Marianthi Pappa

Contact

• workRoom C74 School of Law
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• work0115 74 86139
• Marianthi.Pappa@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr Marianthi Pappa possesses a diverse background in legal practice and academic research. She holds an LLB (Hons) from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, along with an LLM in Oil & Gas Law and a PhD in International Law of the Sea, both from the University of Aberdeen. She has practiced law in Greece and Cyprus, consulting individuals and multinational corporations operating in the fields of finance and energy.

Dr Pappa joined the University of Nottingham Law School in 2018. She teaches 'Law of Contracts' and 'Introduction to Law and Legal Theory' at Undergraduate level, and is convenor of the LLM modules 'Introduction to Energy Law' and 'International Law of the Sea'. She is co-director of the Law School's Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and People Committee, convenor of the Postgraduate Research Seminar Series, and coordinator of the PhD peer-mentoring scheme. She is personal tutor to UG students of all years and has previously served as deputy senior tutor.

Memberships and external duties:

• member of the UoN Commercial Law Centre
• member of the UoN International Law and Security Centre
• member of the UoN Energy Institute & leader of theme 5: Investments, Policy, Security, Business Models, Sustainable Energy Finance & Law
• member of the UoN SHAping Sustainable Futures research hub
• advisory board member of International Energy Learning
• fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
• external examiner at the University of Coventry (Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations)

Expertise Summary

Dr Pappa specializes in: international law of the sea and ocean governance, public international law, energy and natural resources law. She is particularly interested in the interplay between different areas of law and the interaction of law with other disciplines. Her research methods include: doctrinal analysis, legal comparison, and empiricism. She also delivers workshops to governmental and business organisations on boundary disputes and energy law.

Marianthi publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and books. Her monograph Non-State Actors' Rights in Maritime Delimitation: Lessons from Land was published by Cambridge University Press.

Recently, Dr Pappa participated in African SCENE an interdisciplinary feasibility study that seeks to transform schools within low-income suburban communities in Nairobi into clean energy hubs. Funded by Innovate UK's Energy Catalyst Round 9, the study was delivered by a project team made up of experts from the University of Nottingham, SmartKlub, Edu-Cater Global and FWD.London, with the support of Nairobi-based Map Kibera.

Research Summary

International law (boundary disputes, land & maritime delimitation, ocean governance, non-state actors in the international plane, unrecognized states) Energy & natural resources (oil… read more

Inquiries from prospective PhD candidates are welcome, especially in the areas of: Energy/Natural Resources Law, International Law of the Sea, and Space Law.

Information about the School of Law PhD programme and how to apply can be found here: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/law/study/postgraduate-research/index.aspx. Information about scholarships can be found here: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/law/study/postgraduate-research/funding.aspx.

Previous PhD students:

Dekeyrel, Simon: The Securitisation of the External Energy Policy of the EU (co-supervised with Prof. Nigel White)

Current Research

• International law (boundary disputes, land & maritime delimitation, ocean governance, non-state actors in the international plane, unrecognized states)
• Energy & natural resources (oil & gas in energy transition, energy system governance and just transition, international investments, human rights in extractive industries)
• Sociolegal aspects (psychological perceptions and behaviour in relation to climate change & energy, gender in law)