At a Glance
Assistant Professor of Law
Institut dâEtudes Politiques de Paris (France), BA 1999
Université Paris-10 (France), MA 2000
University of Michigan, JD 2003
Cambridge University (UK), PhD 2009 (expected)
Office: 39 Cargill Hall
Mail: 400 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617) 373-7331
Fax: (617) 373-5056
E-mail: s.rolland@neu.edu
Sonia Elise Rolland
Professor Rolland’s current research focuses on the framework for development in international trade law. Her research interests include public international law, international trade law, environmental law and energy regulation. She teaches International Law, International Trade Law and International Litigation.
Professor Rolland has published on several aspects of international law. Through the exploration of different subjects, her research examines the intersection of different legal regimes to improve the understanding of an increasingly multi-layered international and transnational legal order. Her article, “The Precautionary Principle: Development of an International Standard” (23 Michigan Journal of International Law 429, 2002) has received several awards and its findings have recently been endorsed by the International Law Commission in a Resolution by the United Nations General Assembly.
In 2003 she joined the energy law practice of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan in Washington, DC. Her practice focused on international trade in energy commodities and the development of import infrastructure in the United States, as well as environmental regulation of oil and natural gas shipping in the United States and internationally.
Professor Rolland served as a judicial clerk at the International Court of Justice in The Hague (Netherlands) for President Gilbert Guillaume and Judge Ronny Abraham.
Prior to joining the law school faculty in 2009, she served as a visiting research scholar at Columbia University Law School in 2006 and taught as a visiting professor at the University of Michigan Law School.
Professor Rolland has published on several aspects of international law. Through the exploration of different subjects, her research examines the intersection of different legal regimes to improve the understanding of an increasingly multi-layered international and transnational legal order. Her article, “The Precautionary Principle: Development of an International Standard” (23 Michigan Journal of International Law 429, 2002) has received several awards and its findings have recently been endorsed by the International Law Commission in a Resolution by the United Nations General Assembly.
In 2003 she joined the energy law practice of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan in Washington, DC. Her practice focused on international trade in energy commodities and the development of import infrastructure in the United States, as well as environmental regulation of oil and natural gas shipping in the United States and internationally.
Professor Rolland served as a judicial clerk at the International Court of Justice in The Hague (Netherlands) for President Gilbert Guillaume and Judge Ronny Abraham.
Prior to joining the law school faculty in 2009, she served as a visiting research scholar at Columbia University Law School in 2006 and taught as a visiting professor at the University of Michigan Law School.
Selected Publications
- “WTO Law,” Transnational Law. Reimann, Hathaway, Dickinson, eds., forthcoming.
- LCIL/Paris X – Nanterre Handbook on International Responsibility/ Manuel de la responsabilité internationale, Contributing translation, Crawford and Pellet, eds. Oxford University Press/Pedone, Oxford/Paris, forthcoming.
- “Developing Country Coalitions at the WTO: In Search of Legal Support,” 48 Harvard International Law Journal 483, 2007.
- Book review, “N. de Sadeleer, Environmental Principles: From political Slogans to Legal Rules,” 16 European Journal of International Law 164, 2005.
- Comment, “Standards for Habeas Corpus Review for ‘Enemy Combatants’ Under Hamdi, Padilla, and Rasul,” 2004 Global Community Yearbook of International Law 173, 2004.
- “FERC Works Toward LNG Safety Model for US Ports” (with Dweck and Sparling), LNG Observer, Sept. 2004.
- “Understanding Skikda - Deadly LNG Incident Holds Key Lessons For Developers, Regulators” (with Dweck), Pipeline & Gas Journal, May 2004.
- “The Interpretation of Article I of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees by the European Union: Toward Harmonization,” 18 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 111, 2003.
- “The Precautionary Principle: Development of an International Standard,” 23 Michigan Journal of International Law 429, 2002.
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