
Stari Grad
Dubrovnik
Croatia
The damage done to the Stari Grad of Dubrovnik, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was prosecuted before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
Research Interests: International Criminal Law, Human Rights, International Norms, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Law of the Sea, International Organizations, Latin America, Transitional Justice
Peer Reviewed Publications
- “The Impact of Chinese History on perceptions of the law of the sea in the South China Sea.” Territory, Politics, Governance 13 no. 4: 523-543 (with Zenel Garcia.
- “What is Innocent? Freedom of Navigation Versus Coastal States’ Rights in the Law of the Sea.” Ocean Development & International Law 13 no. 4: 349-374 (with Zenel Garcia and Bibek Chand).
- “La Sugestiva Estrategía del Suicidio en el Cine Cubano Contemporáneo.” [The Suggestive Strategy of Suicide in Contemporary Cuban Film] Sargasso 2012-2013(1 and 2): 13-33 (with Rosana Díaz Zambrana).
Public Facing Publications
- “Male Victims of SGBV and Definitional Challenges” EJIR Talk! December 2, 2024.
- “Refugees without Recognition: Climate Change and Ecological and Gender Inequality.” EJIR Talk! August 14, 2024.
- “China as a Maritime Power and the Interpretation of Innocent Passage.” EJIR Talk! May 31, 2022.
Works in Progress
- “Writing the Past: How Commissioners Influence the Final Report of a Truth Commission.”
- Creating International Crimes: Narratives and Our Understanding of the “Most Serious Crimes of International Concern” (Book manuscript).
- “Visibility of Violations: Gender-based Blindness in the Definition of Rape.” (with Brianna Hernandez)