Lisa Mardikian

Dr Lisa Mardikian is a Senior Lecturer in Property Law at Brunel Law School, College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences, Brunel University London. She holds a PhD in International Law (University of Bristol, 2015) without corrections, an LLM in International Law (University of Nottingham), and an LLB in Law (University of Nottingham). Her academic career includes prior roles as a Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth and a Teaching Assistant at the University of Bristol.

Lisa's research focuses on the intersection of

• global economic governance
• human rights
• international law
• socio-economic relations
• climate change law
• European integration

She has served as a visiting research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law and as a visiting lecturer at European Business School, Autonomous University of Barcelona, and Panteion University.

Her recent publications (2021-2025) emphasize

• international adjudication mechanisms
• socio-economic rights enforcement
• climate change impacts on indigenous communities
• EU constitutional developments
• property rights frameworks
• post-conflict reconstruction

These works bridge comparative law, systems theory, and constitutional analysis.

Scientific awards include

• Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
• Co-convenor of the Socio-Legal Jurisprudence stream at the Socio-Legal Studies Association

Lisa supervises PhD projects on public international law and human rights, with particular expertise in the Inter-American and European human rights systems.

She contributes to public discourse through media engagement, including features in The Guardian. Her teaching portfolio includes UG Law of Trusts, UG Land Law, and PG International Dispute Settlement modules.