LL.B. (Hons), LL.M. (Aberdeen), AFHEA
Research PG
- About
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- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Law
Biography
Liliyana Kalinova is one of our legal researchers who specialise in the areas of international environmental law and space law. Her current research interest is in the field of sustainable development of Outer Space, in particular solid celestial bodies. The research is on the position that notwithstanding whether there is ineffective governance or no-governance at all, the environmental law can provide us with means to protect the most extreme and fragile environments on Earth, and her inspiration comes from the desire to protect and preserve outer space environment without placing a set-back on development of the next frontier.
Born in Pernik, Bulgaria. Liliyana joined the University of Aberdeen as an undergraduate in 2015 to study Scottish and English Law (Hons). Subsequenly, in 2019 she enrolled in the LLM programmee Energy and Environmental Law with Professional Skills where she graduated with distinction. This led her to specialise in the areas of environmental law for space activities.
Qualifications
- LLB Law with English Law2019 - University of Aberdeen
- LLM Energy and Environmental Law with Professional Skills2020 - University of Aberdeen
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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She is an Associate Fellow (AFHEA) of Advanced HE.
Historical:
2019/2020: president of the Yoga Society;
2020/2021: treasury of the Legal Research Society
2021/2022: president of the Legal Research Society
2020/2021: member of the Physics and Astronomy Society2020/2021: member of the Aerospace Engineering Society, and
2020/2021: member of the Rocketry and Space Exploration Society.
- External Memberships
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Liliyana is a general member of
- UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (UKSEDS);
- Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC);
- European Center for Space Law (ECSL).
- Research
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Research Overview
Public International Law:
- Law for Space Activities (or Space Law);
- Environmental Law:
Sustainable Development;
EIA law;
- Humanitarian Law.
National Law:
Environmental Law:
- EIA law.
Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Public International Law
- Space Technology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
"Sustainable Development of Mars: Lessons Learned from five Most Extreme Envrionments on Earth"
Supervisors: Professor Roy Partain and Daria Shapovalova
Past Research
Her bachelor dissertation was on the topic of "The regulation of autonomous weapons under International Humanitarian Law: Challenges and Prospects"
Funding and Grants
University of Aberdeen School of Law PhD Merit Scholarship
