Riccardo Viviani is an Associate Legal Officer at UNHCR’s Representation for EU Affairs, where he works on UNHCR’s engagement with legal and judicial actors across Europe to advance refugee protection. He focuses on strategic litigation and drafts UNHCR’s interventions before the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights, and national courts and tribunals. Riccardo holds a law degree from the University of Turin and an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex, and he is a qualified lawyer in Italy.