Rate My Professor Julia Motte-Baumvol

Dr. Julia Motte-Baumvol is an Associate Professor of Law at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, formerly known as Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, within the School of Law, Economics and Business and the Department of Law, Economics and Management. She holds the Bridging Horizons Jean Monnet Chair, an EU-funded position awarded in recognition of her excellence in EU studies, focusing on EU-UAE relations in trade, investment, sustainability, and diplomacy. Additionally, she serves as Head of International Relations at the university and is an affiliated researcher with the Sorbonne Abu Dhabi Institute for Research (SAFIR). Dr. Motte-Baumvol is also an Associate Professor (Maître de conférences) in Public Law at Université Paris Cité, affiliated with the Faculté de Droit, d'Economie et de Gestion and the Centre Maurice Hauriou. She earned her PhD in Public International Law from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in 2012.

Recognized as an expert in international trade law and sustainable development, with a strong specialization in EU external relations, Dr. Motte-Baumvol has made significant academic contributions through coordination of major international research projects and service on the editorial boards of several international journals. Her research intersects law, policy, and sustainability, including involvement in the Center for Environment and Sustainable Development and the Center for Global Societies, Cultures, Cities and Arts at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. She has organized initiatives such as the SUAD Youth COP and provided counsel in governmental and diplomatic negotiations at the international level. Key publications include 'Extending Social Protection for Migrants Under the European Pillar of Social Rights' (2022, co-authored with Tarin Cristino Frota Mont'Alverne and Gabriel Braga Guimarães), 'Climate Change, Migration, and the Limits of EU Solidarity: Rethinking the Temporary Protection Directive' (2023), and a chapter titled 'BRICS in the Emerging Energy Trade Debate' in The BRICS-Lawyers' Guide to Global Cooperation (2017). Her scholarship influences discussions on migration, climate change, and international economic law.