• Ph.D. International Relations, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies 1998
• Master of Laws (LLM), International Law Specialization, University of London, UK 2012
• M.A. International Relations, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies 1993
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of London, UK 2005
• B.A. (Hons.) History, Queen’s University, Canada 1989
Books and Monographs
• 2018. Asia and the Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Co-authored. Palgrave Macmillan (c. October 2018)
• 2017. The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia: Civil Society Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan
• 2013 International Intellectual Property Law and Human Security. Asser Press/Springer, 2013
• 2007 Foreign Policy and the National Security of Guyana, Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press 2007.
• 2002 Forging a Singaporean Statehood 1965 – 1995: The Contribution of Japan. Dordrecht: Kluwer Law International, 2003 http://www.history-asia.com/l-4911-8.html
• 1998 Asian Pacific Security: Pitfalls of the Regional Approach. Program for Strategic and International Studies, Graduate Institute of International Affairs, Geneva, Occasional Paper No. 1, January 1998
Book Chapters
• 2019 “Human Rights and Conflict Prevention: The Protection Gap,” in Routledge Handbook of Human Rights in Asia, edited by Francois de Varennes and Christie Gardiner
• 2015 “International Migration in Southeast Asia: Protection Norms and Challenges Facing ASEAN,” in Family, Separation and Migration: An Evolution-Involution of the Global Refugee Crisis, Edited by Oreste Foppiani and Oana A. Scarlatescu, Peter Lang Publishers (Switzerland).
• 2012 “Business, Intellectual Property and Human Rights,” chapter in International Business and Human Rights edited by Dr. Manoj Sinha, (Sage)
• 2005 “The ASEAN Regional Forum,” in Conflict Prevention in Practice, edited by B.G.Ramcharan, Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff. With preface by Prof. Paul Kennedy.
• 2003 “ASEAN and Non-Interference,” in The 2nd ASEAN Reader, S. Siddique and S.Kumar, Eds., Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp.52-57.
Articles
• 2015. Special Edition of Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs on “Democracy and Human Rights in Southeast Asia,” c. December 2015, co-edited. (peer-reviewed)
• 2013 “ASEAN’s Problematic Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights: The New Media’s Role in Enhancing the Protection of Human Rights,” in Journal of International Studies (UUM, Malaysia), Vol. 9,
• 2013. (peer-reviewed) 2012 “The Protection of Human Rights In Southeast Asia: Improving The Effectiveness Of Civil Society,” with James Gomez, in Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law (2) (2012) 27-43 (peer-reviewed)
• 2011 “The Case for an International Equity Panel in the World Intellectual Property Regime,” article in Indian Journal of International Law (IJIL), October/November 2011. (peer-reviewed)
• 2010 “ASEAN’s Human Rights Commission: Policy Considerations for Enhancing its Capacity to Protect Human Rights, UCL Human Rights Review, December 2010 (peer-reviewed)
• 2006 “Singapore’s Emerging Knowledge Economy: The Role of Intellectual Property and its Possible Socio-Economic Implications for Singapore.” The World Intellectual Property Journal. Vol.9, No. 3, 2006 (peer-reviewed)
• 2005 “Protecting Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Medicines of Indigenous Peoples through Intellectual Property Rights: Issues, Challenges and Strategies,” co-authored with Mpazi Sinjela, Journal of Minority and Group Rights, Sweden, (peer-reviewed)
• 2005 “Intellectual Property and Security: A Preliminary Exploration,” in Contemporary Robin Ramcharan 10 Security Policy, Volume 26, No. 1, April 2005. (peer-reviewed)
• 2004 “The Protection of Copyrights and Related Rights in Africa: Challenges to Protection in the Internet Age,” co-authored with Mpazi Sinjela, in African Yearbook of International Law, Vol.10, 2002. (peer-reviewed)
• 2000 “ASEAN and Non-Interference: A Principle Maintained,” Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs. Vol. 22/1, April 2000. (peer-reviewed)
• 2000 “The African Refugee Crisis: Contemporary Challenges to the Protection of Refugees and Displaced Persons in Africa,” in African Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 8 (published 2002)
• 2000 “Thirty years on: a legal review of the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention,” co-authored revision of Professor Ab-Saab’s article. African Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 8
• 1999 “ASEAN Regional Forum: Pitfall in Pacific Asia’s Security?” World Affairs (New Delhi), Fall 1999. http://www.worldaffairsjournal.com/iss_detail99.htm
Course Taught
- ICIR 202 Globalization and the International Order in the Twentieth Century: From the First World War to 9/11
- ICIR 226 The History and Concept of Diplomacy
- ICIR 223 Democracy as a Political System
- ICIR 305 Conflict Resolution
Mr. Christian OesterheldDivision Chair
Dr. Hardina OhlendorfProgram Director of IRGA
Ms. Pattaka Sa-ngimnetProgram Director for General Education and Internship Social science Division
Ms. Christin GrothausProgram Coordinator for Psychology Minor and Certificate Program
Asst. Prof. Mr. William J. Jones
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Douglas Rhein
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ruchi Agarwal
Asst. Prof. Dr. Natanaree Posrithong
Dr. Robin Ramcharan
Dr. James A. Warren
Dr. Mario Maritan
Dr. Jaruwan Sakulku
Dr. Kenneth Houston
Ms.Wimonsiri Hemtanon