaJan, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Start to Teach
Utrecht UniversityJan, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Public International Law & Policy Group
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Counsel
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Oct 2013 - Present
- Providing pro bono legal advice for parties involved in conducting peace negotiations, drafting post-conflict constitutions and prosecuting war criminals - Drafting legal memoranda on international criminal law and human rights issues, such as the use of armed security guards aboard merchant vessels; the invocation of state secrets privilege to bar third party access to information in torture cases; and life sentencing practices in Europe - Liaising with clients, and supervising Research Associates and Senior Research Associates Senior Research Associate: December 2013 - July 2016 Research Associate: October 2013 - December 2013 Show less
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Trilateral Research
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Research Manager
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Sep 2019 - Present
- Conducting applied research to provide legal and policy advice; enabling the development of new data-driven technologies; and contributing to the latest standards in safeguarding privacy, ethics and human rights as they apply to emerging technologies - Working on two Horizon 2020 projects and various client-facing projects; writing grant proposals; writing academic articles and presenting at conferences; and managing team members Senior Research Analyst: September 2019 - September 2021 Show less
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University of Amsterdam
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Netherlands
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Lecturer
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Jan 2023 - Present
- Supervising final theses of students in the Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE) programme - Supervising final theses of students in the Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE) programme
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Vesalius College
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Belgium
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Adjunct Professor
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Dec 2020 - Present
- Designing and teaching the following courses: Information Technology Law and Public International Law - Designing and teaching the following courses: Information Technology Law and Public International Law
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Brussels Privacy Hub
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Belgium
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fellow
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Oct 2015 - Present
- Assisting the directors of academic think tank in producing research on questions of privacy law and policy - Assisting the directors of academic think tank in producing research on questions of privacy law and policy
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Utrecht University
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Netherlands
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Professor
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Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
- Taught public international law courses to bachelor and master level students- Created and taught the course International and European Data Privacy Law- Supervised theses, coached moot court teams and judged external moot courts- Conducted research into various aspects of public international law
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PhD Candidate
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Feb 2014 - Jul 2018
- Conducted research on extraterritoriality and data protection as part of a wider project on unilateral jurisdiction and global values- Analysed the EU’s obligations to protect the fundamental right to data protection, by exercising extraterritorial jurisdiction, in view of limitations on exercising jurisdiction under public international law- Used this analysis to suggest ways to mitigate transatlantic conflicts in jurisdiction- Visiting student at the European University Institute, Florence, May-July 2017- Visiting scholar at the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) at the University of California, Berkeley, October - December 2016- Visiting researcher at the Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) research group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, September - December 2015 Show less
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Junior Researcher
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Apr 2014 - Oct 2014
- Helped draft a Horizon2020 grant application on how the EU contributes to the construction of a value-based global order
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Utrecht Journal of International and European Law
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Netherlands
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive/External Affairs Editor
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Apr 2014 - Mar 2015
- Provided preliminary evaluations of research article submissions based on selection criteria - Solicited referees to review articles - Chose and liaised with case note, conference report and book review authors - Interviewed a practitioner in the field of publication - Provided preliminary evaluations of research article submissions based on selection criteria - Solicited referees to review articles - Chose and liaised with case note, conference report and book review authors - Interviewed a practitioner in the field of publication
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ICTY
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Netherlands
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Administration of Justice
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100 - 200 Employee
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Legal Intern
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Nov 2013 - Mar 2014
- Drafted legal memoranda for the Bruno Stojić defence team in the Prlić et al. appeal - Drafted legal memoranda for the Bruno Stojić defence team in the Prlić et al. appeal
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Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM)
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Utrecht en omgeving, Nederland
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Intern
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Nov 2012 - Aug 2013
- Conducted preliminary research for academic articles on international criminal law and human rights - Edited articles for a liber amicorum and the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights - Wrote bench memoranda for various moot courts - Conducted preliminary research for academic articles on international criminal law and human rights - Edited articles for a liber amicorum and the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights - Wrote bench memoranda for various moot courts
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British Consulate-General
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Amsterdam en omgeving, Nederland
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Network Support Officer
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May 2012 - Jul 2012
- Provided administrative support to the Northern and Western Consular Network - Provided administrative support to the Northern and Western Consular Network
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British Consulate-General
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Amsterdam en omgeving, Nederland
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Intern
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Sep 2011 - Mar 2012
- Aided the Directors of the Northern and Western Consular Network - Conducted legal research on the right to a fair trial for British citizens in Europe - Organised and attended conferences in Amsterdam and Berlin - Aided the Directors of the Northern and Western Consular Network - Conducted legal research on the right to a fair trial for British citizens in Europe - Organised and attended conferences in Amsterdam and Berlin
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Education
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Utrecht University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Public International Law -
Utrecht University
Master of Laws (LLM) (cum laude), Public International Law -
University College Utrecht
Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Hons), Law and Linguistics