Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer is a SNF professor of international law at the University of Basel and a senior research fellow at the WTI. A native of the USA, Ms. Nadakavukaren Schefer received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. After moving to Switzerland, she received both her Doctorate in Law and her Habilitation from the University of Bern. Currently she is researching the topic of positive duties of states in international law and international economic law. Having written and co-authored on a range of WTO topics, Ms. Nadakavukaren Schefer's main area of interest is the relationship between general international law and WTO law.