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Leslie Johns is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at UCLA. She holds a Ph.D. (2008) from New York University's Department of Politics, alongside a B.F.A. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University. Her research focuses on international organizations' role in resolving interstate disputes, with notable work on international courts, legal regimes, and transnational justice. She authored Strengthening International Courts: The Hidden Costs of Legalization (2015) and publishes extensively on topics like universal jurisdiction, ICC participation, and global governance dynamics.
Her research bridges political science and law, analyzing how states navigate legal frameworks to address conflicts. Recent work examines autocracy-democracy interactions in transnational prosecutions, migration's impact on justice systems, and business-government relations under trade agreements.
Leslie has contributed to International Organization and Journal of Conflict Resolution. Her scholarship critiques legal institutional design and its unintended consequences. Despite no listed awards here, her prolific output reflects sustained academic leadership in global governance studies.
