Dr Julinda Beqiraj

Biography

Dr Julinda Beqiraj is the Maurice Wohl Senior Fellow in European Law. She leads and develops the research and events programme in European law areas (such as human rights, migration, trade and the environment) and publishes high-quality research for the Institute in this area. She also contributes to the Bingham Centre's work on Access to Justice within its programme of research on Justice Systems and the Rule of Law, with a particular focus on the efficiency and quality of justice systems in Europe. She is also involved, on occasion, as an expert consultant in Council of Europe and EU-funded projects.

Prior to joining the Bingham Centre in 2014, Julinda worked for several years as a research fellow and lecturer in international law at the University of Trento, where she taught courses on public international law, EU law and international economic law. She holds a Ph.D. from the School of International Studies in Trento and her doctoral dissertation focused on the international protection of the economic and social rights of migrant workers.

Julinda has published on topical issues of public international and European law and has carried out research in a series of projects covering subjects, such as migration, trade law, regional human rights protection in Europe, European Union law, child labour issues, international humanitarian law and international criminal law.