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Dr Sophia Kopela
Lecturer in law
Degree: LLB (Athens), LLM (Nottingham), PhD (Bristol)
Current Teaching
Undergraduate
Law 105 European Union Law
Law 297 Introduction to Comparative Law I
Postgraduate
LLM205 International Law
LLM212 International Environmental Law
Research Interests
Book
Dependent archipelagos in international law of the sea: Solutions and Developments (Martinus Nijhoff) (forthcoming)
Articles
'2007 Archipelagic Legislation of the Dominican Republic: An Assessment' 24 (3) International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law (2009), 501-533.
'Case Concerning Sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge (Malaysia v. Singapore), Judgment of 23 May 2008' 25 (1) International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law (2010), 93-113.
'The legal value of silence as state conduct in the jurisprudence of international tribunals' 29 Australian Yearbook of International Law (2010), p. 87-134.
'Civil and criminal liability as mechanisms for the prevention of oil marine pollution: the Erika case' 20 (3) Review of European Community and International Environmental Law (forthcoming)
Conference Papers
'Contemporary answers to the shortcomings of the international regime on civil liability for oil pollution damage: the Erika case' paper presented at the SLS Annual Conference, 13-16 September 2010, University of Southampton.
'Regionalism and the development of the international law of the sea' paper presented at the 4th Oceanic Conference on International Studies, Auckland, New Zealand, 30 June - 2 July 2010.
'The "territorialisation" of the Exclusive Economic Zone: implications for maritime jurisdiction' paper presented at the20th Anniversary Conference of the International Boundary Research Unit on "The State of Sovereignty", University of Durham, 1-3 April 2009.
Potential Doctoral Proposals
International law of the sea, International environmental law, International dispute settlement.
Career details
Sophia studied law at the Law School, University of Athens before undertaking an LLM in Public International law Law at the University of Nottingham. She was awarded a PhD in International Law of the Sea in 2008 from Bristol University, where she also taught on the LLM as a teaching associate. Before joining Lancaster University in 2011, she was a Lecturer in Law at Kingston University London.
Awards
Sophia's article '2007 Archipelagic Legislation of the Dominican Republic: An Assessment' published in 24 (3) International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law (2009), 501-533 was awarded the first Gerard Mangone Prize for the best article of 2009 in this journal.
Contact Details
Tel: +44 (0)1524 592703
Room: Bowland North, C93
Office Hour: Wednesday 10.00-12.00
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