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Biography

Professional biography

Prior to coming to the Law School, Marjan was a Visiting-Research Fellow at NYU's Program for International Relations, a post-doc for the PluriCourts Centre of Excellence at the University of Oslo, Norway, and a PhD researcher at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, where he has also been a visiting lecturer. 

Marjan is interested in all things related to outer space. His current research uses his experience with global governance to explore the challenges of space governance, especially beyond LEO (Low Earth Orbit). His latest research investigates how international law can be used to protect outer space as an environment, focusing on the issues of protection of potential extra-terrestrial biodiversity.  

Research interests

  • Global governance 
  • Space governance 
  • Environmental governance of outer space 

Publications

Book

Law in Motion: 50 Years of Legal Change (2020)

Fragmentation in International Human Rights Law: Beyond Conflict of Laws (2015)

Book Chapter

Human rights law (2025)

The Triumph of International Law: The Clash of Ideas That Shapes International Law (2020)

The Triumph of International Law: The Clash of Ideas That Shape International Law (2020)

Quality of Reasoning in International Criminal Tribunals (2018)

Freedom of Speech as Related to Journalists in the ECtHR, IACtHR and the Human Rights Committee – A Study of Fragmentation (2015)

Fragmentation in International Human Rights Law - Beyond Conflict of Laws (2015)

Preconditions for Stare Decisis – What International Law Can Learn from Comparative Constitutional Law (2013)

Journal Article

Who speaks for extraterrestrial ecosystems?: Why ET should have standing (2025)

ChatGPT and the Future of Legal Education and Practice (2023)

Post-national (international) law at the end of history (2016)

Fragmentation in International Human Rights Law – Beyond Conflict of Laws (2014)

Freedom of Speech as Related to Journalists in the ECtHR, IACtHR and the Human Rights Committee – a Study of Fragmentation (2014)

International Criminal Law and Constitutionalisation: On Hegemonic Narratives in Progress (2013)

Serious Breaches, the Draft Articles on State Responsibility and Universal Jurisdiction (2008)

Preprint / Working Paper

Unstable Identities: The European Court of Human Rights and the Margin of Appreciation (2014)

Interpretation and the Constraints on International Courts (2012)