Research & Publications

Current Research

Christina’s research interests include international human rights law, access to justice and rule of law, women’s rights and gender equality, children’s rights and sustainable development.

Christina is currently conducting comparative qualitative field research on women’s access to justice in GBV cases in multiple sites in Africa and Southeast Asia as part of her PhD doctorate focused on the rule of law, women’s access to justice and gender-based violence (GBV), under a grant from the Government of Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Selected Publications

Christina’s publication record includes both contributions to peer-reviewed academic journals and research and policy reports, as well as a range of public legal awareness and advocacy materials.

“Reproductive rights, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and International Human Rights Law”. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Springer (2019, forthcoming).

“The effectiveness of legislative reform in combating domestic violence: A comparative analysis of laws in Ghana, Namibia and South Africa”, Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights (Vol 32/1, 2014).

“Traditional Knowledge as a Genetic Resource: Protections for Sustainable Development in Africa”, The African Journal of Environmental Law (Vol 2, 2014) (co-authored with June Francis and Stefanie Beninger).

“Combating sexual violence in schools in sub-Saharan Africa: Legal strategies under regional and international human rights law”, African Human Rights Law Journal (Vol 13/2, 2013).

“Is there a global duty of international development?: Considering extraterritorial obligations to provide international assistance”, Canadian Council on International Law, Annual Newsletter (2013).

Stepfamilies in Namibia: The Situation of Stepfamilies and Recommendations for Law Reform, Legal Assistance Centre: Windhoek, Namibia (2011).

Women’s Property Rights under Customary Law, Women’s Legal Centre: Cape Town, South Africa, (2011).