Welcome to my research. I am interested in a variety of topics, which center around international law, international institutions, human rights, cross-border finance, and sovereign debt. I am particularly intrigued by how laws, customs, and politics shape and direct global interactions; the role of race and gender in the international arena; and the causes and consequences for economically challenged sovereign states.
Working Papers
Disclosing Odious Debts (2009)
On the back of Saddam's US$200 billion foreign debt legacy, odious debts, and its accompanying...
Reparations Paid and Due: Comparing the Experience of the Japanese "Comfort Women" and the Bosniak Women (2007)
This paper looks at how international law and international institutions affect the reparations owing to...
The World Bank Inspection Panel: A Tool For Accountability? (2006)
The Panel is far from perfect, and does not offer legal redress. However, it does...