Junko Nozawa is a Senior Legal Analyst for the Global Center. She provides research and programming support on criminal justice and rule of law issues with a focus on assisting judiciaries in East Africa, the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia to improve their strategies for handling complex criminal cases. In the field of international law, she has contributed to the work of the International Criminal Court, regional human rights courts, and nongovernmental organizations. She holds a BA from the University of Washington in international relations and philosophy, a JD from Washington University School of Law, and an LLM in international human rights and criminal justice from Utrecht University in the Netherlands.