Welcome to my website!
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Lisbon Public Law Research Centre (LPL), University of Lisbon, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
My current research project focuses on the international protection of persons in the context of sea-level rise. It is funded by the Postdoc.Mobility Grant of the SNSF.
I am also a research fellow at the World Trade Institute (WTI), and the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) of the University of Bern. I am a fully qualified member of the Istanbul Bar.
I am an expert in:
Climate change &
environmental law
Sustainability &
ESG law
Human rights & migration law
Public international law & European law
I conduct legal research using: (1) primary research methods, such as field research, in-depth expert interviews, and empirical legal research, (2) secondary research methods, such as doctrinal search, database search, and desk review, and (3) case studies, such as the EU, Pacific Island States, and Portuguese-speaking African States.
I hold a Ph.D. in Law from the World Trade Institute, University of Bern (2021), an LL.B. eq. from the University of Istanbul (2016), an LL.M. from the University of Toronto (2014), and an LL.B. Hons. from the London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE (2013).
I have been working with amazing people in different roles.
As a postdoctoral researcher at LPL, I undertook field research in Cabo Verde to understand the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise, and the relevant laws and policies in place to address them.
As a climate change and ESG consultant at the Deloitte Zürich sustainability team, I provided services to companies, financial institutions, IOs, and NGOs. Compliance with Swiss and EU sustainability laws was a key focus.
As a research fellow at the WTI and the OCCR, I wrote a pocketbook outlining the evolution, current state, and future trajectories of sustainability laws.
As a Ph.D. in law candidate at the WTI, I conducted a three-month research stay at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji, focusing on the impacts of climate change in the Pacific Islands region.
I received several awards and research grants, such as:
The SNSF Gender Equality Grant (CHF 1,000)
Awarded for my academic career development
The SNSF Postdoc.Mobility Grant (CHF 103,200)
For my two-year research project on sea-level rise and the international protection of persons, which includes a case study of the Portuguese-speaking African countries
PhD Funding (CHF 188,000)
For my four-year PhD research as part of the SNSF-funded project entitled 'Framing Environmental Degradation, Human Development and Human Mobility as a Common Concern of Humankind'
The Promotion of Young Researchers Fund (CHF 5,000)
Awarded by the University of Bern to cover the costs of a workshop on climate change, sustainability and digitalisation
The International Law Association (ILA) Scholarship
For participating in the 79th ILA Biennial Conference, Kyoto, Japan
Awards in 'Best Negotiation' and 'Best Written Advice' Categories
For the group performance in the moot court competition of the Hague Academy of International Law
Policy Writing Competition
Received a policy writing and presentation training which was fully-funded and organised by the Swiss think-tank Foraus
The University of Toronto (UofT) Fellowship (CAD 12,500)
Awarded by the UofT for my academic achievements, and provided funding for my LL.M. degree
I love teaching. My teaching experiences include the following:
Guest lecturer on European sustainability law at the course titled 'Legal Obligations', taught by Prof. Ksenia Polonskaya, Carleton University, Canada, 2024
Lecturer of the online course titled ‘Foundations of International Climate Law & ESG Law’, offered by the Knowledge Hub of Fructify Network, Switzerland, 2023
Guest lecturer on international climate law at the course titled ‘Geopolitics: Bodies, Borders and Bombs’ taught by Dr. Devran Koray Öcal, Geography Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland, 2022
Guest lecturer at the course titled ‘Environment, Disasters and Human Mobility’ taught by Prof. Chhaya Bhardwaj, O.P. Jindal Global University Law School, India (online), 2022
Teaching assistant at the eAcademy of the Centre for International Law (CIL), National University of Singapore (NUS), 2020 and 2021
I also love presenting my research & organising events.
You can watch the recordings of some of my presentations:
'When Balance Sheets Pollute: Analyzing the Climate Change-Related Human Rights Impacts of Financial Institutions', Melbourne Climate Futures (MCF), University of Melbourne, Australia (online), 2024, available here
‘Reflections on COP26 and the Future of Climate Change Law’, O.P. Jindal Global Law School, India (online), 2022, available here
‘Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice Through International Law’, British Institute for International Law (BIICL), UK (online), 2021, available here
Take a look at some of the events I co-organised:
'Asian and African Perspectives on Law and Sea-level Rise', Lisbon Public Law Research Centre (LPL), University of Lisbon, October 2024, call for abstracts available here
'Linking Climate Change, Digitalisation and Sustainability: Turning Foresights into Action in Times of Crisis', World Trade Institute (WTI), University of Bern, May 2022, programme available here
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