Ph.D. (Cantab), LL.M Adv. (Leiden), Magister Jur. (Sofia)

Dr Yotova is an academic-practitioner in public international law. She is an Associate Professor at Gonville & Caius College of the University of Cambridge where she teaches International Law and European Union Law and acts as Director of Studies in Law. Dr Yotova lectures International Law, International Investment Law, International Human Rights Law, Global Governance Law and International Criminal Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge.

Rumiana's research, publications and practice are in the areas of general international law, including its sources, the law of State responsibility and the settlement of international disputes, as well as international human rights law, international investment law and the nascent field of international biomedical law. Rumiana's monograph is on the topic of Communitarian Norms of International Law.

Rumiana completed her PhD in Cambridge under the supervision of Prof. James Crawford and assisted him with cases before the ICJ and arbitral tribunals as his Research Associate. Prior to this, she did her LLM Advanced cum laude at Leiden University, her Magister Juris at Sofia University and was awarded The Hague Academy Diploma in Public International Law cum laude. Rumiana spent time at the Secretariat of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the European Commission in Brussels and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Rumiana advises States, corporations and international organisations on matters of public international law. She acts as counsel in disputes involving a State, including before the International Court of Justice and investment tribunals. She is also available for appointments as arbitrator.