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Thomas Sparks

LL.B, PhD (Dunelm), Senior Research Fellow 2018 - 2023

Main Fields of Research:

Public International law; Statehood; Sovereignty and Self-Determination; Creation of States; Legal Theory; International Environmental Law

Academic Career until 2023

2018-2023: Senior Research Fellow at the MPIL

  • 2020/21: Judicial Fellow, International Court of Justice (with Judge Peter Tomka)
  • Since 2018: Senior Research Fellow at the MPIL
  • 2013-2017: University of Durham, Ph.D.; Thesis title: Towards a Human-Centered International Law: Self-Determination and the Structure of the International Legal System.  European Research Council Studentship.
  • 2010-2013: University of Durham, Bachelor of Laws with Honours, First Class.