Dr Anna Ventouratou (she/her)

I am an international lawyer with expertise in international economic law. I joined the University of Sheffield in May 2022 as a Lecturer in International Trade Law, where I convene the undergraduate and postgraduate International Trade Law modules at the School of Law. I serve as the School’s Mooting Lead, the convenor of the International Mooting module, and the academic advisor to the Sheffield team for the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Together with Dr Sotirios Lekkas, I am also co-hosting the rapid response event and podcast series 'Law in Context' that aims to provide an accessible overview of the law of current affairs and the context within which the law operates.

My expertise and research interests lie in diverse areas of Public International Law, including international dispute settlement, the law on State responsibility, the law of treaties, and international legal theory, with a particular focus on their application in the context of international trade and investment. My current research projects explore the potential normative reconstruction of the global trade regime and the intersections of trade and gender. I also serve as co-convenor of the Feminism and International Law Interest Group of the European Society of International Law (ESIL).

By way of background, I studied law at the University of Oxford (DPhil, MPhil, MJur), the University of Athens (LLM in Public International Law, LLB), and Columbia Law School (Fulbright–Schuman Visiting Scholar). I have taught Public International Law as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Oxford Law Faculty and as a tutor in law at several Oxford colleges. I also have extensive experience in international mooting. From 2018 to 2020, I served as the Oxford Law Faculty mooting coordinator. I have coached the Jessup teams of Athens Law School (2016) and the University of Oxford (2018), as well as the WTO Moot Court teams of Athens (2015) and Sheffield (2023). As a team member, I competed with the Athens Law School team at the 2011 Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (ranked 15th out of 140 teams at the International Rounds; 3rd Best Applicant Memorial; distinction as Best Speaker at the National Rounds and among the top 50 oralists at the International Rounds) and at the 2014 WTO Moot Court Competition, where our team won the championship.

I completed my legal traineeship at a leading criminal law firm in Athens, Greece (2014–2016), and I am admitted to practise law in Greece (Athens Bar). In 2020–2021, I also worked as a trainee at the Legal Service of the European Commission (Common Foreign and Security Policy, and External Relations team).