Dr Maria Manoli

Biography

Dr. Maria Manoli is a lecturer in space law at the School of Law of the University of Aberdeen (UoA) since September 2022. Prior to joining the UoA, she was the Executive Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University, Canada, where she also obtained her Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Prof. Ram Jakhu as an Erin J.C. Arsenault Doctoral Fellow. She holds an LL.M. in Air and Space Law from McGill University; an LL.M. in Public International Law and an LL.M. in Civil Law, as well as a Law degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

Over the course of her academic career, she has participated in numerous research projects around the world, such as the Global Space Governance study and the MILAMOS project at McGill University. Dr. Manoli has also been a researcher at the Centre for Research in International Law and International Relations of the Hague Academy of International Law, and a visiting scholar in many universities and research institutions worldwide. She is currently an associated researcher for the MAGGI project at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law and lectures at universities around the world. She has presented her research at over 50 academic conferences worldwide, and published several articles and two edited volumes.

Dr. Manoli’s fields of current research cover public international law, international space law, critical approaches to international law, artificial intelligence, and science and technology studies. She has a particular interest in the sociopolitical aspects of space as constituent elements of an emerging narrative of territoriality in outer space. She is also interested in understanding law as a space-making technology and researching the non-physical aspects of space and their translation into law, especially in the field of space activities. She is currently researching on law and power in space, with emphasis on NewSpace activities.

Prizes and Awards

Dr. Manoli's doctoral thesis was awarded the George S. & Anne K. Robinson Space Law Prize for the best thesis in space law from the McGill Faculty of Law.

Teaching Responsibilities

Dr. Manoli is currently teaching:

International Space Law - LS452W, LX452W (2022-23) [course coordinator & lecturer].

Public International Law - LS2032 (2022-23) [lecturer].

International Cybersecurity Law - LS452L, LX452L, LS554A (2022-23) [lecturer].

WTO Law - LS553V (2022-23) [lecturer].

Dr. Manoli welcomes the supervision of student work and research collaborations in her areas of teaching and research.