Fribourg University | Iran
Dr. Zakieh Taghizadeh Pirposhteh is a scholar of public international law, biodiversity governance, and marine genetic resource regulation. She holds an LL.M in International Contracts & Arbitration (University of Fribourg, 2024–2025), a UN-Nippon Fellowship in the Law of the Sea and Ocean (New York, 2014–2015), and earlier attained a Master of Law in Public International Law and Bachelor of Law in Legal Studies and Jurisprudence (Tehran, Iran). Her professional roles include serving as Legal Counselor at the United Nations Office (Geneva, 2020–2022), Asia-Pacific Regional Coordinator at WIPO (2023–2024), and Research Associate on marine biodiversity, law of the sea, and genetic resource governance at the University of Tehran (2015–2020). Her publications include BBNJ Agreement and Intellectual Property Implications for Marine Genetic Resource Management in ABNJ (2024) and Marine Genetic Resources as Common Heritage of Mankind (2024), among others. According to Google Scholar, Her research interests center on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, arbitration in digital sequence information disputes, benefit-sharing frameworks, human rights and indigenous peoples’ rights, intergenerational equity, and international ocean law. She has been recognized as a reviewer for multiple journals and awarded a WIPO–Harvard Certificate in Patent Law and Global Public Health (2025), and was nominated by the Asia & Pacific Group of WIPO as an expert to the IGC advisory boards. Driven by a commitment to sustainable governance and global justice, Dr. Taghizadeh continues to bridge legal scholarship and multilateral policy engagement in marine and biodiversity law.
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Featured Publications
Taghizadeh, Z. (2025). “Marine Genetic Resources as Common Heritage of Mankind under the BBNJ Agreement: The International Community toward a Pragmatic Benefit-Sharing Approach?” in Biodiversity and Conservation, 34(1), 131–153.
Taghizadeh, Z., & Asgarian, H. (2024). “BBNJ Agreement and Intellectual Property Implications for Marine Genetic Resources Management in ABNJ” in The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 1(aop), 1–32.
Taghizadeh, Z. (2025). “Intergenerational and Intra-generational Equity under the BBNJ Agreement: Advancing Accountability toward Sustainable Management of the Marine Environment” in Environmental Management, 1–19.
Taghizadeh, Z., & Asgarian, H. (2025). “From Global Commons to Global Accountability: The Erga Omnes Obligation to Safeguard Marine Biological Diversity as Common Heritage of Humankind” in Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, 28(2), 193–220.
Taghizadeh, Z. (2021). “Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone: Legal Analysis of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea’s Approach in Its Advisory Opinion” in International Journal of Maritime Policy, 1(1), 5–36.