Background
Yijia Li is a Doctoral Research Fellow for the research project “PROBONO - Private Law Firms as Transnational Advocates” funded by the European Research Council. Her PhD thesis focuses on the role and effects of pro bono service in the climate change advisory proceedings before various international judicial bodies.
Prior to this, she earned a Bachelor of Laws degree at China University of Political Science and Law and a Magister Juris degree at the University of Oxford. She also worked at UNDP Geneva for nine months as a fellow on environmental justice and human rights.
Academic Interests
Yijia’s research interests lie in various branches of international law, including international environmental law, human rights law, law of armed conflict, and law of the sea. Both socio-legal and doctrinal studies are appealing to her.