Marianthi Pappa

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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

Selected Publications

• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2021. Non-State Actors’ Rights in Maritime Delimitation: Lessons from Land Cambridge University Press.
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2020. 'The Aegean Sea dispute on the edge of escalating: Mapping the legal options between Greece and Turkey' Völkerrechtsblog. Available at: <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-aegean-sea-dispute-on-the-edge-of-escalating/?fbclid=IwAR1PP4AnCzztM6AQJ9ZrlWfBCW2WMBKDLkpcyT4swmjORoplOOXO5SX8oTA>
• MARIANTHI PAPPA and EDUARDO PEREIRA, 2020. The relationship between host government contracts for oil and gas activities and public participation. In: RACHAEL LORNA JOHNSTONE and ANNE MERRILD HANSEN, eds., Extractive Industries: Community Engagement in the Arctic Routledge. 302
• MARIANTHI PAPPA and EDUARDO GUEDES PEREIRA, 2019. 'International Energy Investments and Unrecognized States: Opportunities and Risks for Private Actors' Colorado Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law Review. 30(1), 67-114

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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)

• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2022. 'UNSCR 1325 and Maritime Security: Advancing Women Empowerment at Sea’ Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law. 24, 5
• MARIANTHI PAPPA and CHIARA PAVESI, 2022. Protecting Non-State Actors’ Interests at Sea: Judicial Responses to the Silence of UNCLOS ASCOMARE Yearbook on the Law of the Sea. 1, 95-128
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2022. 'COVID-19, Energy Transition, and Social License to Operate: Desperate Times for Petroleum Industry?'. In: GEOFFREY WOOD, JEDRZEJ GORSKI and GÖKCE METE, eds., Geoffrey Wood et al (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Social License to Obligate and Energy Transition (Palgrave, 2022) Palgrave. 1-16
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2021. Non-State Actors’ Rights in Maritime Delimitation: Lessons from Land Cambridge University Press.
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2021. Private Rights in Boundary Dispute Settlement: Land v Maritime Delimitation Evrigenis Yearbook of International & European Law. 2, 58-77
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, EDUARDO PEREIRA, THOMAS STEPHENS, PITI EIAMCHAMROONLARP, ALICIA ELIAS-ROBERTS and ALBERTO LOPES, 2021. Stabilization Provisions: Do they Offer the Desired Protection? (Part 1) Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly. 69(4), 693-722
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, EDUARDO PEREIRA, THOMAS STEPHENS, ALICIA-ELIAS ROBERTS, PITI EIAMCHAMROONLARP and ALBERTO LOPES, 2021. Stabilization Provisions: Do the Provide the Desired Protection? (Part 2) Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly. 70(1), 181-238
• MARIANTHI PAPPA and EDUARDO PEREIRA, 2020. The relationship between host government contracts for oil and gas activities and public participation. In: RACHAEL LORNA JOHNSTONE and ANNE MERRILD HANSEN, eds., Extractive Industries: Community Engagement in the Arctic Routledge. 302
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2020. 'The Aegean Sea dispute on the edge of escalating: Mapping the legal options between Greece and Turkey' Völkerrechtsblog. Available at: <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-aegean-sea-dispute-on-the-edge-of-escalating/?fbclid=IwAR1PP4AnCzztM6AQJ9ZrlWfBCW2WMBKDLkpcyT4swmjORoplOOXO5SX8oTA>
• MARIANTHI PAPPA and EDUARDO GUEDES PEREIRA, 2019. 'International Energy Investments and Unrecognized States: Opportunities and Risks for Private Actors' Colorado Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law Review. 30(1), 67-114
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2019. 'Forcible Acts by States towards Non-State Actors Operating in Disputed Waters: Beyond the Limits of International Law?' Legal Issues Journal. 7(1), 29-52
• MARIANTHI PAPPA and EDUARDO GUEDES PEREIRA, 2019. 'The Effects of Default, Transfer, and Withdrawal Provisions on JOA Exits: Should I Stay or Should I Go?' International Energy Law Review. 37-45
• MARIANTHI PAPPA and HUSSEIN BADREDDINE, 2019. 'The Lebanese-Israeli Dispute: A Territorial or Enegy Issue?' Oil Gas and Energy Law Intelligence (OGEL). 17(2), 1-25
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2019. Book review: Eduardo G. Pereira and Tonje P. Gormley, (Eds.), Local Content for the International Petroleum Industry, 2018, PennWell The Exractive Industries and Society.
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2018. 'Exploration of Energy Recourses in the Deep Seabed: Opportunities for Industry, Challenges for Law' International Energy Law Review. 3, 66-74
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2018. 'Private Oil Companies Operating in Contested Waters and International Law of the Sea: A Peculiar Relationship' Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence. 16(1), 1-27
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2018. 'The Impact of Brexit on the NHS: Cure or Disease?' University of Aberdeen Law School Blog. Available at: <https://www.abdn.ac.uk/law/blog/posts-by/marianthi-pappa/>
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2018. 'The Impact of Brexit on the NHS: Cure or Disease?' UCL Brexit Blog. Available at: <https://ucl-brexit.blog/2018/07/19/the-impact-of-brexit-on-the-nhs-cure-or-disease/>
• UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN & DEEP OCEAN STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE, 2018. 'Marine Genetic Resources in the BBNJ Process - Building Bridges': Report from the June 2018 workshop hosted by the University of Aberdeen & Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative
• MARIANTHI PAPPA, 2017. 'The Impact of Judicial Delimitation on Private Rights Existing in Contested Waters: Implications for the Somali-Kenyan Maritime Dispute' Journal of African Law. 61(3), 393-418