Șiman Augustina

About

Dr. Augustina Șiman is a dynamic leader in international law and diplomacy, with a proven track record in shaping global policy at the United Nations Security Council, the United Nations General Assembly, and across various countries. She possesses a decade of experience advancing international law, humanitarian protection, and multilateral cooperation through innovative legal strategies and negotiation leadership, the highest standards of evidence-based policymaking, and global engagement. Dr. Augustina Șiman holds a Ph.D., with a dissertation in Public International Law, as well as a Master's degree in International Law, from the Moldova State University, and is an alumna of prestigious international law and diplomatic studies at The Hague Academy of International Law (UN Fellow), Vienna Diplomatic Academy, the Romanian Diplomatic Institute, and the Jan Paderewski Institute of Diplomacy in Poland. In 2022, following her nomination by 3 members of the UN International Law Commission, she was selected for the eminent International Law Seminar – where she conducted research on reparations awarded to individuals for gross violations of International Human Rights Law and grave breaches of International Humanitarian Law. Between 2023 and 2024, she was part of the UN Security Council, focusing on aspects such as: the rules of procedure, working methods, and documentation of the UN Security Council, combating terrorism, cooperation with the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, as well as regional conflicts and thematic dossiers. She possesses rich diplomatic insight within the UN General Assembly, as well as on issues such as: UN elections, the 6th (Legal) - 5th (Administrative and Budgetary) - 3rd (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) Committees. During her tenure as a Moldovan diplomat accredited to the UN (2019 – 2022), elected by acclamation by the UN General Assembly, she served as Vice-President of the Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. She also served as advisor to the President of the UN Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization. Previously, Dr. Augustina Șiman taught Public International Law and other related courses at the Faculty of Law of the State University of Moldova and has since continued to lecture on pressing contemporary topics – “Modern Challenges for Public International Law and Multilateral Diplomacy at the UN,” “The Impact of Sea Level Rise on Statehood.”