Nicola Claire Strain

Biography

Nicola Strain is a Doctoral Research Fellow at PluriCourts. Her research interests include trade law, investment law and international dispute settlement.  

Nicola holds a Master of Law degree (LLM) from the University of Cambridge (2017 - 2018), specialising in International Law. Previously, she obtained the Bachelor of Laws (LLB, First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Arts (BA, First Class Honours) from the University of Western Australia (2007 - 2012). Nicola is also an experienced lawyer, having held legal positions in Australia.

Current research

Nicola is working on an interdisciplinary research project evaluating the legitimacy of international courts and tribunals as well as completing her doctoral thesis on the jurisdiction of the WTO and investment tribunals to decide other public international law norms, taking into account State consent, efficiency and other policy considerations.

She is writing under the supervision of Professor Freya Baetens.