Sara Ciucci

Research Associate in Antislavery Law and Policy

Email: llxsc45@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk

Sara works as part of the Rights Lab’s Law and Policy Programme conducting research on comparative laws and policies addressing modern slavery in various forms. Within the Rights Lab, Sara has conducted research on the use of digital payment methods in cases of online sexual exploitation of children in Europe and the Philippines, as well as on the prevention and identification of children and young adults experiencing, or at risk of, modern slavery in the UK. Sara is currently supporting the development of the Forced Marriage in Domestic Legislation Database and empirical analysis of US State Department TIP reports over time.

Sara is a PhD student at the School of Law. Her PhD research explores the intersection between conflict-related sexual violence and terrorism, with a focus on the challenges and perspectives of accountability at both the national and supranational levels. More broadly, her research interests include international criminal law, criminal procedure law and human rights, with a specific focus on sexual and gender-based violence.