Dr. Małgorzata Myl-Chojnacka

Dr Małgorzata Myl-Chojnacka is an Assistant Professor at the University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), Department of International and Human Rights Law. Her research interests focus on international human rights law and international criminal law. She obtained a PhD in 2019 with doctoral dissertation entitled “Family Members as Victims of Serious Human Rights Violations”. Her academic research has included fieldwork  in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Rwanda. Her current research focuses on vulnerable groups, with a particular emphasis on D/deaf and hard-of-hearing persons and children in the digital era. Dr. Myl-Chojnacka is also the first recipient of the Lorenz-Wielenga Award, which she received in recognition of her outstanding research.