Isabella Cuervo-Lorens

I am a first-year DPhil Candidate in Politics interested in the intersection of political economy, business power, and judicial politics. My thesis research explores relationships between legal institutions, both international and domestic, and economic inequality in North American advanced capitalist democracies. I also pursue secondary research interests in labour and authoritarian politics.  

My research is informed by time assisting research and negotiations at the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) reform. To learn more about the process and associated projects, visit the ISDS reform website. I have also been involved in collaborative research at PluriCourts, University of Oslo, contributing to the LEGINVEST (Responses to the ‘Legitimacy Crisis’ of International Investment Law) and COPIID (Compliance Politics and International Investment Disputes) projects and associated datasets.  

I hold an MPhil in Politics Comparative Government from the University of Oxford and an MA (Hons) in International Relations and Russian from the University of St Andrews, Scotland.  

Undergraduate Teaching: Comparative Political Economy (2023-present)