Aleksei Petrenko

Associate Professor: Faculty of Law / School of International Law

Aleksei Petrenko has been at HSE University since 2022.

HomeTeachingResearch and PublicationsEmployment historyIn HSE news

Education and Degrees

2024

PhD

2015

Master's
Georg-August University of Göttingen

2013

Degree
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University

In 2024, the degree of Doctor of Law (Dr. jur.) was awarded following the defence of the dissertation at the University of Göttingen. The dissertation was written in the field of international law.

Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience

2023. The Hague Academy of International Law. Online Summer Courses on Public International Law

2023. Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS). Professional development program "Rhetoric. The Art of Public Speech"

Professional Interests

public international law general international law international economic law International environmental law WTO law regional trade agreements International Investment Law EAEU law

Courses (2024/2025)

EU Institutions and Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
International Law and the Environment (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 5 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Law and institutions of the EU and the EAEU (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 4 year, 2 module)Eng
Postgraduate seminar (Postgraduate course; 2 year, 1 semester)Rus
Public International Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Past Courses

Courses (2023/2024)

EU Institutions and Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Law and institutions of the EU and the EAEU (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 3 year, 4 module)Eng
Public International Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Public International Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus

Courses (2022/2023)

Law of International Treaties (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Public International Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Public International Law (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus

Courses (2021/2022)

Law of International Treaties (Master’s programme; Faculty of Law; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Other research

— Court of the Eurasian Economic Union: requirements for judges, selection, and termination of their powers. International and Comparative Law Research Center, 2023. URL: https://iclrc.ru/en/publications/86 (available in Russian)

— Rules for Digital Trade: the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA). International and Comparative Law Research Center, 2020. URL: https://iclrc.ru/en/publications/10

Employment history

— Senior Expert on Public International Law at the International and Comparative Law Research Center (2022 — till present);

— Expert on Public International Law at the International and Comparative Law Research Center (2020);

— Lead Expert (until 2018 -- Expert) at the WTO Expertise Center (2017-2019);

— Research Assistant at the Institute of International and European Law (University of Göttingen) (2016-2017).

— lectures on "Regional Trade Agreements as Legal Instruments for Environmental Protection" at the IX Summer School on Human Rights "Sustainable Development Goals, Human Rights and Global Challenges" of the Consortium of Higher Education Institutions of Russia with the support of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (2022)

— presentation on "Regional Trade Agreements as a Driver of the Digital Economy" at the X St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (session "Public International Law in the Cyber Age: New Norms, Actors and Approaches") (2022)

Apr

2024

Results of the workshop on the topic “Proving negative facts in the practice of international courts”

On April 23rd, the Scientific Research Laboratory of International Justice (LIJ) hosted a discussion on the challenges of proving negative facts in international justice.

Mar

2023

Congratulations to Aleksei Petrenko on a successful PhD thesis defense at the University of Göttingen!

On 20 March 2023, Aleksei Petrenko, Associate Professor of the School of International Law, successfully defended his doctoral thesis at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. The title of his dissertation is «The Right to Regulate in International Economic Law: Towards a General Theory with Lessons from the GATS». During the defense, Aleksei demonstrated a deep level of knowledge and research skills in his field. He presented original scientific results that received high praise from the doctoral committee.