It is our great pleasure to welcome our new intlawgrrls contributor Priya Pillai! Priya is a lawyer and researcher, with expertise in humanitarian issues, atrocity prevention, post conflict justice, transitional justice, and rule of law. Priya has previously worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), as in-house counsel at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and with NGOs on national implementation of international law. With fifteen years of legal experience, key strengths include international and comparative legal research, advocacy and training, and project management.

Priya has a PhD in international law and transitional justice from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, an LL.M from New York University and a law degree from the National Law School, Bangalore, India. She is a consultant on international law issues, and is currently based in Manila. She can be reached on twitter @PillaiPriy

Heartfelt welcome!