PhD Thesis
PhD title: Extinctive Prescription in International Law
Expected completion date: February 2024
PhD supervisor: Marcelo Kohen, Joost Pauwelyn (second reader)
Profile
Maria Florencia Sarmiento is a qualified lawyer and specialized in international economic law and investment arbitration. She is currently a PhD candidate in International Law and a Teaching Assistant for the Interdisciplinary Masters Programs (MINT) at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. She graduated from the Catholic University of La Plata and holds and LLM in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS). Florencia worked as a researcher at the University of Geneva, the Graduate Institute and the CIDS on projects related to issues of international commercial and investment arbitration. She has also worked as a Teaching Assistant in Argentina and has assisted with cases brought against Latin American countries before investment tribunals.
Publications & Works
- Voluntary Sustainability Standards in South Asia: A focus on the cotton sector in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka (2023) International Institute for Sustainable Development (with Sara Elder and Vivek Voora) https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/voluntary-sustainability-standards-south-asia-cotton-supply
- Fair and Equitable Treatment: Why it matters and what can be done. (2022) International Institute for Sustainable Development (with Suzy Nikièma) https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/fair-equitable-treatment
- Voluntary Sustainability Standards, Forest Conservation, and Environmental Provisions in International Trade Policy (2021) International Institute for Sustainable Development (with Cristina Larrea, Soledad Leal and Vivek Voora) https://www.iisd.org/publications/voluntary-sustainability-standards-forest-conservation-trade-policy
research interests
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Trade and Environment
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International Economic Law
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International Dispute Settlement
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Voluntary Sustainability Standards
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Investment Law and Sustainable Development
Academic Work Experiences
Teaching
- Associate, TradeLab International Economic Law Clinic, University of Buenos Aires (2021-present)
- Teaching Assistant, Interdisciplinary Masters, Graduate Institute (2019–2022)
- Teaching Assistant, Catholic University of Argentina (Spring 2016)
- Teaching Assistant, Catholic University of La Plata (2012-2015)
Research
- Research Assistant, World Trade Institute, University of Bern (Spring 2023)
- Researcher, Compliance Politics and International Investment Disputes Project, University of Oslo (2022)
- Researcher, CIDS Geneva Center for International Dispute Settlement (Spring 2018)
- Research Assistant, University of Geneva (2017-2018)
- Research Assistant to Dr. Facundo Pérez Aznar on the SNF project titled ""Impact of International Investment Agreements and Arbitration on Governance in Argentina, Czech Republic, India and Mexico"" directed by Prof. Zachary Douglas and Shalini Randeria (2013-2016)
OTHER Work Experience
- Policy Analyst, International Institute for Sustainable Development (2022-present)
- Consultant, Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment (Fall 2021)
- Consultant, International Investment Agreements Section, UNCTAD (2021)