Elena Cirkovic
- Associate Professor:HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies / Department of Political Science
- Elena Cirkovic has been at HSE since 2017.
Education and Degrees
- 2010
PhD in International Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, Transnational Law, Extractive Industries, Self-Determination; Indigenous Peoples' Rights
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, CANADA
Thesis Title: Community, Law, and Justice: Conflict Between Indigenous Peoples’ Claims to Self-Determination and the Transnational Extractive Industry in Peru and Canada (Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, CANADA) - 2004
MA in Political Science
University of Toronto - 2001
Bachelor's in German, Music, and Political Science
University of Toronto
Courses (2018/2019)
- International Organizations (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; programme "Political Science"; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Energy Policy of Eurasia" (Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; programme "Comparative Politics of Eurasia")Eng
- Research Seminar "International Law and Introduction to Legal Research" (Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; programme "Business and Politics in Modern Asia")Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2017/2018)
- China's One Belt, One Road: Economic Changes, Power Shifts, and Prospects in Transnational Law (Master’s programme; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- History of Political Ideas (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; programme "Political Science and World Politics"; 1 year, 2-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Energy Policy of Eurasia" (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; programme "Comparative Politics of Eurasia"; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- The Political Theory (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Area Studies; programme "Political Science and World Politics"; 2 year, 3 module)Eng
Projects
"National Research University Higher School of
Economics, St. Petersburg, Grant № 18 – IP – 01".
Publications
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed scholarly contributions
Cirkovic, Elena “Incomplete world order: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 (2015) and the use of force in international law” Comparative Law Review (2016)
Cirkovic, Elena, “Architecture of Sovereignty: Bosnian Constitutional Crisis and the Sarajevo Town Hall” (2016) 27 Law and Critique
Cirkovic, Elena, “Community, categories of citizenship, and possibilities for universal human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina” in Engin Isin and Peter Nyers (eds), Routledge Handbook of Global Citizenship Studies (2014)
Cirkovic, Elena, “An Analysis of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Kosovo’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence”(2010) 11 German Law Journal 7
Cirkovic, Elena, “The Myth of the Inkarri: Colonial Foundations in International Law and Indigenous Struggles”, (April 2006, revised February 2010) York Centre for International and Security Studies (YCISS), Paper No. 39
Cirkovic, Elena, “Self-Determination and Indigenous Peoples in International Law”, (2007) 31 American Indian Law Review 1
Cirkovic, Elena, “Book Review-Global Legal Pluralism and Multipolar Conflicts: A Review of Oren Perez’s “Sensitivity and Global Legal Pluralism: Rethinking the Trade and Environment Conflict”, (2006) 7 German Law Journal 1
Other publications
Cirkovic, Elena, "Commentary on the Panel “Redistribution Through Strategic Litigation” Redistribution and the Law in Antagonistic World, Berlin Humboldt University, Transregional Academies, 2017
Available at: https://academies.hypotheses.org/2780
Cirkovic, Elena, “Exceptionality and context: Turkish intervention in Syria and the war on terror” (26 February, 2016) Voelkerrechtsblog. Available at: http://voelkerrechtsblog.org/
Cirkovic, Elena, “Human Rights and Citizenship in Bosnia and Herzegovina” (May 10, 2013) Oecumene: citizenship after Orientalism.Available at: http://www.oecumene.eu/blog/human-rights-and-citizenship-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina
Cirkovic, Elena, “Bosnia and Herzegovina, the International Community and the Role of 'Experts'” (July 31, 2012) TransConflict. Available at: http://www.transconflict.com/2012/07/bosnia-the- international- community-the-role-of-experts-317/
20163
- Article Elena Cirkovic. Architecture of Sovereignty: Bosnian Constitutional Crisis, the Sarajevo Town Hall, and the Mêlée // Law and Critique. 2016. Vol. 27. No. 1. P. 23-44. doi
- Article Cirkovic E. Incomplete World Order: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 (2015) and the Use of Force in International Law // Comparative Law Review. 2016. Vol. 7. No. 2. P. 1-27.
- Article Elena Cirkovic. Incomplete world order: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 (2015) and the use of force in international law // Comparative Law Review. 2016. Vol. 7. No. 2. P. 1-27.
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20102
- Article Elena Cirkovic. An Analysis of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Kosovo’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence // German Law Journal. 2010. Vol. 11. No. 8
- Book Cirkovic E. Community, law and justice : conflict between indigenous peoples' claims to self-determination and the transnational economic interests in Peru and Canada. Toronto : Osgoode Hall Law School, 2010.
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Conferences
- 2018
CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES TO INTERNATIONAL LAW AND POLICY ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (Telč). Presentation: Space, Ice, and the Final Frontiers of International Law’s Universality
East West Governance in Context, Manchester University, Manchester International Law Centre, March 14-17, 2018 (Manchester). Presentation: Extractive Industries, Climate Change, and the Russian Arctic - Global Strategies and Local Adaptations
