Paula Escarameia

Paula Ventura de Carvalho Escarameia’s legacy extends beyond classical legal achievements. As a mentor and advocate of a new vision of the public international order, she inspired the next generation of legal minds. With a diversified career over decades that got cut short way too soon at the age of fifty, she’s earned global acclaim for her expertise in public international law, especially concerning the situation in East Timor. She was also the first woman and the first Portuguese person to join the United Nations International Law Commission in 2002 and a tireless defender of human and women’s rights with extraordinary precision, dedicati…