معرفی
Dr Liana Minkova serves as a Junior Research Fellow in Law at Newnham College, Cambridge, with primary affiliation to the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law within the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Law. She holds a PhD and MPhil in Politics and International Studies from Cambridge, complemented by a BA in International Politics from King’s College London.
Education
- PhD in Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge
- MPhil in International Relations, University of Cambridge
- BA in International Politics, King’s College London
Her research centers on the criminalization of environmental destruction (ecocide) in international law, individual criminal responsibility for mass atrocities, and the expressive function of international criminal justice. Current work examines ecocide definition-building processes, institutional enforcement challenges, and law-justice dynamics in environmental harm cases, while prior research analyzed culpability boundaries and gender dimensions at the ICC.
Publications reveal evolving expertise from foundational liability standards (2023 monograph) toward contemporary debates on ecocide (2021) and institutional interests in the Ongwen case (2021), with consistent engagement in gender justice (2022) and theoretical frameworks for commission liability (2022).
Scientific Recognition
- Arts and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership full funding award
She has delivered lectures at Sofia University and the American University in Bulgaria while maintaining research assistant roles at Cambridge and King’s College London, demonstrating active integration into international legal scholarship communities without documented grant leadership or student supervision.
