Sungeun Choi

Biography

Sungeun Choi is a Research Assistant with the Combatting Ecocide Project at the University of Essex. She holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex, where she was awarded the Nigel Rodley Prize for best performance in the LLM dissertation Reimagining Riverine Rights: A Socio-Legal Analysis of the Legal Status and Governance Models of Te Awa Tupua, the Turag River, and Birrarung. Her research interests lie at the intersection of human rights, environmental protection, and peacebuilding. Sungeun brings nearly a decade of experience in policy and programme analysis with international organisations, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN World Food Programme (UN WFP), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). She also holds a Master's degree in International Relations, with a focus on Peace and Global Governance, from Kyung Hee University, and a BA in International Studies from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.