Her book, Domestic Politics and International Human Rights Tribunals: The Problem of Compliance uses a multi-method approach to examine the domestic processes of compliance with the European and Inter-American Courts of Human Rights, arguing that compliance with international tribunals takes place at the nexus of international and domestic politics. Professor Hillebrecht's research also has been published in a variety of academic outlets, including, among others, Democratization, The European Journal of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, Human Rights Review, Human Rights Quarterly and International Interactions. Professor Hillebrecht is also co-editor of State Responses to Human Security: At Home and Abroad with Patrice McMahon and Tyler White and contributes to policy outlets such as the The Washington Post and OpenDemocracy.