Jonathan Slagter

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Thesis title

The European Union’s external borders and the Rule of Law.

Supervisors

• Professor Violeta Moreno-Lax
• Professor Mario Mendez

Summary of research

I draw in my doctoral research on theory on the rule of law to critique the practice of the external border regime of the European Union.
I have four main research interests in law:

• immigration and nationality law;
• public law;
• European Union law; and 
• philosophy of law.

Biography

I am a doctoral student in the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London, working under the supervision of Professor Violeta Moreno-Lax and Professor Mario Mendez. I am supported by a Principal’s Studentship from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Queen Mary University of London.

I am also a teaching associate in public law and European Union law at Queen Mary University of London.

I also have experience working on immigration and nationality law in the UK (with London-based immigration law firm Laura Devine Immigration) and on migration policy in the EU (through internships with research institute the Migration Policy Institute Europe and with the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU, both based in Brussels).

I hold an LLM degree in European Law from the University of Edinburgh. I also have an MA degree in European Studies from the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen and a BA degree in History from the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

Research