
Senior Lecturer
- About
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Room D48, School of Law, Taylor Building, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UB
Biography
Daria joined the School of Law in 2017 and is a senior lecturer in energy law. She is the co-director of the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law and coordinator of the University's Just Transitions Lab. Daria coordinates the Energy LLM theme and leads courses on energy and environmental law. Daria's main research interests are in energy, environmental law and human rights. Her current research is on the climate change and energy law with a focus on just transition. Daria has published extensively on Arctic governance, regulation of petroleum production, and climate change law. Daria holds an LLB (National Law Academy of Ukraine, 2012) and an LLM in Public International Law (University of Groningen, 2013), and a PhD in Law (University of Aberdeen, 2017). She gained professional experience in energy consultancy and legal practice. Daria is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is a member of the UK Environmental Law Association, World Commission of Environmental Law, and International Law Association.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Co-Director Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law
Coordinator Just Transition Lab
Athena SWAN member of the self-assessment team
Deputy Director for Marketing and Student Recruitment
Energy theme LLM coordinator
- External Memberships
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
External Examiner - Strathclyde University, University of Stirling
Member of the International Law Association, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, UK Environmental Law Association
Member of the Advisory Board of the Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine
Latest Publications
Just Transition for Workers and Communities in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire: Rapid Evidence Review
University of Aberdeen. 57 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsClimate change: UK test for new oil and gas fields’ impact on emissions targets is not fit for purpose
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesIn Defence of the Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities
Debating Climate Law. Mayer, B., Zahar, A. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, pp. 63-75, 13 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108879064.006
Environmental and Planning Law
United Kingdom Oil and Gas Law. Hewitt, G., Daintith, T. (eds.). 3 edition. Sweet and MaxwellChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersTAI Bookshelf Podcast – Arctic Petroleum and the 2°C Goal with Daria Shapovalova
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and Websites
- Research
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Research Overview
Daria’s main research interests are in how the regulation of the energy sector can help protect the environment and human rights. She has published extensively on the environmental and human rights impacts of oil and gas production, including studies on the Arctic region and on indigenous rights in Guyana. Daria is currently working on projects on Just Transition and on a manuscript on fossil fuels phase-out in light of climate and energy law.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Law.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Law.
Supervisees
- MS ALINA HOLZHAUSEN
- MISS Liliyana Kalinova
- MISS NNENNAYA NWALI
- MR STEPHANOS THEODOROU
- MR MUHAMMED KORKUT
Funding and Grants
Ongoing:
1) principal investigator, Uplift (£100, 000) ‘A Just Transition for Workers and Communities in the North East of Scotland’
2) co-investigator, Pump Prime Fund University of Aberdeen (£9, 500) ‘Transitions in an Energy City: The Role of Civil Society in Securing a Just Transition in Aberdeen’
3) co-investigator, Scottish Universities Insights Institute (£13, 500) ‘(Un)earthing New Pathways for a Justice Transition: Cultivating Hope and Food on Contested Terrains in Scotland, Amazon and the Arctic’
4) co-investigator, Scottish Government Just Transition Fund (£92, 259), Advancing Community Climate Deliberative Participatory Democracy within the North East Scotland
Past:
1) principal investigator, Scottish Government (£7,070) ‘Just Energy Transition in Scotland and the Arctic: Managing Environmental and Social Impacts of Low-Carbon Energy Projects’
2) team member - AHRC Network Grant Science Based Regulation of Arctic Installations (https://www.scibarinstallations.org.uk/)
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, January start
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, September start
- Postgraduate, 1 year, January start
- Postgraduate, 1 , September start
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Daria supervises research students in international, environmental, energy, and climate law.
Currently she supervises PhD students:
Alina Holzhausen, Human Rights-Based Climate Change Litigation (first supervisor)
Liliyana Kalinova, On the Provision of Environmental Law for Mars (second supervisor)
- Publications
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Arctic Petroleum and the 2°C Goal: A Case for Accountability for Fossil-Fuel Supply
Climate Law, vol. 10, no. 3-4, pp. 282-307Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOil Spill in Siberia: Are We Prepared for Permafrost Thaw
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesBook review: Simon Marsden, Protecting the Third Pole: Transplanting International Law
Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 313-315Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2020.0641
Indigenous Rights and Resource Extraction in Guyana: A Learning Opportunity for the New Offshore Sector?
Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 1-27Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSpecial Rules for the Arctic? Comparative Analysis of Safety and Environmental Regulation of Offshore Petroleum Development in the Arctic Ocean States
Arctic Marine Sustainability. Pongrácz, E., Pavlov, V., Hänninen, N. (eds.). Springer, pp. 275-301, 27 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28404-6_13
Book Review: Raya Salter, Carmen G. Gonzalez, and Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner (eds) Energy Justice: US and International Perspectives (Edward Elgar 2018)
International Energy Law Review, no. 3, pp. 47-48Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesResource Development and Pollution Prevention in the Russian Arctic
The Arctic in World Affairs. Corell, R. W., Kim, J. D., Kim, Y. H., Moe, A., Morrison, C. E., WanderZwaag, D. L., Young, O. R. (eds.). Korean Maritime Institute/East West Centre, pp. 337-346, 10 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)International Governance of Oil Spills from Upstream Petroleum Activities in the Arctic: Response over Prevention?
International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 668-697Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-23342029
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15314/1/Shapovalova_IJMCLedits_1_.pdf
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Scotland's New Arctic Policy Framework:: Fostering Partnerships in the North
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesNo race for the Arctic? Examination of interconnections between legal regimes for offshore petroleum licensing and level of industry activity
Energy Policy, vol. 129, pp. 907-917Contributions to Journals: Articles