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Maria Florencia Sarmiento

Maria Florencia SARMIENTO

PhD Researcher in International Law
Policy Analyst, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Spoken languages
English, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek
Areas of expertise
  • International dispute settlement
  • International economic law
  • International trade law
  • International investment law
  • Sustainability standards

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
 

research interests

 

  • Trade and Environment

  • International Economic Law

  • International Dispute Settlement

  • Voluntary Sustainability Standards

  • 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)
     

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