Hazal Pekdemir

Legally trained with a strong academic background in environmental law and international accountability mechanisms. Currently completing an LLM at Birkbeck, University of London, with a dissertation that critically compares Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) systems in Turkey and the UK. The research explores how strict liability frameworks—such as ecocide—can address enforcement gaps and strengthen corporate accountability in environmental governance, by analysing how national legal differences affect the effectiveness of EIA processes in both countries. In addition to academic work, I have designed and organised a sustainability-focused moot court competition in collaboration with PepsiCo and ISTAC, simulating potential disputes under Turkish environmental law between consultancy services and companies during the waste collection and removal process under contractual obligations.

• PepsiCo. & ISTAC Arbitration Moot Court about Sustainability, 2023, Dispute Text Author and Organizer
• 30th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, 2023, Oralist, CISG, commercial contracts and international commercial arbitration
• Marmara University Moot Court Club, 2022-2023, Vice President
• Young ISTAC 6th Future Arbitration Counsel Moot, 2022, Oralist, consignment sales and national arbitration
• Marmara University Moot Court Club, 2021-2022, President
• Young ISTAC 2nd Future Arbitration Counsel Mediation Moot, 2022, Oralist and Quarter Finalist
• ELSA Competition Law Fictional Litigation Competition, 2022, Oralist and Quarter Finalist

Third Prize - Young ISTAC 6th Future Arbitration Counsel Moot (2022)

• Tennis - 3 years licenced tennis player on the school team
• Swimming - 4 years licenced swimmer on the school team