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Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- dshapovalova@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272430
- Office Address
Room D48, School of Law, Taylor Building, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UB
- School/Department
- School of Law
Biography
Daria joined the School of Law in 2017 and is a senior lecturer in energy law. She is the director of the Centre for Energy Law and coordinator of the Just Transitions Lab. With research interests in energy and environmental law, Daria is working on interdisciplinary approaches to climate, energy, and just transition regulation. She leads and collaborates on a number of funded projects including ‘A Just Transition for Workers and Communities in the North East of Scotland’ (Uplift, 2022-2024), ‘Just Transition Communities Project’ (Scottish Government Just Transition Fund (2022-2025), and TRANSECTS (TRANSitions In Energy For Coastal Communities Over Time And Space) (UKRI and DEFRA 2024-20228). Critical approaches to the role of law in facilitating sustainability transformations, stakeholder and community engagement, as well as the use of mixed methods for legal research are at the core of Daria’s work as she is currently preparing a manuscript on fossil fuels phase-out and just transition.
Daria holds an LLB (National Law Academy of Ukraine, 2012) and an LLM in Public International Law (University of Groningen, 2013), and a PhD in Law (University of Aberdeen, 2017). She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a member of the UK Environmental Law Association, the World Commission of Environmental Law, and the International Law Association. Daria is the Chair of the Scottish Arctic Network (2023-2025) bringing together over 200 Arctic researchers and practitioners. With strong connections to the North East of Scotland, Daria is on the boards of the Ukrainian Hub Aberdeen and the North East Climate Action Network Hub, in addition to her role as the University's representative on Sustainable City and Community Empowerment groups at the Aberdeen City Council.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Director Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law
Coordinator Just Transition Lab
Energy theme LLM coordinator
- External Memberships
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Chair of the Scottish Arctic Network
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
External Examiner - University of Stirling, University of Glasgow
Member of the International Law Association, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, UK Environmental Law Association
Member of the Advisory Board of the Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine
Board member North East Climate Action Network Hub
Latest Publications
Constituent Norms of the Enhanced Transparency Framework
Research Handbook on the Law of the Paris Agreement. Zahar, A. (ed.). 1 edition. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 262-278Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Climate Change and Oil and Gas
Elgar Encyclopedia in Oil and Gas Law. Soliman Hunter, T., Nordtveit, E., Dobb, A. (eds.). Edward Elgar PublishingChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Environmental Protection in Oil and Gas Activities
Elgar Encyclopedia in Oil and Gas Law. Soliman Hunter, T., Nordtveit, E., Dobb, A. (eds.). Edward Elgar PublishingChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Climate Assemblies and Deliberative Democracy: A Global Best Practice Review
Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen. 40 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsOil firms forced to consider full climate effects of new drilling, following landmark Norwegian court ruling
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles
Prizes and Awards
2024 Principal's Excellence Award Winner - Best Overall Course
- Research
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Research Overview
Daria leads and collaborates on a number of funded projects including ‘A Just Transition for Workers and Communities in the North East of Scotland’ (Uplift, 2022-2024), ‘Just Transition Communities Project’ (Scottish Government Just Transition Fund (2022-2025), and TRANSECTS (TRANSitions In Energy For Coastal Communities Over Time And Space) (UKRI and DEFRA 2024-20228). Critical approaches to the role of law in facilitating sustainability transformations, stakeholder and community engagement, as well as the use of mixed methods for legal research are at the core of Daria’s work as she is currently preparing a manuscript on fossil fuels phase-out and just transition.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Law.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Funding and Grants
Ongoing:
1) Co-I, 'TRANSECTS: TRANSitions in Energy for Coastal Communities Over Time and Space' (2024-2028) UKRI and DEFRA, £2,259,133
2) Co-I, 'Nuclear Decommissioning and Just Transition in Dounreay' (2024) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and National Decommissioning Centre, £44, 448
3) Co-I 'Advancing Community Climate Deliberative Participatory Democracy within the North East Scotland/Just Transition Communities Project' (2022-2205) Scottish Government Just Transition Fund, £127, 250
Past:
1) PI, 'A Just Transition for Workers and Communities in the North East of Scotland' (2022-2024) Uplift, £100,000
2) Co-I, 'Transitions in an Energy City: The role of Civil Society in Securing a Just Transition in Aberdeen' (2022) Pump Prime, £9,500
3) PI, ‘Just Energy Transition in Scotland and the Arctic: Managing Environmental and Social Impacts of Low-Carbon Energy Projects’ (2021) Scottish Government Arctic Connections Fund, £7,070
4) Co-I, '(Un)earthing New Pathways for a Justice Transition: Cultivating Hope and Food on Contested Terrains in Scotland, Amazon, and the Arctic' (2021) SUUI, £13,500
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, January start
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, January start
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, September start
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Daria supervises research students in international, environmental, energy, and climate law.
Currently she supervises PhD students:
Alina Holzhausen, Human Rights-Based Climate Change Litigation (first supervisor)
Liliyana Kalinova, On the Provision of Environmental Law for Mars (second supervisor)
- Publications
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Special Rules for the Arctic? Comparative Analysis of Safety and Environmental Regulation of Offshore Petroleum Development in the Arctic Ocean States
Arctic Marine Sustainability: Arctic Maritime Businesses and Resilience of the Marine Environment. Pongrácz, E., Pavlov, V., Hänninen, N. (eds.). Springer, pp. 275-301, 27 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28404-6_13
Book Review: Raya Salter, Carmen G. Gonzalez, and Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner (eds) Energy Justice: US and International Perspectives (Edward Elgar 2018)
International Energy Law Review, no. 3, pp. 47-48Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesResource Development and Pollution Prevention in the Russian Arctic
The Arctic in World Affairs: A North Pacific Dialogue on Global-Arctic Interactions: The Arctic Moves from Periphery to Center. Corell, R. W., Kim, J. D., Kim, Y. H., Moe, A., Morrison, C. E., WanderZwaag, D. L., Young, O. R. (eds.). Korean Maritime Institute/East West Centre, pp. 337-346, 10 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)International Governance of Oil Spills from Upstream Petroleum Activities in the Arctic: Response over Prevention?
International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 668-697Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-23342029
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15314/1/Shapovalova_IJMCLedits_1_.pdf
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Scotland's New Arctic Policy Framework:: Fostering Partnerships in the North
Non-textual Forms: Web Publications and WebsitesNo race for the Arctic? Examination of interconnections between legal regimes for offshore petroleum licensing and level of industry activity
Energy Policy, vol. 129, pp. 907-917Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFracking, Nuclear, and Renewables: Is the Scottish Government Competent to Pursue These Policies?
UK Environmental Law Association Newsletter, vol. May/June, pp. 21-24Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesThe Effectiveness of the Regulatory Regime for Black Carbon Mitigation in the Arctic
Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 136-151Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.17585/arctic.v7.427
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7832/1/427_3830_1_PB.pdf
The effectiveness of current regulatory models of gas flaring in light of black carbon emissions reduction in the Arctic
Global Challenges in the Arctic Region: Sovereignty, Environment, and Geopolitical Balance. Conde, E., Iglesias Sanchez, S. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 325-344, 20 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)