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Dr Stanislava Nedeva
AFHEA PhD, LLM, LLB (Hons)
- Available for postgraduate supervision
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Lecturer in Law
Overview
Dr Stanislava Nedeva joined Cardiff University as a Lecturer in Law in January 2024, and has previously taught at Reading University, and before that at UWE Bristol and the University of Exeter (part-time).
Dr Nedeva has research interests in investment law, arbitration (international commercial and investment treaty), energy law (oil and gas), EU and private international law. She has published in the above fields; and is open to collaborative research in these areas. She has acted as a peer reviewer in several journals, including the Journal of International Trade and Arbitration Law (Turkish JITAL), the Journal of World Investment Trade & Law (Brill), African Research Reports, and the Journal of Economic Criminology.
She is a co-editor for Young IFILA's blog, and co-convenor for the Society of Legal Scholars' International Law Section.
She is also a recipient of the Learned Society of Wales, Research Culture Network Grants (2026), with which she co-established 'Collaborative Futures: A Research Culture Network for Women in Legal Academia in Wales and Beyond.'
Dr Nedeva obtained the Vice-Chancellor’s Research Studentship (full funding, merit-based) to complete her PhD in oil and gas investment contracts and arbitration at the University of Exeter. Her thesis was recognised with the ‘Honourable Mention’ Award at the ICC Institute of World Business Law Competition 2021. Following from that, her monograph was accepted for publication and is now published by Edward Elgar Publishing, with the title Predictability in Oil and Gas Investment Agreements: Balancing Interests for a Stable Investment Environment.
She welcomes proposals from prospective doctoral students, as well as LLB and LLM dissertations, that fall within her areas of interest.
Publication
2025
- Noussia, K. , Al Muqaimi, M. and Nedeva, S. 2025. How to teach an old dog new tricks: Appeals and the English arbitration law reform. Journal of International Arbitration 42 (5), pp.629-660. (10.54648/joia2025042)
- Nedeva, S. 2025. Apparent bias in arbitration: what did the ‘fair-minded and informed observer’ think in Aiteo Eastern E & P Company Limited v Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited and others?. Journal of International Trade and Arbitration Law 14 (1), pp.177-190.
- Noussia, K. , Al Muqaimi, M. and Nedeva, S. 2025. Appeals in arbitration and the English arbitration law reform: the position in reinsurance, investment arbitrations under ICSID and under the ISDS system and arbitrations as per the UNCITRAL model law various arbitral rules and in China, and Singapore. International Arbitration Law Review 28 (4), pp.286-305.
2024
- Nedeva, S. 2024. The neglected public interest in investor-State dispute settlement: environmental and human rights considerations.. European Energy and Environmental Law Review 33 (5), pp.214-231. (10.54648/eelr2024014)
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Individuals and NGOs vs Corporations in the pursuit of climate accountability. In the spotlight: the Italian oil major ENI. Oil, Gas & Energy Law Journal 1
- Nedeva, S. and Daszko, A. 2024. Young EFILA in conversation with… Stanislava Nedeva. [Online].Young EFILA (European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration) Blog. Available at: https://efilablog.org/2024/04/03/young-efila-in-conversation-with-stanislava-nedeva/.
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Predictability in oil and gas investment agreements: Balancing interests for a stable investment environment. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. (10.4337/9781035308309)
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Summary of young-OGEMID symposium No. 17: "The role of artificial intelligence in shaping ADR practices". TDM - Transnational Dispute Management
- Nedeva, S. 2024. What ‘matters’ in a Stay of Proceedings under Section 9 of the English Arbitration Act 1996? – Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) [2023] UKSC 32. [Online].Kluwer Arbitration Blog. Available at: https://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2024/01/02/what-matters-in-a-stay-of-proceedings-under-section-9-of-the-english-arbitration-act-1996-republic-of-mozambique-v-privinvest-shipbuilding-sal-holding-2023-uksc-32/.
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Environmental counterclaims in support of global environmental protection. Presented at: 11th European Environmental Law Forum Conference Groningen, Netherlands 28-30 August 2024.
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Guest lecture: Stabilisation clauses and the pursuit of certainty and predictability. Presented at: Guest lecture: Stabilisation clauses and the pursuit of certainty and predictability Cardiff University 2024.
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Interaction between international economic sanctions and arbitrators’ duty to maintain impartiality and independence. Presented at: European Society of International Law: Interactions between Legal Orders in International Economic Law Online 15 April 2024.
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Predictability or flexibility in oil and gas contracts? Lessons learnt from the ‘relational contracts’ theory. Presented at: Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference Bristol, UK 3-5 September 2024.
2023
- Griffin, J. et al., 2023. Artificial intelligence and digital watermarking will transform copyright arbitration and dispute resolution for 3D printing: an empirical analysis. European Journal of Law and Technology 14 (2)
- Nedeva, S. 2023. On the road to neutrality: Multilateral Investment Court and appointment of adjudicators. [Online].Blog of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration. Available at: https://efilablog.org/2023/03/10/on-the-road-to-neutrality-multilateral-investment-court-and-appointment-of-adjudicators/.
- Nedeva, S. 2023. Protection of property against expropriation under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Article 17(1)) and the European Convention of Human Rights (Article 1 of Protocol 1). Presented at: The Academy of European Law: FISMA Intra EU Investment Protection for Judges Virtual July 2023.
- Nedeva, S. 2023. The neglected public interest in investor-State dispute settlement: environmental and human rights counterclaims. Presented at: Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference Oxford Brookes University 27-30 June 2023.
- Noussia, K. et al., 2023. The application of section 69 of the arbitration act 1996 in the shipping industry. Sweet & Maxwell 26 (2), pp.119-138.
2022
- Noussia, K. et al., 2022. Appeals in arbitration: the modern function of Section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996. In: Devenney, J. ed. Research Handbook on Transnational Commercial Law. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
- Noussia, K. et al., 2022. Bias of arbitrators: a critical analysis on the law post-Halliburton v. Chubb and a comparative approach. Journal of International Trade and Arbitration 2 (1), pp.31-92.
Articles
- Noussia, K. , Al Muqaimi, M. and Nedeva, S. 2025. How to teach an old dog new tricks: Appeals and the English arbitration law reform. Journal of International Arbitration 42 (5), pp.629-660. (10.54648/joia2025042)
- Nedeva, S. 2025. Apparent bias in arbitration: what did the ‘fair-minded and informed observer’ think in Aiteo Eastern E & P Company Limited v Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited and others?. Journal of International Trade and Arbitration Law 14 (1), pp.177-190.
- Noussia, K. , Al Muqaimi, M. and Nedeva, S. 2025. Appeals in arbitration and the English arbitration law reform: the position in reinsurance, investment arbitrations under ICSID and under the ISDS system and arbitrations as per the UNCITRAL model law various arbitral rules and in China, and Singapore. International Arbitration Law Review 28 (4), pp.286-305.
- Nedeva, S. 2024. The neglected public interest in investor-State dispute settlement: environmental and human rights considerations.. European Energy and Environmental Law Review 33 (5), pp.214-231. (10.54648/eelr2024014)
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Individuals and NGOs vs Corporations in the pursuit of climate accountability. In the spotlight: the Italian oil major ENI. Oil, Gas & Energy Law Journal 1
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Summary of young-OGEMID symposium No. 17: "The role of artificial intelligence in shaping ADR practices". TDM - Transnational Dispute Management
- Griffin, J. et al., 2023. Artificial intelligence and digital watermarking will transform copyright arbitration and dispute resolution for 3D printing: an empirical analysis. European Journal of Law and Technology 14 (2)
- Noussia, K. et al., 2023. The application of section 69 of the arbitration act 1996 in the shipping industry. Sweet & Maxwell 26 (2), pp.119-138.
- Noussia, K. et al., 2022. Bias of arbitrators: a critical analysis on the law post-Halliburton v. Chubb and a comparative approach. Journal of International Trade and Arbitration 2 (1), pp.31-92.
Book sections
- Noussia, K. et al., 2022. Appeals in arbitration: the modern function of Section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996. In: Devenney, J. ed. Research Handbook on Transnational Commercial Law. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Books
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Predictability in oil and gas investment agreements: Balancing interests for a stable investment environment. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. (10.4337/9781035308309)
Conferences
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Environmental counterclaims in support of global environmental protection. Presented at: 11th European Environmental Law Forum Conference Groningen, Netherlands 28-30 August 2024.
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Guest lecture: Stabilisation clauses and the pursuit of certainty and predictability. Presented at: Guest lecture: Stabilisation clauses and the pursuit of certainty and predictability Cardiff University 2024.
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Interaction between international economic sanctions and arbitrators’ duty to maintain impartiality and independence. Presented at: European Society of International Law: Interactions between Legal Orders in International Economic Law Online 15 April 2024.
- Nedeva, S. 2024. Predictability or flexibility in oil and gas contracts? Lessons learnt from the ‘relational contracts’ theory. Presented at: Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference Bristol, UK 3-5 September 2024.
- Nedeva, S. 2023. Protection of property against expropriation under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Article 17(1)) and the European Convention of Human Rights (Article 1 of Protocol 1). Presented at: The Academy of European Law: FISMA Intra EU Investment Protection for Judges Virtual July 2023.
- Nedeva, S. 2023. The neglected public interest in investor-State dispute settlement: environmental and human rights counterclaims. Presented at: Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference Oxford Brookes University 27-30 June 2023.
Websites
- Nedeva, S. and Daszko, A. 2024. Young EFILA in conversation with… Stanislava Nedeva. [Online].Young EFILA (European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration) Blog. Available at: https://efilablog.org/2024/04/03/young-efila-in-conversation-with-stanislava-nedeva/.
- Nedeva, S. 2024. What ‘matters’ in a Stay of Proceedings under Section 9 of the English Arbitration Act 1996? – Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) [2023] UKSC 32. [Online].Kluwer Arbitration Blog. Available at: https://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2024/01/02/what-matters-in-a-stay-of-proceedings-under-section-9-of-the-english-arbitration-act-1996-republic-of-mozambique-v-privinvest-shipbuilding-sal-holding-2023-uksc-32/.
- Nedeva, S. 2023. On the road to neutrality: Multilateral Investment Court and appointment of adjudicators. [Online].Blog of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration. Available at: https://efilablog.org/2023/03/10/on-the-road-to-neutrality-multilateral-investment-court-and-appointment-of-adjudicators/.
Research
Research interests in the areas of: investment law, arbitration (international commercial and investment treaty), energy law (oil and gas), EU and private international law.
Recent research outputs:
- Nedeva, S., 'Individuals and NGOs vs Corporations in the Pursuit of Climate Accountability. In the Spotlight: The Italian Oil Major ENI', (OGEL, ISSN 1875-418X) September 2023, www.ogel.org
- Griffin, J. , Noussia, K., Nedeva, S., Zervoudakis, S. , Lux, J. , McNamara, J. (2023) Artificial intelligence and digital watermarking will transform copyright arbitration and dispute resolution for 3D printing: an empirical analysis. European Journal of Law and Technology , 14 (2).
- Noussia, K., Glynou, M. , Nedeva, S., Al Muqaimi, M. (2023) The application of section 69 of the arbitration act 1996 in the shipping industry. International Arbitration Law Review , 26 (2). pp. 119-138. ISSN: 1367-8272
- Noussia, K. , Nedeva, S. , Aakaansha, A. , Wang, C. , Glynou, M. (2022) Bias of arbitrators: a critical analysis on the law post-Halliburton v. Chubb and a comparative approach. Journal of International Trade and Arbitration , 2 (1). pp. 31-92. ISSN: 2146-9717.
- Noussia, K., Al Muqaimi, M. , Bouvery, L. , Chen, W. , Nedeva, S. (2022) Appeals in arbitration: the modern function of Section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996. In: Devenney, J. , (eds.) Research Handbook on Transnational Commercial Law. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Reports and blog posts:
- Nedeva, S., 'Young-OGEMID symposium: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Shaping ADR Practices (17-24 July 2023)' Transnational Dispute Management, January 2024.
- Nedeva, S., 'What ‘Matters’ in a Stay of Proceedings Under Section 9 of the English Arbitration Act 1996? – Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) [2023] UKSC 32' Kluwer Arbitration Blog, January 2024
- Nedeva, S., 'On the Road to Neutrality: Multilateral Investment Court and Appointment of Adjudicators', EFILA Blog, March 2023, https://efilablog.org/2023/03/10/on-the-road-to-neutrality-multilateral-investment-court-and-appointment-of-adjudicators/#post-2065-footnote-1; Republished by Lexis PSL Arbitration.
Teaching
LLB Teaching:
- Legal Foundations (Year 1)
- Law of the European Union (Year 3)
LLM Teaching:
- International Investment Law (convenor)
- International Energy Law
- Commercial Arbitration (convenor)
Biography
Professional memberships
- Society of Legal Scholars
- European Society of International Law
- Young-OGEMID Senior Rapporteur
- R.E.A.L. Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (Newsletter & Blog Committee Member)
- Young ITA (Mentee 2023-2024)
- Young ICCA (Mentee 2021-2022)
- Young EFILA
Supervisions
I welcome Ph.D. proposals in the fields of international investment law, EU investment law, international arbitration (both commercial and investment-treaty), international economic law, energy law.
Current supervision
Amber Egan
Georgia Bufton
News articles
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- International arbitration
- Energy
- International trade and investment law
- European Union law
