Ms So Yeon Kim

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syk31@cam.ac.uk

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St Edmund's College

Education CV

Employment

University of Essex (Sep. 2023 - )

Lecturer in International Law

European University Institute (Sep. 2022 - Aug. 2023)

Max Weber Fellow in Law

Education

University of Cambridge (Oct. 2018 - )

PhD in Law (thesis submitted)

University of Edinburgh (Sep. 2017 - Aug. 2018)

Master of Laws in International Law
Master’s Dissertation: Problems and Processes of Restricting Navigation in the Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas

Yonsei University, Seoul (Mar. 2016 - Aug. 2017)

Master of Arts in Political Science
Master’s Dissertation: Lawfare over the ‘Freedom of Navigation’ and China’s Changing Naval Strategy and Power

Yonsei University, Seoul (Mar. 2012 - Feb. 2016)

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies

Honors and awards

Research Grant of £15,000 (Awarded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea and the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)

Cambridge International Scholarship (Awarded by Cambridge Trust)

Scholarship Recipient for Doctoral Study Abroad Program (Awarded by Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, KFAS)

Full Merit-Based Scholarships from Yonsei University

Full Merit-Based Brain Korea 21+ Scholarships from the Ministry of Education

Academic and work experience

Assistant Editor, European Journal of International Law (Oct. 2022 - Jun. 2023)

Co-Convenor, PhD Public International Law Discussion Group (Oct. 2021 - Aug. 2022 )

Research Assistant, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea (Mar. 2021 - Dec. 2022)

Supervisor, Paper 34 International Law of Global Governance (LLM Module, 2021-2022)

Supervisor, EP 01/Paper 15 International Environmental Law (Mphil in Environmental Policy and LLM Module, 2020-2022)

Editor-in-Chief, Cambridge International Law Journal (Oct. 2020 - Sep. 2021 )

Student Researcher, Cambridge Pro Bono Project: Action on Armed Violence (Jan. - May 2020)

Managing Editor, Cambridge International Law Journal (Oct. 2019 - Sept. 2020)

General Editor, Cambridge International Law Journal (Oct. 2018 - Sept. 2019 )

Paid Intern, Ministry of Justice of Republic of Korea (Feb. 2017 - Aug. 2017)

Research and Teaching Assistant of Yonsei University (May 2015 - Aug. 2017)

Paid Intern, Yonsei-SERI EU Centre, Seoul (Mar. 2015 - Aug. 2015)

Fields of research

Law of the Sea; International Environmental Law; International Law of the Marine Environment; International Humanitarian Law; Third World Approaches to International Law; Law of the Treaties; Public International Law; International Relations

Marine Protected Areas and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Supervisors

Professor Surabhi Ranganathan

Examiners

Professor Eyal Benvenisti

Professor Nilüfer Oral

Start Date

Oct 2018

Publications

Articles

"Implementation of Treaties in the United Kingdom: Search for a Custom of ‘Treaties Effected by a Notice’" (2023) 30(1) Seoul International Law Journal 1–31

Citation:

(2023) 30(1) Seoul International Law Journal 1–31

Link:

https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE11443725

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18703/silj.2023.6.30.1.001

Published: Jun 2023

"Making International Law Truly 'International'?: Reflecting on Colonial Approaches to the China-Vietnam dispute in the South China Sea and the Tribute System" (2022) 24 Journal of the History of International Law 227–258

Citation:

(2022) 24 Journal of the History of International Law 227–258

Link:

https://brill.com/view/journals/jhil/aop/article-10.1163-15718050-12340183/article-10.1163-15718050-12340183.xml?body=fullHtml-44188

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1163/15718050-12340183

Published: Jun 2022

"China's Maritime Police Law and the amended Maritime Traffic Safety Law: Analysis on their Conformity to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" (2022) 15 Ajou Law Research 398-429

Co-Author/s:

Hyun Jung Kim, Heajung Mun

Citation:

(2022) 15 Ajou Law Research 398-429

Link:

https://www-earticle-net-ssl.oca.korea.ac.kr/Article/A409049

DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.21589/ajlaw.2022.15.4.398

Published: Mar 2022

"Problems and Process of Restricting Navigation in the Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas" (2021) 36 International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 438–463

Citation:

(2021) 36 International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 438–463

Link:

https://brill.com/view/journals/estu/36/3/article-p438_3.xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10062

Published: Jun 2021

"Les vulnérables : Evaluating the Vulnerability Criterion in Article 14 Cases by the European Court of Human Rights" (2021) 41 Legal Studies 617-632

Citation:

(2021) 41 Legal Studies 617-632

Link:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/legal-studies/article/abs/les-vulnerables-evaluating-the-vulnerability-criterion-in-article-14-cases-by-the-european-court-of-human-rights/3B9298E292D99504A3835AEEBB0F3520

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2021.21

Published: May 2021

"Soft Law at the Crossroad between International Law and International Politics: On the Effect of the UN General Assembly’s ‘Uniting for Peace’ Resolution under the Law of the Treaties" 76 Dong-A Law Review 133-163

Co-Author/s:

Kim, Hyun Jung

Citation:

76 Dong-A Law Review 133-163

Link:

https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE07268027

Published: Aug 2017

Conference Papers

"Due Regard Obligation in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" (International Law Workshop in Honour of Professor Catherine Redgwell held by the Oxford University Faculty of Law and All Souls College)

Co-Author/s:

Young-dawng Moo

Conference:

International Law Workshop in Honour of Professor Catherine Redgwell held by the Oxford University Faculty of Law and All Souls College

Published: Jun 2023

"Revisiting the Law of the Sea in light of the Developments Regarding Global Animal Law" (New Horizons: The Future of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea held by Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law and Centre for International and Public Law )

Conference:

New Horizons: The Future of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea held by Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law and Centre for International and Public Law

Published: Dec 2022

"Les vulnérables: Evaluating the Vulnerability Criterion in Article 14 Cases by the European Court of Human Rights" (2020 Annual Conference of the Society of Legal Scholars Conference)

Conference:

2020 Annual Conference of the Society of Legal Scholars Conference

Published: Sep 2020

"Difference in the Concept of Sovereignty in Spatial Dimension: Reflecting the Legal Approach to the East Asian Territorial Disputes" (15th European Society of International Law Conference at Athens, Greece)

Conference:

15th European Society of International Law Conference at Athens, Greece

Published: Sep 2019

"Should Autonomous Weapons System be Prohibited under the International Humanitarian Law?" (2019 Glasgow Law Postgraduate Conference at Glasgow, held by University of Glasgow )

Conference:

2019 Glasgow Law Postgraduate Conference at Glasgow, held by University of Glasgow

Published: May 2019

"The Chasm between Legal Synchronism and Regional Uniqueness: Intertemporal Law on the Acquisition of Territory and the South China Sea Dispute" (Twelfth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at Hiroshima, Japan, held by Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Research Network)

Conference:

Twelfth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at Hiroshima, Japan, held by Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Research Network

Published: Jul 2017

"Presence of East Asian Security Dilemma: U.S. – China Dispute in the South China Sea" (Fifth Global International Studies Conference at Taipei, Taiwan, held by World International Studies Committee)

Conference:

Fifth Global International Studies Conference at Taipei, Taiwan, held by World International Studies Committee

Published: Apr 2017

Ms So Yeon Kim

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Education CV

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Education

Honors and awards

Academic and work experience

Fields of research

Marine Protected Areas and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Supervisors

Examiners

Start Date

Publications

Articles

"Implementation of Treaties in the United Kingdom: Search for a Custom of ‘Treaties Effected by a Notice’" (2023) 30(1) Seoul International Law Journal 1–31

"Making International Law Truly 'International'?: Reflecting on Colonial Approaches to the China-Vietnam dispute in the South China Sea and the Tribute System" (2022) 24 Journal of the History of International Law 227–258

"China's Maritime Police Law and the amended Maritime Traffic Safety Law: Analysis on their Conformity to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" (2022) 15 Ajou Law Research 398-429

"Problems and Process of Restricting Navigation in the Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas" (2021) 36 International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 438–463

"Les vulnérables : Evaluating the Vulnerability Criterion in Article 14 Cases by the European Court of Human Rights" (2021) 41 Legal Studies 617-632

"Soft Law at the Crossroad between International Law and International Politics: On the Effect of the UN General Assembly’s ‘Uniting for Peace’ Resolution under the Law of the Treaties" 76 Dong-A Law Review 133-163

Conference Papers

"Due Regard Obligation in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" (International Law Workshop in Honour of Professor Catherine Redgwell held by the Oxford University Faculty of Law and All Souls College)

"Revisiting the Law of the Sea in light of the Developments Regarding Global Animal Law" (New Horizons: The Future of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea held by Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law and Centre for International and Public Law )

"Les vulnérables: Evaluating the Vulnerability Criterion in Article 14 Cases by the European Court of Human Rights" (2020 Annual Conference of the Society of Legal Scholars Conference)

"Difference in the Concept of Sovereignty in Spatial Dimension: Reflecting the Legal Approach to the East Asian Territorial Disputes" (15th European Society of International Law Conference at Athens, Greece)

"Should Autonomous Weapons System be Prohibited under the International Humanitarian Law?" (2019 Glasgow Law Postgraduate Conference at Glasgow, held by University of Glasgow )

"The Chasm between Legal Synchronism and Regional Uniqueness: Intertemporal Law on the Acquisition of Territory and the South China Sea Dispute" (Twelfth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at Hiroshima, Japan, held by Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Research Network)

"Presence of East Asian Security Dilemma: U.S. – China Dispute in the South China Sea" (Fifth Global International Studies Conference at Taipei, Taiwan, held by World International Studies Committee)

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