Meet the Team

Professor Alla Pozdnakova

Special Advisor

Alla (Latvia) is based at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law (Oslo), and her research interests include various aspects of the international legal regime(s) governing the global commons, especially high seas and outer space. Together with a team of authors, she is currently editing a volume Topical Legal Issues in the Arctic, Brill (2023/2024). 

In her teaching role, Alla’s subjects include: LLM Maritime Law; LLM Public International Law (Arctic and Antarctic); and A Changing Arctic.

Her other responsibilities include: Vice-Dean for International Relations (Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law); co-editor, Oslo Law Review; board member, Norwegian Society of International Law; member, Expert Committee for Space Law (Norway); and member, Northern Areas Committee (University of Oslo).