Olga Obolenets

Olga Obolenets is a Juris Doctor candidate at NYU School of Law, where she serves as a Staff Editor for the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics. She holds an M.Phil. in Political Thought and Intellectual History from the University of Cambridge and a B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Chicago, with a minor in French. Olga’s academic research focuses on international law, political thought, and legal history. She has held research roles at NYU Law, and Boston University Law, and served as an editorial intern at the American Bar Foundation, contributing to projects on international institutions, transitional justice, and political trials. Olga has also presented her work at the ASIL ILASS Biennial Conference on International Law and the Social Sciences. Fluent in Russian, French, and German, she brings a global and interdisciplinary approach to her scholarship.