She decided to study law at a young age, when she discovered the legal speeches of Lysias, an ancient Greek orator.[4] Before joining the CNRS, she studied in Greece and London, and then went on to obtain a PhD (summa cum laude) in Germany.[4]
Her work focuses on public international law,[5] and in particular on equity in international law,[6] international investment law,[7][8] and cultural heritage law.[9][10] She co-chairs the Academic Forum on ISDS,[11] she is an expert in the repatriation of cultural property[12] and a member of the Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage.[13] In 2016, she was awarded the Smit-Lowenfeld Prize by the International Arbitration Club of New York (IACNY).[14]
Selected works
Monographs
The Parthenon Marbles and International Law (Springer 2023)
The Function of Equity in International Law (Oxford University Press 2021)
The Right to Regulate in International Investment Law (Nomos & Hart 2014)
Edited books
The Award in International Investment Arbitration (with Katia Fach Gómez) (Oxford University Press 2024)
Mediation in International Commercial and Investment Disputes (with Katia Fach Gómez) (Oxford University Press 2021)
International Investment Law and Competition Law (with Anastasios Gourgourinis and Katia Fach Gómez) (Springer 2020)
International Investment Law and the Law of Armed Conflict (with Anastasios Gourgourinis and Katia Fach Gómez) (Springer 2019)