International Law · Technology · Governance
Dr. Oğuz Kaan Pehlivan
- International Law Scholar
- Legal & Political Advisor
- Researcher in Technology & Global Governance
I am a legal scholar and advisor specializing in public international law, digital assets, cybersecurity, international investment law, human rights, and personal data protection and governance. My work bridges academic research, legislative practice, policy analysis, and technology-driven legal challenges.
- Research Fellow, Gerda Henkel Foundation (since November 2026)
- Guest Researcher, Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (since May 2026)
News
- Nov 2026Research fellowship at the Gerda Henkel Foundation begins.
- 2026“Autopoiesis and the Limits of Closure in International Law” published in the International Journal for the Semiotics of Law.
- Sep 2026Article on preventive data mining in Türkiye published in Terazi Hukuk Dergisi, no. 241.
- Jun 2026New book: Tacir, Sermaye ve Güvenlik (Adalet Yayınevi).
- May 2026Joined the Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo, as a Guest Researcher.
- 2026Datasets on Türkiye’s bilateral investment treaties and a reproduction toolkit released on DataverseNO and GitHub.
Recent work
Autopoiesis and the Limits of Closure in International Law: Interpretation, Social Practice, and the Temporal Life of Legal Meaning
International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, 2026
Rights Caught in the “Dragnet”: A Critical Analysis of Preventive Data Mining in Türkiye
Terazi Hukuk Dergisi, Sayı 241, Eylül 2026, ss. 119–140
Merchants, Capital and Security: From Eastern Mediterranean Protection Practices to the Full Protection and Security Standard
Adalet Yayınevi, Ankara, 2026 · ISBN 978-625-377-896-5
At a glance
Books
All booksMerchants, Capital and Security: From Eastern Mediterranean Protection Practices to the Full Protection and Security StandardAdalet Yayınevi, Ankara, 2026 · ISBN 978-625-377-896-5
Protection of Digital Assets under the Full Protection and Security PrincipleAdalet Yayınevi, Ankara, 2024 · ISBN 9786052648797
Cyberspace in the Balance of Freedoms and SecurityAristo Yayınevi, İstanbul
From Theory to Practice: On the Boundaries of International LawAristo Yayınevi, İstanbul
Confronting Cyberespionage under International LawRoutledge, 2018 · ISBN 9781138476424Biography
My academic career spans Ankara University, Queen Mary University of London, Galatasaray University, and Bilkent University, with a strong research focus on digital asset protection, cyber operations, inter-State disputes, and global governance frameworks. I am currently a Guest Researcher at the Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo, and a Research Fellow of the Gerda Henkel Foundation.
Lawyer, Dr. Oğuz Kaan Pehlivan was born in 1988 in Zara. Dr. Pehlivan attended Pendik High School (Super High School with foreign language emphasis) from 2002 to 2006, and in 2006 he entered Bilkent University, Department of Business Administration, with a full scholarship. In 2007, he internally transferred to Bilkent Law Faculty and graduated from the law faculty in 2012. He was an Erasmus student at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in the 2010-2011 academic semester.
In 2016, he completed his Master's degree in Public Law at Galatasaray University with his thesis titled “Confronting Economic and Industrial Cyberespionage under International Law”. In 2015, he graduated from Queen Mary University of London Public International Law Department, where he received a Chevening Scholarship in 2014.
In 2024, Pehlivan unanimously received his PhD degree from Ankara University Public Law Department, which he entered in 2017, with the thesis titled “Protection of Digital Assets within the Framework of the Full Protection and Security Principle in Investment Treaties”.
Dr. Pehlivan, who has been a lawyer since 2014, has published articles in various journals, newspapers and think tanks, as well as studies on international law, technology, information law and cyber security.
Research areas
- Public international law
- International investment law
- Digital assets
- Cybersecurity & cyber operations
- Personal data protection
- Human rights
Contact
For collaboration, speaking or advisory inquiries, please write to o.k.pehlivan@jus.uio.no (University of Oslo) · pehlivan.oguzkaan@gmail.com (Personal)