I am an Associate Professor of Public Law (maîtresse de conférences) at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and a member of the Sorbonne Institute of Philosophical and Legal Research (CNRS).
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Prior to joining Panthéon-Sorbonne, I was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS), National University of Singapore. Prior to joining NUS, I was a Post-Doctoral Visiting Researcher at the Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP), Harvard Law School.
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My academic background is in Political Science, Law and Asian Studies (Sciences-Po, Sorbonne, and Inalco, all in Paris, France). In 2017, I have completed my PhD Thesis on “Thai Constitutionalism and Legal Transplants : a Study of Kingship” before joining the Chair of Comparative Constitutionalism (held by Prof. Dr. Ran Hirschl) at the University of Göttingen, Germany.
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Before my postdoc, I have held research and teaching positions at Sciences-Po in Paris and the University of Thammasat in Bangkok.
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Parallel to my academic career, I have been involved in advocacy work in the field of Human Rights, notably with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). I also have experience working with various agencies of the United Nations as well as with the French, German and Thai public administrations in the Asia-Pacific region.
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I am an Associate Researcher with the Centre for International Studies @Sciences Po Paris, the Institute of Oriental Asia @ ENS Lyon & the Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia @ IRASEC Bangkok (all three under the French National Center for Scientific Research, CNRS).
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My working languages are English and French. I also have good command of German. I am fluent in Thai and a beginner in Mandarin Chinese.
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Before returning home, I have lived, worked and taught abroad for almost 15 years, 10 of which I have spent in Asia (most notably Thailand and Singapore).
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