Dr. Trouille's main research interests are in the areas of international criminal law, transitional justice, and community reconciliation post conflict, with a particular focus on East Africa. She has written on the prosecution by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) of sexual offences committed against women during the genocide, and on the trials of Rwandan genocide suspects in France, under the doctrine of universal jurisdiction. She is also interested in regional integration as a motor for consolidating and enhancing peace. 

External Partner Jean Monnet Policy Debate: 'The European Union and Africa in a Multi Crises World' (AfriquEurope)

2024-27 (Active)

External Partner Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence: 'The European Union and Regional Integration in the East African Community (Jean Monnet in Africa) (Active)

2022-2025

External Partner Jean Monnet Network EU-EAC 'The European Union, Africa and China in the Global Age' 

1/9/2016-21/12/2020 (Finished)

Language and the Sexual Politics of Asylum (Co-investigator)

1/3/2020 (Active)

Helen joined Bangor University in January 2023. She specialises in international criminal law, with a particular interest in post conflict justice in East Africa. She is also a qualified lawyer. She has expertise in French and has worked for many years as an interpreter in legal contexts.