Martin Faix is a Senior Lecturer in International Law at the Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic; Head of the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law(CIHOL); and Vice-Dean for International Affairs of the Law Faculty. He served previously as alternate member of the Management Board of the Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union (2015-2020) and member of the Research Centre for Excellence in Human Rights at the Charles University in Prague (2012 – 2022). In 2011, Martin obtained his PhD on “International Law Aspects of European Military Missions” from the Charles University in Prague. He is an expert in international law on the use of force, international humanitarian law and law of international institutions, as well international human rights law.