Education:

B.A., French literature/Political Science, Rutgers College, New Brunswick, 1998

Maitrise en droit franco-americain, University Paris I-Pantheon-Sorbonne, 2002

M.A., Private International Law, University Paris I-Pantheon-Sorbonne, 2003

J.D., Cornell Law School, 2002

Bio:

Professor Sterio earned her law degree, magna cum laude, from Cornell Law School in 2002. At Cornell, she was Order of the Coif, general editor of the Cornell International Law Journal and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In 2003, she earned a master's degree, cum laude, in Private International Law from the University Paris I-Pantheon-Sorbonne; in 2002, she earned a Maitrise en droit franco-americain cum laude, also from the Sorbonne. Her undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, in Political Science and French Literature is from Rutgers College. Before joining the CSU|LAW faculty, she was an associate in the New York City firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and an Adjunct Law Professor at Cornell, where she taught in the International War Crimes Clinic. Her research interests are in the field of international law, international criminal law, international human rights, law of the seas, and particular maritime piracy, as well as private international law. She has published in the American University Law Review, Connecticut International Law Journal, Fordham International Law Journal, Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law, Denver Journal of International Law and Policy, Florida Journal of International Law, and UC Davis of International Law and Policy. In her capacity as expert on maritime piracy law, she has participated in the meetings of the United Nations Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and has been a member of the Piracy Expert Group, an academic think tank functioning within the auspices of the Public International Law and Policy Group. Professor Sterio is one of six permanent editors of the prestigious IntLawGrrls blog. In spring 2013, Professor Sterio was a Fulbright Scholar in Baku, Azerbaijan, at Baku State University.

Courses:

Civil Procedure, International Law, International War Crimes, Commercial Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Research Areas:

International Law, International Human Rights, International Criminal Law, Private International Law

Professional Affiliations:

American Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Professional Experience:

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, associate, 2003-06 (Paris and New York offices)

University Service:

International Programs Committee

Faculty Appointments Committee