Education
2014 - 2019
2014 - 2019Doctorate
University of Dundee, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, United Kingdom
2012 - 2013
2012 - 2013Postgraduate
Universitaet Wien, Faculty of Law, European and International Business Law, Austria
2006 - 2010
2006 - 2010Undergraduate
Istanbul Commerce University, Faculty Of Law, (Full Scholarship), Turkey
Dissertations
2019
2019Doctorate
Stability and Legitimate Expectations in International Energy Investments: An Analysis of the Interplay Between the Two Concepts
University of Dundee
2013
2013Postgraduate
Scope of Application of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
Universitaet Wien
Foreign Languages
B2 Upper Intermediate
B2 Upper IntermediateGerman
C2 Mastery
C2 MasteryEnglish
A2 Elementary
A2 ElementaryArabic
Research Areas
International Private Law
Private Law
Academic Positions
2022 - Continues
2022 - ContinuesAssistant Professor
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Hukuk Fakültesi, Özel Hukuk
2020 - 2022
2020 - 2022Lecturer PhD
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Hukuk Fakültesi, Özel Hukuk
Managerial Experience
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023Institute Board Member
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, -
Courses
Articles Published in Other Journals
2018
2018Resource Nationalism in International Investment Law by Sangwani Patrick Ng’ambi
Kopar R.
Croatian International Relations Review
, vol.24, no.83, pp.125-128, 2018 (Scopus)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2022
2022Abuse of International Investment Agreements: Treaty Shopping
Kopar R.
Uluslararası Akdeniz Hukuk Kongresi 2022, Antalya, Turkey, 4 - 06 July 2022, pp.753-754, (Summary Text)
2022
2022Overlapping Objectives, Clashing Needs: Balancing Public and Private Interests in International Investments within the Context of Energy Transition
Kopar R.
The Public-Private Challenge: Innovating Legal and Regulatory Paradigms, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 22 - 23 September 2022, (Unpublished)
2022
2022Energy Transition and Foreign Investments: Legal Pitfalls to be Wary Of
Kopar R.
VII Tarragona International Environmental Law Colloquium (TIEC), Tarragona, Spain, 26 - 27 May 2022, pp.1, (Summary Text)
2022
2022Provisional Measures in ICSID Arbitration: Suspension of Criminal Proceedings
Kopar R.
Hukukun Güncel Meseleleri Erzincan Sempozyumu, Erzincan, Turkey, 10 - 13 February 2022, pp.286-287, (Summary Text)
2021
2021Childhood Statelessness: Causes and Solutions
Kopar R.
Göç ve Milletlerarası Özel Hukuk Sempozyumu, Ankara, Turkey, 21 - 22 June 2021, pp.135-139, (Summary Text)
2021
2021A Review of Arbitration Agreements Conducted in Foreign Languages in Light of Law No. 805 and the Court of Cassation Decisions
Kopar R.
Uluslararası Necmettin Erbakan Hukuk Kongresi, Konya, Turkey, 10 - 12 April 2021, pp.194-195, (Summary Text)
2019
2019Expanding Scope of the Legitimate Expectations Principle in Investment Treaty Arbitration: An Analysis in Light of Recent Spanish Awards
Kopar R.
Queen Mary Postgraduate Legal Research Conference 2019, London, United Kingdom, 5 - 06 June 2019, (Unpublished)
2019
2019International Energy Investments and Political Risk
KOPAR R.
9th International Congress on Current Debates in Social Sciences, Cyprus (Kktc), 2 - 04 May 2019, (Summary Text)
2018
2018Role of the Legitimate Expectations Principle in Quest for Stability in International Energy Investments
KOPAR R.
2nd Dundee Energy Forum: Evolving Global Energy and Resources Landscape- Law, Policy and Economics, İSKOÇYA, 25 - 26 June 2018
2018
2018Creating Legitimate Expectations by Stability Provisions in International Energy Investments
KOPAR R.
7th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law, Cyprus (Gkry), 13 - 14 April 2018
2017
2017An Evolving Principle under International Investment Law: Legitimate Expectations
Kopar R.
6th International Congress on Current Debates in Social Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey, 14 - 16 December 2017, (Summary Text)
Books
2025
2025Conclusion: Navigating the Interplay of International Investment Law and the Global Energy Transition
Kopar R., Röben V.
in: International Investment Law and the Energy Transition, Rahmi Kopar,Volker Röben, Editor, Hart Publishing Ltd , Oxford, pp.193-197, 2025
2025
2025Introduction
Kopar R., Röben V.
in: International Investment Law and the Energy Transition, Rahmi Kopar,Volker Röben, Editor, Hart Publishing Ltd , Oxford, pp.1-9, 2025
2024
2024Göç Yönetiminde Vize ve İkamet Uygulamaları
Kopar R.
in: Migration Management Debates, Mehmet Köse,Aydoğan Asar, Editor, GAV Perspektif, Ankara, pp.51-64, 2024
2023
2023Due Diligence Obligations of International Energy Investors in Energy and Mining Disputes
Kopar R.
in: The Palgrave Handbook of Arbitration in the African Energy and Mining Sectors, Victoria Nalule,Damilola S. Olawuyi, Editor, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Zug, pp.1-19, 2023
2022
2022International Investment Arbitration in the Energy Industry: An Overview of the Current Trends
Kopar R.
in: Contemporary Perspectives on Law, Dr. Samet Tatar,Dr. Aysun Bolaca, Editor, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, pp.55-78, 2022
2021
2021Stability and Legitimate Expectations in International Energy Investments
Kopar R.
Hart Publishing Ltd , Oxford, 2021
Activities in Scientific Journals
2022 - Continues
2022 - ContinuesGlobal Energy Law and Sustainability
Committee Member
Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications
January 2023
January 2023Yıldırım Beyazıt Hukuk Dergisi
National Scientific Refreed Journal
February 2022
February 2022GLOBAL JURIST
Other Indexed Journal
Scholarships
2021 - 2022
2021 - 20222219- International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
TUBITAK
2018 - 2018
2018 - 2018Energy Institute: Tomorrow's Energy Leaders Programme Grant for International Petroleum Week
Other International Organizations
2012 - 2018
2012 - 2018YLSY- Postgraduate Education Grant
Ministry of Education
2014 - 2017
2014 - 2017Al-Maktoum College: Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Bursary- Arabic Language Programme
University
2016 - 2016
2016 - 2016OECD Nuclear Energy Agency: International School of Nuclear Law Grant
Other International Organizations
2011 - 2011
2011 - 2011Leonardo da Vinci Programme
European Commission
2008 - 2008
2008 - 2008