Layal Alghoozi is a Bahraini legal humanitarian professional with experience working in international organizations in policy, research, legal, and advocacy roles. She has experience working at the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and other organizations like Amnesty International and Oxfam. She is the MENA Regional Coordinator for the Journal on the Use of Force in International Law. She has a Masters in International Law and Security from the University of Glasgow, specializing in the laws of armed conflict, the laws and processes of the UN, and law enforcement (human rights).