Ekaterina is a public international law and human rights expert. Her research focuses on the capacity of human rights and international law to contribute to a more just, diverse, and inclusive world, combining interdisciplinary theoretical and historical investigation with attention to practical implications of various theories. She is the sole author of five monographs published by leading international publishing houses many articles and book chapters on such topics as gender and human rights, Islam and human rights, legal theory, history and philosophy of international law, as well as international law and literature to name just a few. Her most recent book published in 2023 titled The Logic of Human Rights: From Subject/Object Dichotomy to Topo-Logic utilises the philosophical thought of the Japanese philosopher Nishida Kitaro to shed critical light on the deficiencies of the existing structural elements of human rights built around the individual as the subject of human rights.
Ekaterina studied law in Belarus, Germany, Switzerland, and Canada. She also studied international relations and obtained her PhD in international relations with a specialisation in international law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva, Switzerland).