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Sarah Nouwen is the Pembroke College Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge (on leave from September 2020 to 2025 to hold a Chair at the European University Institute). Her work bridges law and politics, focusing on international law’s role in conflict, peacebuilding, and justice. She holds a PhD, MPhil (Cambridge), and LLM (Utrecht) and has advised on peace negotiations (e.g., Sudan/South Sudan) and transitional justice. She edits the European Journal of International Law and hosts EJIL: The Podcast.
- Key Roles: Visiting Professor at Graduate Institute Geneva, Senior Fellow at World Peace Foundation, Research Associate at Makerere University’s Refugee Law Project.
- Research: Current focus on 'Peacemaking: What's Law Got to Do with It?' (funded by Leverhulme/ESRC/Newton Trust). Past work includes ICC’s catalytic effect in Uganda/Sudan and legal-political dynamics in conflict zones.
- Awards: Leiden Journal Prize (2013–2015), Philip Leverhulme Prize, ESRC Future Research Leaders Grant.
- Publications: Over 50 articles and books, including Complementarity in the Line of Fire (2013) and co-editing Making and Breaking Peace in Sudan (2020).
Her interdisciplinary approach combines doctrinal analysis with fieldwork, emphasizing empirical insights into legal practices in conflict zones. She critiques international criminal law’s universalist assumptions and advocates for pluralistic approaches to global justice.
