Activities: Human Rights Program - Clinical Advocacy Project; International Law Society; European LawAssociation
Concentration: Public International Law, International Security Law & Policy, and Human Rights
UNIVERSITY PARIS, ON-SORBONNE
Candidate for Ph.D. in Law
2014
Honors: Lavoisier Scholarship, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2010-2011
Activities: London School of Economics and Political Science, Visiting Researcher, Winter 2011
Brown University-University of Paris Exchange Program Award, Spring 2011
Concentration: International Law and Sexual Violence
UNIVERSITY OF STRASBOURG III
France
DEA / LL.M.
October 2008
Concentration: Private and Public International Law
Dissertation: International Protection of Human Rights and Rape
UNIVERSITY OF PARIS, ON-SORBONNE
DEUG - Licence - Maîtrise (J.D.)
2006
Concentration: Private Law with specialization in Judicial Carriers
EXPERIENCE
UNITED NATIONS, OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Activities andProgrammes Branch
Geneva, Switzerland
Consultant
Fall & Winter 2009
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Researched and drafted country analyses for the 2003 U.N. Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women’sPermanent Mission of France to the United Nations, follow-up report to the Commission on Human Rights.
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Assistedin the follow up research on all fact-finding missions since 1994.
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Prepared allegation letters and urgent iled annual communications report.
Intern
Spring 2009
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Drafted report of the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Special on “Race, Gender and ViolenceAgainst Women” (World Conference Against Racism, Durban, South Africa, 2001). Prepared letters of allegationand urgent appeals.
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Followed the U.N. Commission on Human Rights with the Special Rapporteur and providedsummaries of the debates surrounding item 12 on the human rights of women.
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
Court and Management Support Services Section, Registry
The Hague, Netherlands
Spring 2010
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Provided legal advice to the Registrar on the interpretation and application of legal instruments.
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Performed legal researchand authored report on testimonies related to crimes of sexual violence.
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Prepared a General Presentation of theInternational Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to the Registry.
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
New York, NY
Winter 2009
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Reported on debates at the Security Council as well as on interdepartmental and inter-agency meetings or ucted in-depth research and prepared country files on a variety of human rights issues.
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Screened alleged humanrights violations for transmission to the various human rights procedures of the Commission on Human Rights.
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Assistedin the organization of several events.
LANGUAGES
French (native speaker); English (Fluent); Chinese (Intermediate); Italian (Reading knowledge)
PERSONAL
Flute at professional level. Interests include cooking and history (Chinese and African civilizations)