Laurence Atkin-Teillet

Role

I am an Hourly Paid Lecturer at Nottingham Law School, where I teach various topics related to Public International Law. In addition to teaching, I supervise dissertations in the fields of International Environmental Law, the Law of the Sea, and International Criminal Law.

Currently, I am also a PhD candidate at the Centre for Rights and Justice, focusing my research on the definition of piracy under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and on environmental activism. Furthermore, I serve as a PGR Representative, facilitating communication and coordination between Nottingham Law School, the Nottingham Trent Student Union, and PhD students in Law.

Career overview

I graduated in 2017 with dual degrees in Law and English and Spanish Civilisations from the University of Nantes in France. Following this, I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Bergen in Norway, concentrating on international climate and energy governance.

I pursued my first master’s degree at the University of Aberdeen, earning an LL.M. in Natural Resources Law in 2021. Subsequently, I completed a second master’s degree at the University of Limoges in France, specialising in International and Comparative Environmental Law, with a focus on French, Tunisian, and Canadian environmental legislation. My dissertation, Ecological Interventionism in International Environmental Law, was published on the Aurore platform in 2022.

In 2022, I commenced my PhD at Nottingham Law School. My doctoral research centres on the intersections between environmental activism and high seas piracy.

External activity

My research interests encompass International Environmental Law, the Law of the Sea, and International Criminal Law. Specifically, I have a keen interest in the governance of the deep sea and high seas.