Head of Administration of the President of Georgia, Government Country of Origin: Georgia Semester in Residence: Fall-2008 - Spring-2009 Designation at CLS: Visiting Scholar Faculty Sponsor: George Bermann Sponsoring Center: European Legal Studies Center Academic Credentials: LL.M., Royal University of Groningen, J.D. Equivalent, Ivane Javakhishvili State Univeristy of Tbilisi Field of Expertise: International Huamn Rights Law, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law Current Research: Independence of Judiciary in Transitional Democracies Email Address: @law.columbia.edu
Mercedeh Azeredo da Silveira
Ph.D., Candidate, University of Geneva Country of Origin: Switzerland Semester in Residence: Fall-2007 - Spring-2008 - Fall-2008 Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow Faculty Sponsor: George Bermann Sponsoring Center: European Legal Studies Center Academic Credentials: Licence en Droit, University of Geneva, 2001; LL.M, Columbia Law School, 2005 Field of Expertise: Contract Law. Conflict Laws, International Arbitration Current Research: The Effects of Economic Sanctions on International Contracts Email Address: mazere@law.columbia.edu
Snjezana Vasiljevic
Ph.D. Candidate, Zagreb University Law School Country of Origin: Croatia Semester in Residence: Spring-2008 Designation at CLS: Visiting Research Fellow Faculty Sponsor: George Bermann Sponsoring Center: European Legal Studies Academic Credentials: J.D., Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, 2000; M.Phil. Faculty of Law, Cambridge University, 2002 Field of Expertise: European Union Law, with specialization in human rights and antidiscrimination Current Research: European Union Law, Race and Gender Discrimination Email Address: svasil@law.columbia.edu