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.

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. 

2023

• PublishedLa politique allemande face à la guerre en Ukraine vue du Royaume-Uni
  Trouille, J.-M. & Trouille, H., 31 Mar 2023, In: Allemagne d'aujourd'hui.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedAnother Windrush in the making: EU citizens and the settlement scheme
  Trouille, H., 25 Mar 2021, Institute for Social Justice, York St John University.
  Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
• PublishedLa question du Brexit sous la présidence allemande – D’une négociation à hauts risques vers un Brexit dur
  Trouille, J.-M. & Trouille, H., Jul 2021, In: Allemagne d'aujourd'hui. 236, p. 91-102
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRegulating the EAC: the origins, jurisdiction and authority of the East African Court of Justice
  Trouille, H., 2021, The East African Community: Intraregional Integration and Relations with the EU. Routledge
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedThe East African Community: Intra-regional Integration and Relations with the EU
  Trouille, J.-M., Trouille, H. & Uwimbabazi, P., 2021, 1st ed. Routledge. 228 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
• PublishedThe evolution of the free movement of lawyers in the European Union and the East African Community compared: Achievements and challenges in implementing integration freedoms in England and Wales and Rwanda
  Trouille, H. & Binda, E. M., 2021, In: Journal of European Studies / Studii Europene . 15, 1, p. 61-112
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2020

• PublishedAfrica, the European Union and China Towards a New Global Order – From Pandemic to Renewed Integration and Global Cooperation? Part 1: Regional Integration and Economics
  Trouille, H. (Editor), Trouille, J.-M. (Editor) & Ndayisaba, L. (Editor), 2020, Journal of European Studies / Studii Europene .
  Research output: Other contribution
• PublishedAfrica, the European Union and China Towards a New Global Order – From Pandemic to Renewed Integration and Global Cooperation? Part 2: International Cooperation, Migration, Youth and Education
  Trouille, J.-M. (Editor), Trouille, H. (Editor) & Ndayisaba, L. (Editor), 2020, Journal of European Studies / Studii Europene .
  Research output: Other contribution
• PublishedAfrica, the European Union and China Towards a New Global Order – From Pandemic to Renewed Integration and Global Cooperation? Part 3: Dealing with Covid-19 in Africa – Culture and homegrown approach, social enterprises, human rights, and country-related issues
  Trouille, J.-M. (Editor), Trouille, H. (Editor) & Ndayisaba, L. (Editor), 2020, Journal of European Studies / Studii Europene .
  Research output: Other contribution
• PublishedMémoire, Réconciliation et intégration régionale: parallèles entre la co-opération franco-allemande de l’après-guerre et le Rwanda de 1994
  Trouille, H. & Trouille, J.-M., Jan 2020, In: Allemagne d'aujourd'hui. 231, 1, p. 116-134
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWorking with memories and fostering compassion in divided communities: What lessons can the UK learn from Rwanda’s churches?
  Trouille, H., 2020, Memory Work in Rwanda : Churches and civil society organisations twenty-five years after genocide against the Tutsi. Gatwa, T. & Denis, P. (eds.). Cluster Press, p. 257-281
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2016

• PublishedFrance, Universal Jurisdiction and Rwandan génocidaires: The Simbikangwa Trial
  Trouille, H., 8 Feb 2016, In: Journal of International Criminal Justice. 14, 1, p. 195-217
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedHow far has the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda really come since Akayesu in the Prosecution and Investigation of Sexual Offences committed against Women? An Analysis of Ndindiliymana et al
  Trouille, H., 2013, In: International Criminal Law Review. 13, 4, p. 747-788
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2004

• PublishedCriminal Law and Criminal procedure and the challenge of Europeanisation: the French perspective
  Trouille, H., 2004, A Constitution for Europe? Governance and Policy-making in the European Union. Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec, p. 297-312
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedFrench prisons: une humiliation pour la République?
  Trouille, H. & Feuillée‐kendall, P., 8 Aug 2004, In: Modern Contemporary France. 12, 2, p. 159-175 17 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFrom the twentieth century into the twenty-first: should we still fear the juge in the new legal framework?
  Trouille, H., 1 Mar 2004, Justice on Trial: the French 'juge' in question. Feuillee-Kendall, P. & Trouille, H. (eds.). Peter Lang
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedJustice on Trial: the French 'juge' in question
  Trouille, H. & Feuillée‐Kendall, P., 2004, Peter Lang. 295 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• PublishedThe 'juge' and the European Union
  Trouille, H., 2004, Justice on Trial: the French 'juge' in question. Feuillee-Kendal, P. & Trouille, H. (eds.). Peter Lang
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2000

• PublishedHoliday camp or boot camp? Where does France stand in the prison reform debate?
  Trouille, H. L., 23 Apr 2000, In: The Justice Professional. 13, 4, p. 391-403 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLegal Translation in the Classroom: a Case Study
  Trouille, H. & Aitsiselmi, F., 2000, La traduction juridique - histoire, théorie(s) et pratique. Bern: ASTTI
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedModes of Detection in the Crime Reality Show
  Trouille, H., 2000, Crime Scenes: Detective Narratives in European Culture since 1945. Brill, p. 15-24
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedPrivate Life and Public Image: Privacy Legislation in France
  Trouille, H., 2000, In: International & Comparative Law Quarterly. 49, 1, p. 199–208
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1999

• PublishedMedia, Politics and Justice - Spotlight on Thierry Jean-Pierre
  Trouille, H., 1999, In: Contemporary French Civilization. 23, 1, p. 81-94
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSecrecy, Privacy and Human Rights in the Fifth Republic
  Trouille, H., 1999, Forty Years of the Fifth French Republic: Action, Dialogues and Discourses. VS Verlag
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1994

• PublishedA Look at French Criminal Procedure
  Trouille, H., 1994, In: Criminal Law Review.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedDossier on reforms to the Code pénal, 1 March 1994
  Trouille, H., 1994, In: Modern Contemporary France. 2, 4, p. 503-508 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe Juge d'Instruction: A figure under threat or supremely untouchable?
  Trouille, H., 1994, In: Modern Contemporary France. 2, 1, p. 11-19 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1993

• PublishedThe Position of Flemish in Northern France
  Trouille, J.-M. & Trouille, H., 1993, In: Dutch Crossing. 17, 49, p. 83-96 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

• The EU, the EAC, and the Challenges of Regional Integration in achieving Sustainable Development

  Paper presented: Celebrating Success: new Jean Monnet / EACANRI initiatives in teaching and research in partnership with the Bradford Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence

  2 Sep 2024 – 4 Sep 2024

  Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)
• Africa-Europe Relations and AU-EU Partnership in a Multi-Crises World

  Panel Convener: Local and international migrations in Africa and Europe

  25 Mar 2024 – 27 Mar 2024

  Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)
• The EU, the EAC, and the Role of Regional Integration in African Development

  Paper presented: Criminal justice against borders - Regional integration and the fight against core crimes in the EU and the EAC.

  27 Feb 2024 – 29 Feb 2024

  Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Speaker)

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)