Dr. Liana Minkova

Biography

Liana Minkova is a Teaching Associate at the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Cambridge and a Junior Research Fellow at Newnham College's Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. She holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge, with research funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Doctoral Training Partnership programme. Liana's academic background includes an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Cambridge and a BA in International Politics from King’s College London. Her research interests focus on accountability mechanisms in global environmental governance, the state responsibility, and civil liability, including the criminalization of ecocide in international criminal law. She has explored the interplay among legal experts in constructing narratives for accountability and how these narratives can serve preventive and compensatory purposes for environmental harm. Additionally, Liana has researched individual criminal responsibility in international law, particularly concerning the assessments of culpability in mass atrocities as practiced in international courts and tribunals.

Research Interests