Dr. Freya Baetens

Biography

Freya Baetens is a Professor of Public International Law and the Research Director of the Oxford Human Rights Hub. She is affiliated with Pembroke College and Regent's Park College at the University of Oxford and is a Senior Associate at Pembroke College. Baetens has held academic positions and visiting professorships at several prestigious institutions, including KU Leuven in Belgium, the Max Planck Institute in Luxembourg, and the National University of Singapore. She has also served as a Vice-President and Treasurer of the European Society of International Law. Baetens regularly represents clients in international tribunals, including the European Court of Human Rights and the World Trade Organisation. She has conducted extensive research in public international law and has published widely on topics such as treaty law, international dispute settlement, and sustainable development law. She holds a doctorate from the University of Cambridge and advanced degrees from the University of Ghent and Columbia University. Her current research involves the intersection of human rights law and sustainable development, particularly concerning regional customary international law and the role of state-owned enterprises.

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