Eleftheria Asimakopoulou

Eleftheria (Elie) Asimakopoulou joined Edinburgh Law School in 2024 as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, contributing to the Leverhulme Trust-funded project ‘Taming the Dark Energy of EU Law’ led by Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne.

Elie’s research focuses on EU external relations law and EU/UK constitutional law. A common theme in her work is the relationship between legal orders and systems. She is currently examining the role of institutional actors and constitutional principles in shaping the EU’s evolving presence in international law. Her doctoral thesis explored the distinct role of EU Member States in international investment law, drawing on comparative international law and EU constitutional perspectives. 

During her doctoral studies at Queen Mary University of London, she taught EU law and UK Public Law. She has also conducted research for international organisations and contributed to EU-funded projects in the areas of trade, environment, and human rights. Currently, she is a member of the editorial team of the UK Association for European Law (UKAEL) blog and serves as the annual contributor for Greece to the Yearbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford University Press).

Elie read law at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece (2016) and holds an LLM in European Union Law (Master’s Honours Research Track) from the University of Maastricht (2020) as well as an LLM in Global Environment and Climate Change Law from the University of Edinburgh (2017). Before entering academia, she practised law in Athens, Greece, specialising in energy, environmental compliance, and public procurement. She is a qualified lawyer and a member of the Athens Bar Association.