
Dr Mara Ntona
Lecturer
Law
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Qualifications
Mara obtained her LLB from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She holds an LLM in Global Environment and Climate Change Law from the University of Edinburgh.
She is a member of the Scottish Universities Legal Network on Europe (SULNE) and the Global Network for the Study of Human Rights and Environment (GNHRE).
Before joining academia, Mara worked in private practice, advising clients in matters of constitutional, administrative, and human rights law. She is a member of the Athens Bar Association (Greece).
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Publications
- The knowledge-power nexus in EU marine governance : from orthodoxy to pluralism by way of the human right to science
- Ntona Mara
- Journal of Human Rights and the Environment Vol 15, pp. 127–157 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.4337/jhre.2024.02.01
- Human Rights and Ocean Governance : The Potential of Marine Spatial Planning in Europe
- Ntona Mara
- (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003404644
- Ocean-based climate action and human rights implications under the international climate change regime
- Morgera Elisa, Lennan Mitchell, Kulovesi Kati, La Bianca Giulia, Niner Holly J, Harrould-Kolieb Ellycia, Recio Piva Eugenia, Hills Jeremy, Ntona Mara, Lancaster Alana Malinde SN, Strand Mia, Snow Bernadette, Erwin Kira, Shannon Lynne, Rees Sian, Hyder Kieran, Engelhard Georg, Howell Kerry
- The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Vol 38, pp. 411-446 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10142
- Advancing Participation in the Conservation & Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)
- Strand Mia, Morgera Elisa, Ntona Mara, Kenny Andrew, Sauer Warwick, Gaebel Christine, Lavelle Jessica, Snow Bernadette
- (2022)
- Architectures of Earth System Governance in context : revisiting Marine Spatial Planning in the EU's regional seas in light of the Anthropocene
- Cardesa-Salzmann Antonio, Ntona Mara
- Earth System Governance in turbulent times
(2021) - European environmental law
- Morgera Elisa, Ntona Maria, Geelhoed Miranda
- Routledge Handbook of International Environmental Law (2020) (2020)
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Teaching
Law of the sea; international and EU environmental law; international and EU human rights law
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Research Interests
Environmental justice; ecosystem- and rights-based approaches to environmental governance; oceans governance; spatial planning
Professional Activities
- Sustainable Tourism? Toward a new socio-legal research agenda
- Organiser
- 5/6/2025
- Stosunki Międzynarodowe - Interanational Relations (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 7/12/2024
- Tourism and Sustainability: Academic & Stakeholder Workshop
- Organiser
- 31/10/2024
- Overtourism & Local Communities
- Chair
- 28/6/2024
- Legal Studies (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 26/6/2024
- Cooperation in the High North between Scotland, Norway, and the Arctic Council: Towards more Secure and Sustainable Oceans
- Participant
- 17/6/2024
Projects
- Future of Rights and Governance (FORGE) Experiment for Change: Ecological Emergencies
- Webster, Elaine (Principal Investigator) Ntona, Maria (Co-investigator)
- 23-Jan-2024 - 23-Jan-2025