- PhD candidate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
Carina is a lawyer and PhD candidate in Public Law at the Centre of Criminology at the University of Cape Town. She holds an LLB and LLM from Stellenbosch University, is an admitted attorney and has worked for the United Nations in various capacities.
Her current research is focused on responses to transnational organized crime at sea. She has done extensive research on heroin trafficking along the southern heroin trafficking route stretching from Afghanistan to East and Southern Africa, ivory poaching and trafficking from East Africa to Asia, as well as the global response to Somali piracy.Her research interests include public law, international law, criminal law and organized crime.
Experience
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2015–presentPhD Candidate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
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2020–2020Project Support Officer, United Nations
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2018–2018Consultant, United Nations
Education
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2012University of Cape Town, Diploma in Legal Practice
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2011University of Stellenbosch, LLM
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2010University of Stellenbosch, LLB
Grants and Contracts
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2019NRF Grant recipient
- Role:
- Grant recipient
- Funding Source:
- National Research Foundation Security and Justice Chair
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2018Postgraduate Funding Office
- Role:
- Funding Source:
- University of Cape Town
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2017PhD Scholarship
- Role:
- Funding Source:
- Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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2017Dissertation fellowship
- Role:
- Dissertation Fellow
- Funding Source:
- Social Science Research Council
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2015PhD Scholarship
- Role:
- Funding Source:
- Attorney's Fidelity Fund
Contact Carina for
- General
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- X (formerly Twitter): @bruwercarina
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