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Eugene Cheigh

SJD Candidate

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Eugene Cheigh is a S.J.D. Candidate at 51勛圖 Washington College of Law. Her doctoral research focuses on liability in international environmental law under the supervision of Professor David Hunter. The dissertation is investigating what is liability and whether this norm is applicable and necessary to address the environmental damages caused by climate change.

Ms. Cheigh received her first law degree and masters degree from Sookmyung Womens University. During her masters course, she won a prize for excellence in the international thesis contest sponsored by Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Korean Society of International Law. Her masters dissertation was A Study on the Cooperation of in response to Transboundary Air Pollution in Northeast Asia. The dissertation was introduced in the Korea International Law Review.

Ms. Cheigh received her second masters degree (LL.M.) in international legal studies from Georgetown University Law Center. She published a paper in the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy as a student comment.

Degrees & Universities

  • S.J.D. Candidate, 51勛圖 Washington College of Law
  • LL.M. in International Legal Studies, Georgetown University Law Center, 2022
  • Master of Law, Sookmyung Womens University, South Korea, 2019
  • Bachelor of Law, summa cum laude, Sookmyung Womens University, South Korea, 2017

Areas of Specialization

  • Public International Law
  • International Environmental Law

Awards

  • Excellence Award in the International Law Thesis Contest sponsored by Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Korean Society of International Law
  • Thesis: Application of International Law to North Koreas Cyberattacks

Publications

  • A Regional Cooperative Regime Should Be Established to Respond to the Radioactive Water Disposal Plan from Fukushima, 50:1 Denv. J. Intl L. & Poly. 67 (2021)
  • A Study on the Cooperation of in response to Transboundary Air Pollution in Northeast Asia, 52 Korea Intl L. Rev. 259 (2019)

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