Laura Movilla Pateiro

Laura Movilla Pateiro is a full-time lecturing doctor in Public International Law and International Relations at the Faculty of International Relations, University of Vigo, Spain. She specializes in international water law, environmental policy, and European Union legal frameworks.

Educational Background:

• Doctorate (PhD) in Public International Law from the University of Vigo (2014), thesis on The international regulation of shared water resources and transboundary aquifers, supervised by Dr. Belén Sánchez Ramos and Dr. José Manuel Sobrino Heredia.

Research Interests:
Laura's work spans Public International Law, Environmental Law, and Transboundary Aquifers. Her scholarship explores the interplay between maritime law, climate change impacts, and sustainable resource governance, with a focus on EU policy and hydrodiplomacy.

Publication Trends:
Her recent articles (2022–2025) emphasize the ecologization of water law, climate-related human rights challenges, and legal ambiguities in space mining. She also contributes to educational methodologies in international law through literary analysis.

Research Affiliation:
She is affiliated with the MDA-IC MEDEA IURIS Crea research group, which focuses on innovation in legal studies and international cooperation.