Kate Miles

Dr. Kate Miles is an Associate Professor of Law and Fellow at Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge. She previously served as a Senior Lecturer in International Law at the University of Sydney and held roles at the Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law. Her research focuses on international investment law, climate change mitigation, and the visuality of international law. She has advised organizations like UNCTAD, IDLO, and APEC on investment arbitration and environmental policy.

Education: B.A. (Art History), LL.B., LL.M. (Environmental Law) from the University of Auckland; LL.M. (International Legal Studies) from NYU School of Law; Ph.D. (University of Sydney). Awards include the Stout Shield for Mooting, Geoffrey Powell Prize, and Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship.

Research interests span historical and postcolonial critiques of investment law, environmental governance, and the role of visual culture in legal narratives. Key works include The Origins of International Investment Law (2013) and co-edited volumes on investment treaty law.

• Awards: Stout Shield, Geoffrey Powell Prize, Gary Davies Medal, Australian Postgraduate Award.
• Professional Activities: Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre; Editorial Board roles at London Review of International Law and Chinese Journal of Environmental Law.
• Grants/Consultancies: Advised UNCTAD, OECD, and COP 15 on climate policy and arbitration.

Her recent scholarship explores art and architecture's role in shaping legal narratives, including studies on Versailles Treaty symbolism and colonial visual propaganda in international law.