Elena Abrusci is Lecturer in Law at Brunel University London. She has an interdisciplinary background in law and politics and she has served as a policy advisor to the UK government and as a consultant to several UN agencies. Her current research focuses on regional human rights systems and emerging technologies.
'Abrusci presents a very thorough conceptual and empirical groundwork, relevant to any discussion on the potential fragmentation of international law and the multiplication of international judicial and quasi-judicial bodies. … As she always provides the reader with all the information necessary on the institutional landscape or the procedural rules to know, the book is accessible regardless of where the reader academically comes from. It will be a valuable addition to researchers of any field interested in legal pluralism and the fragmentation of international law.' Audrey M. Plan, Human Rights Law Review '… does a stellar job in providing a doctrinal analysis of the emerging case law in the HRC and the regional human rights systems through a comparative lens. It reveals patterns and provides empirical insights into the workings of these adjudicatory bodies. Abrusci is undoubtedly a careful researcher, sharp analyst, and a measured and lucid writer.' Rashmi Venkatesan, The Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals