Dr. Ezgi Ediboğlu Sakowsky

Senior Research Fellow

Intellectual Property and Competition Law

+49 89 24246-5401
ezgi.ediboglu(at)ip.mpg.de

Areas of Interest:

International Energy and Environmental Law, Climate Change Law, International Institutional Law, International Economic Governance, Patent Law, Technology Transfer

Academic Résumé

Since 01/2023
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition

11/2020 – 09/2021 and 05/2022 – 01/2023
Lecturer, Adana Science and Technology University, Department of International Relations

10/2021 – 04/2022
Mercator-IPC Fellow, Istanbul Policy Center

09/2019 – 12/2019
Tutor, University of Aberdeen, Faculty of Law

2017 – 2018
Co-Editor in Chief, Aberdeen Student Law Review, University of Aberdeen, UK

2016 – 2020
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Law, University of Aberdeen, UK

2015 – 2016
LL.M. International Law, University of Aberdeen, UK

01/2014 – 04/2015
Aykul & Topçu Law Firm, Law Intern until 09/2014, Attorney at Law since 10/2014

09/2013– 12/2013
Turhan Law Firm, Law Intern

2009 – 2013
LL.B. University of Istanbul, Turkey

Advisory and Voluntary Activities

Since 02/2022
Voluntary Consultant, Istanbul Planning Agency of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey

2018 – 2019
PhD Representative, Faculty of Law, University of Aberdeen, UK

2018 – 2019
President, Legal Research Society of the University of Aberdeen, UK
 

Scholarships, Academic Prizes and Honors

2015 – 2020
Scholarship for Master and Doctorate Studies, Ministry of Education of Turkey

2017
The Most Outstanding Article Prize, University College of Dublin Law Review

Publications

Edited Works

Aberdeen Student Law Review Vol. 8, Aberdeen 2018 (together with Kieran Buxton).

Contributions to Collected Editions, Commentaries, Handbooks and Encyclopaedias

Türkiye: A Climate Financing Opportunist?, in: Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt (eds.), Climate Change and the Future of Europe. The Future of Europe ( The Future of Europe (TFOE)), Springer, Cham 2023, 163 - 166. DOI

  • Türkiye finally ratified the Paris Agreement in 2021, declaring that Türkiye ‘will implement the Paris Agreement as a developing country’, thereby continuing its ongoing battle to be recognised as such under the United Nations climate change regime, a development which would prompt considerable climate financing. It was probably no coincidence that Türkiye ratified this Agreement after the World Bank, Germany and France had promised some additional bilateral climate financing. Considering that climate change-related activities have amounted to a very low percentage of public spending so far, a legitimate concern for Türkiye’s efforts emerges: is the country merely a climate finance opportunist?

Turkey: A Climate Financing Opportunist?, in: Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt (eds.), Climate Change and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals, Springer, Cham 2023, forthcoming.

    Karadeniz’deki Ekolojik Krizin Hukuki Analizi ile Türkiye ve Rusya’nın Duruma Etkileri (The Legal Analysis of the Ecological Crisis in the Black Sea and the Effects of Turkey and Russia on the Issue), in: Elife H. Kılıçbeyli (ed.), 100. Yılında Türkiye Rusya İlişkileri: Çok Taraflı Gelişmeler, Karşılıklı Etkileşimler, NIKA Yayınevi 2021, 55 - 91.

      WTO's Environmental Goods: Technical and Legal Scope, in: Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Applied Informatics and Related Areas 2020, 52 - 56.

      Journal Articles

      The Paris Agreement: Effectiveness Analysis of the New UN Climate Change Regime, University College of Dublin Law Review 17 (2017), 164 - 201.

        Ecosystem Rights in Respect of Ecologic Law, Union of Turkish Bar Associations 121 (2015), 257 - 276.

        • Rights of environmental law are regulated in several legislations such as the constitution and other laws. However, the inadequacy of the scope and wide base of regulations of the environmental law and environmental rights bring about the need of reregulation. As a result of this need, ecosystem rights, which approach the ecosystem as a subject, and ecological law, which covers a wider scope than the environmental law, have become a topic in the area of law. This article addresses the existing regulations, which include judicial and non-judicial ways, and the expectations on future regulations on ecosystem rights in accordance with ecological law.
        • http://tbbdergisi.barobirlik.org.tr/m2015-121-1530

        Research Papers

        İklim Değişikliği ile Mücadelede Teknoloji, Türkiye için Öneriler, Bölüm I: Çevreye Duyarlı Teknolojilerin Transferi, Istanbul Policy Center, Istanbul 2022, 20 pp.

        Technology for Combating Climate Change, Proposals for Turkey, Part I: The Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies, Istanbul Policy Center, Istanbul 2022, 20 pp.

        • The transfer of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) is universally recognized as one of the most effective ways to combat climate change. 1 These technologies contribute to our fight against climate change by lowering emissions and improving our resilience to climate change. 2 This series of papers will discuss the concept of ESTs, assess the compatibility of international laws and Turkish laws related to the transfer of ESTs, and propose new domestic laws and policies to create an environment conducive to their transfer.
          These proposals will also identify international projects, funds, mechanisms, and institutional frameworks that
          are available for Turkish actors to transfer ESTs. Since Turkey is planning to achieve its recently announced carbon-zero target by 2053,3 this paper series aims at bringing much-needed awareness to the issue of EST
          transfer and proposing regulatory and practical remedies. This paper is the first paper in the series and aims at setting the scene and clarifying the concept of the
          transfer of ESTs. First, the role of technologies in combating climate change is identified. Following this, the concept of ESTs and the transfer of ESTs are discussed. Subsequently, the relevant aspects of the United Nations (UN) climate change regime in the transfer of ESTs are outlined. The relevance of the international trading regime in the transfer of ESTs is then discussed. This paper argues that tension between the climate change and international trading regimes related to the transfer of ESTs will likely emerge. How Turkey can
          manage this tension and govern the issue domestically is the main question arising from the analysis. The last section provides a brief explanation of the future papers in this series, which will progressively answer this central question.
        • https://ipc.sabanciuniv.edu/Content/Images/CKeditorImages/20220518-11052689.pdf
        • Also available in Turkish language

        İklim Değişikliği ile Mücadelede Teknoloji, Türkiye için Öneriler, Bölüm II: Türkiye’de Çevreye Duyarlı Teknoloji Transferi (Technology for Combating Climate Change, Proposals for Turkey, Part II: Turkish Approach to the Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies), Istanbul Policy Center, Istanbul 2022, 14 pp.

        Presentations and Panels

        10/02/2022
        Panelist
        Local Conference of the Youth, UNFCCC YOUNGO
        Location: Istanbul, Turkey


        11/12/2020
        WTO's Environmental Goods: Technical and Legal Scope
        The 15th International Symposium on Applied Informatics and Related Areas
        Location: Óbuda University, Hungary


        07/25/2018
        The WTO’s Unenthusiastic Approach on Environmental Issues: Is it coming to an end?
        University of Aberdeen Legal Research Society Conference
        Location: University of Aberdeen, UK


        06/16/2017
        Inter-Institutional Cooperation of Global International Institutions: An Emerging Path for Technology Transfer
        Postgraduate Legal Research Conference with the theme of ‘Overturning Paradigm’
        Location: Queen Mary University, UK


        10/28/2016
        Making Laws for the Modern Consumer: Is Law there to Lead or to Adapt?
        Strathclyde Postgraduate Law Conference with the theme of ‘Visualising the Law’
        Location: University of Strathclyde, UK

        Courses

        09 – 12/2022
        International Political Economy
        Adana Science and Technology University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Turkey


        09 – 12/2022
        International Migration and Population Movements
        Adana Science and Technology University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Turkey


        09 – 12/2022
        Theories of International Relations
        Adana Science and Technology University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Turkey


        09 – 12/2022
        Introduction to Economics
        Adana Science and Technology University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Turkey


        02 – 06/2021
        International Environmental Law and Politics
        Çukurova University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Turkey


        02 – 06/2021
        Commercial Law II
        Çukurova University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Turkey


        02 – 05/2021
        International Organizations
        Adana Science and Technology University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Turkey


        02 – 05/2021
        Diplomatic English II
        Adana Science and Technology University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Turkey


        09/2019 – 12/2019
        EU Institutions and Law (Tutor)
        University of Aberdeen, Faculty of Law, United Kingdom