Ayako Hatano is an international law scholar, pursuing a DPhil in Law at the University of Oxford. She is also a research fellow at the Centre of Human Rights Education and Training in Japan and at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. Her research focuses on the internalisation of international law, particularly in areas such as hate speech, gender equality, and business and human rights. Ayako leads the Public International Law Discussion Group and the Business and Human Rights Network at Oxford. With over a decade of experience in international legal research and practice, she has worked with governments, civil society, and international organisations. She holds degrees from the University of Tokyo and New York University School of Law (Fulbright Scholar). Ayako has numerous awards and publications, including Hate Speech and International Law and Regulating Online Hate Speech through the Prism of Human Rights Law (Brill, 2023).