Fitxa persona

Karla Zambrano holds a PhD in Law and a LL.M. in Advocacy from the University of Valencia, Spain. Her doctoral thesis was entitled: "The challenge of climate change in International and European Law", obtaining the qualification of Outstanding CUM LAUDE and international mention.

She has also held a pre-doctoral scholarship from the Ministry of Science and Universities and is currently carrying out her post-doctoral research, also with funding from this Ministry, in the "Adolfo Miaja de la Muela" International Law Department at the University of Valencia, where she teaches in the subjects of Public International Law and International Environmental Law. As part of his teaching training, she has received many courses and seminars on Teaching innovation.

Regarding her development as a researcher, Karla Zambrano stands out as a member of University of Valencia own research group, "Sustainable development, global and regional governance, contemporary international and European order - DSGMROIEC", also recognising her activity as a visiting researcher in the following research centres: The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Governance (CEENRG) of the University of Cambridge; the Institut de recherche en Droit International et Européen de la Sorbonne (IREDIES) of the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; the Centre for International Law and Governance (CILG) of the University of Copenhagen and the Institute of Political Science and Administration of the University of Opole (Poland).

As a result of her research activity, she is recognised for her participation in several national and international colloquia and seminars, as well as for her various publications on the legal treatment of climate change and migration. She has been awarded the "Tomás y Valiente" prize of the University of Valencia for the best legal research in 2021 and has attended multiple specialisation courses in different areas of Law.

Regarding her professional career, Karla Zambrano has been a practising lawyer at the Valencia Bar Association (ICAV) from 2015 until July 2019, specialising mainly in immigration law, the active defence of human rights and the environment.

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