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The World Today - October issueThe World Today - October issue
Monday 6 October 2008
The current financial crisis should come as no surprise, writes Dr Paola Subacchi in this month's The World Today....

Somali Piracy: A Growing Issue for Africa and the International CommunitySomali Piracy: A Growing Issue for Africa and the International Community
Thursday 2 October 2008
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has more than doubled in 2008 and threatens to disrupt international trade and...

Six Perspectives on the Georgia ConflictSix Perspectives on the Georgia Conflict
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Six new briefing notes from the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House offer analysis and insight on the...

Piracy in Somalia: Threatening Global Trade, Feeding Local Wars
October, 2008
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has more than doubled in 2008; so far over 60 ships have been...

Alternative Management Models and Finance Mechanisms for Sustainable Forest Use in the Democratic Republic of Congo
October, 2008
Download Paper here (French version) This is a report of a meeting, Alternative Management Models and Finance Mechanisms for Sustainable...

After the Battle: What the August War will mean for Russia's Domestic Politics
September, 2008
The true driver of Russia's foreign agenda is the domestic situation. The Russian ruling class has returned to a...

The Paradoxical Regional Implications of Russian Actions in Georgia
September, 2008
Across Eurasia, recent events have complicated the security agenda. Russia's show of force may deter external actors from contesting...

 

 

Dr Cath Collins

Associate Fellow, Americas

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Expertise

  • Latin American Politics
  • Human Rights
  • Rule of Law and Judicial Reform
  • Chile and El Salvador
  • Transitional Justice and Truth Commissions

Projects

European Union Latin America Relations Observatory Project (EULARO), including work on:

  • The Pinochet case and post-transitional justice in Latin America
  • Judicial reform and the institutionalisation of human rights protection in Latin and Central America
  • The judicialisation of politics in Latin America
  • Legal culture and cause lawyering in the Americas

Recent Publications

'Grounding Global Justice', Journal of Latin American Studies, Vol. 38 no. 4, Nov 2006.


Experience

Jan-Dec 2005 Lecturer in Politics, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London
1999-2005 Graduate and Doctoral studies, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London
1996-1999 Community Development Work, Santiago de Chile
1992-1996 Community Development Work Brazil, Bolivia, & the UK
1989-1992 Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Broadcast Experience

Some

Languages

English and Spanish (for broadcast)