Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Public international law
International financial crime law
Anti-money laundering & countering terrorism financing
Economic sanctions
Counter-terrorism, security, and finance
Global governance on crime, development, and security
Biography
Dr Nathanael Tilahun is an international law scholar passionate about researching the intersections of crime, security, finance, and international law, particularly in the context of developing states.
His research focuses on the use of economic sanctions for achieving various domestic and foreign policy goals (such as counter-terrorism and human rights promotion), assessing the role of global standard-setting and monitoring bodies (such as the FATF), investigating the role of law in combatting transnational crimes, and reimagining the function of law in the story of global inequality, financial exclusion, and security.
Dr Tilahun has provided consultancy in financial crime law, mutual legal assistance & extradition regimes, anti-terrorism law, national risk assessment, national financial security policy development, prison reform, and international law to law enforcement, criminal justice, judiciary, media, political parties and intergovernmental institutions, particularly in Europe and the Horn of Africa.
Prior to joining Coventry in 2020, Dr Tilahun held various academic positions for more than ten years in the Netherlands (Erasmus University) and around the world. He has previously held prestigeous visiting faculty positions at Queen Mary University of London, University of California Berkeley, University of Cambridge, and Hofstra University in New York.
Education/Academic qualification
Public international law, Doctorate, Erasmus University Rotterdam
External positions
Accredited Member, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
Jan 2018 → …Visiting scholar, University of California, Berkeley
Feb 2017 → Feb 2018Moot court judge, International Criminal Court (ICC)
2017 → 2018Visiting faculty, Queen Mary University of London
Sep 2016 → Dec 2016Member, Law and Society Association
Jan 2016 → …Visiting scholar, University of Cambridge
Jan 2014 → Apr 2014Junior member, Netherlands School of Human Rights Research
Jan 2012 → …Visiting scholar, Hofstra University
Oct 2011 → Nov 2011Fingerprint
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The European Union Global Human Rights Sanctions: Between Self Help and Global Governance
Tilahun, N., 2021, (Submitted) In: International Community Law Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Re-organization of the FATF as an International Legal Person and the Promises and Limits to Accountability
Tilahun, N., 28 May 2021, Technocracy and the Law: Accountability, Governance and Expertise. Arcuri, A. & Coman-Kund, F. (eds.). Routledge, p. 131-153 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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What is the Added Value of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime?
Tilahun, N., 1 Oct 2021, In: European Foreign Affairs Review. 26, 3, p. 477-498 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Financial Crime Threat Assessment: Ethiopia
Tilahun, N., Cusack, J., Serba, E. & Solomon, N., Aug 2020, 10 p. London : Metriqa Limited.Research output: Other contribution
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Legal Professionals as Dirty Money Gatekeepers: The Institutional Problem
Tilahun, N., 26 Feb 2020, Assets, Crimes and the State: Innovation in 21st Century Legal Responses . Benson, K., King, C. & Walker, C. (eds.). Milton Park/New York: Routledge, p. 97-110 14 p. (Transnational Criminal Justice series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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Journal of International Economic Law (Journal)
Nathanael Tilahun (Peer Reviewer)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights (Journal)
Nathanael Tilahun (Peer Reviewer)
2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Practitioner training on international financial crime law and enforcement
Nathanael Tilahun (Consultant)
2018 → 2019Activity: Consultancy
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Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) (External organisation)
Nathanael Tilahun (Member)
2018 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Hague Journal on the Rule of Law (Journal)
Nathanael Tilahun (Peer Reviewer)
2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Prizes
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Christiaan Huygens Fellowship
Tilahun, Nathanael (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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European Union Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) mobility grant
Tilahun, Nathanael (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Harvard Law School/Doha Collaborative Research Grant
Tilahun, Nathanael (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Press / Media
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Financial crime law and the concerns of developing countries
11/08/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Stolen asset recovery in post-authoritarian states
1/01/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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The fight against financial crime in Ethiopia and Horn of Africa
1/01/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Counter-Terrorism Assets Freeze Measures by the Netherlands
26/08/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment