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
Projects
"National Research University Higher School of
Economics, St. Petersburg, Grant № 18 – IP – 01".
Associate Advisor for https://www.mcgill.ca/milamos/
Publications
My non-refereed publications include:
∗ “Guest Editorial: Ice, space, and the final frontier of international law’s universality”, European Society of International Law (ESIL), March 2018. Available at: http://www.esil-sedi.eu/node/2073
∗ “Russia, international law, and the melting of the Arctic”, Völkerrechtsblog, 22 January 2018, doi: 10.17176/20180113-182626. Available at: http://voelkerrechtsblog.org/russia-international-lawandthe- melting-of-the-arctic/
∗ “Redistribution through Strategic Litigation” August 2017 Transregional Academy, Redistribution and the Law in an Antagonistic World, Humboldt University Berlin. Available at: https://academies.hypotheses.org/2780
∗ “Exceptionality and context: Turkish intervention in Syria and the war on terror”, Völkerrechtsblog, 26 February 2016. Available at: http://voelkerrechtsblog.org/
∗ “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-bosniaandherzegovina
∗ “Bosnia and Herzegovina, the International Community and the Role of 'Experts'” (July 31, 2012) TransConflict. Available at: http://www.transconflict.com/2012/07/bosnia-theinternationalcommunitythe- 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
- 2019Seminar, “Law and extreme conditions: Climate, Ice, and the Final Frontiers of International Law”, Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions, Faculty of Law and Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, March 13, 2019 (Haifa). Presentation: “Law and extreme conditions: Climate, Ice, and the Final Frontiers of International Law”,
- 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
Grants
September 2019-December 2019, Kone Fellowship, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Helsinki University
Associate Expert
https://www.mcgill.ca/milamos/
https://www.mcgill.ca/milamos/structure/associate-experts
Space, Ice, and the Final Frontiers of International Law’s Universality
Project leader, “Space, Ice, and the Final Frontiers of International Law’s Universality “, Faculty of Law, Helsinki University
Kotka Maritime Research Centre
Project participant, Helsinki University HELSUS, Project lead by Professor Kai Kokko and Associate Professor Niko Soininen
“International law and State responsibility in territories beyond national jurisdiction - private and autonomous operations in the Arctic high seas and the outer space”
with Jenni Tapio “International law and State responsibility in territories beyond national jurisdiction - private and autonomous operations in the Arctic high seas and the outer space” Erik Castren Institute, Faculty of Law, Helsinki University
