Dr. Ori Pomson

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ABOUT

Dr. Ori Pomson is an associate at Gornitzky GNY.

Ori joined Gornitzky as an associate in 2025. Prior to joining the firm, Ori successfully completed his PhD at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge, defending his thesis (without corrections) titled “The Limitations on the Judicial Function of International Courts and Tribunals”. Before embarking upon his PhD, Ori served as a legal adviser in the International Law of Department of the IDF, serving as Assistant Legal Adviser for Cyber Affairs and Assistant Head of the Legal Development Section, among other responsibilities.

Education

PhD, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, 2025

LLM (International Law), summa cum laude, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2021

LLB, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2015

Admission

Israel Bar Association, 2016

Academic Positions

Associate Editor, British Yearbook of International Law, 2025-Present

Co-Convener, International Law Forum, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2024-2025

Co-Convener, Cambridge PIL PhD Discussion Group, 2022-2023

Legal Publications

‘The Obligation to Allow and Facilitate the Passage of Humanitarian Relief under IHL: Continued Relevance of Article 23(2) of the Fourth Geneva Convention?’ (2025) 63 Military Law & Law of War Review 36
‘Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela), Preliminary Objection’ (2025) 119 American Journal of International Law 306
‘Methodology of Identifying Customary International Law Applicable to Cyber Activities’ (2023) 36 Leiden Journal of International Law 1023
‘Keeping Score: An Empirical Analysis of the Interventions in Ukraine v Russia’ (2023) 14 Journal of International Dispute Settlement 305 (with Kyra Wigard and Juliette McIntyre)
‘“Objects”? The Legal Status of Computer Data under International Humanitarian Law’ (2023) 28 Journal of Conflict & Security Law 349
‘Civilian Use of a Military Objective as Incidental Harm in a Proportionality Assessment?’ (2022) 60 Military Law & Law of War Review 159
‘The Prohibition on Intervention Under International Law and Cyber Operations’ (2022) 99 International Legal Studies 180
‘Does the Monetary Gold Principle Apply to International Courts and Tribunals Generally?’ (2019) 10 Journal of International Dispute Settlement 88
‘The Obligations concerning Negotiations Cases and the “Dispute” Requirement in the International Court of Justice’ (2017) 16 Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 373
‘The Clean Hands Doctrine in the Yukos Awards: A Response to Patrick Dumberry’ (2017) 18 Journal of World Investment & Trade 712
‘Humanitarian Intervention and the Clean Hands Doctrine in International Law’ (2015) 48 Israel Law Review 219 (with Yonatan Horowitz)
‘Asylum Seekers in Israel: Legal, Illegal or Somewhere Unclear in the Middle? Thoughts from the Perspective of International Law Regarding the Prevention of Infiltration Law (Offenses and Adjudication)’ (2013) 18 HaMishpat Online: Human Rights 5 (in Hebrew)