• PhD Candidate, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds

Susan is an Indian lawyer and PhD Researcher at the University of Leeds, School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) – researching on climate politics and negotiations. Along with her doctoral studies, she is a rapporteur and Regional Lead of Middle East for the Global Climate Litigation with Sabin Centre Climate Change Law – Columbia Law School, Research Fellow at Earth System Governance Project, a member of IUCN WCEL (International Union for Conservation of Nature – World Commission on Environmental Law) and Global Network of Human Rights and Environment (GNHRE).

Previously, she has served as Fellowship Officer of Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL) for nearly three years during her doctoral studies (2022-2025). She has had experiences with litigation, policy research, legal analysis, and court work in India, as a lawyer enrolled at The Bar Council of Kerala, India (Oct 2019) and having worked in the District/Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram for nearly a year before doing LLM International Law in University of Edinburgh (2020-2021). Further which, worked as a legal intern with OHCHR (Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and UNOV/UNODC (United Nations Office in Vienna – UN Office on Drugs and Crimes) in Vienna, Austria (2021-2022).

Susan actively pursues academic and field expertise in human rights advocacy with focus on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and enjoys research into Climate Politics, Sustainable Development and international norm dynamics.

• –present PhD Researcher, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds

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