Current Research Interests and Projects
I am currently the Principal Investigator of the ERC Starting Grant research project ACCESS- Gatekeepers to International Refugee Law? – The Role of Courts in Shaping Access to Asylum (Nov 2023- Oct 2028). This project aims to investigate how domestic and supranational courts across 15 jurisdctions have interpreted the compatibility of State developed barriers to accessing asylum with the Refugee Convention and other international human rights instruments. ACCESS will assess for patterns in court rulings, their impact on asylum access, and the socio-legal factors at play. Furthermore, ACCESS investigates how courts shape international refugee law in response to these challenges, offering crucial insights into the future of refugees’ rights.
I am also the project coordinator of the research and legal training project: TRust, Independence, Impartiality and Accountability of legal professionals safeguarding the rule of Law under the EU Charter (TRIIAL 2), funded by the DG Justice of the European Commission (February 2023- July 2025), hosted at the Centre for Judicial Cooperation of the European University Institute.
Past Research Interests and Projects
Between 2013 and 2022 I have been the principal investigator and project coordinator of 5 completed EU funded projects and 3 national grants (see the attached CV) focusing on the on the role of courts in shaping migration, asylum and immigration law, and consular and diplomatic protection under the international, European and comparative law framework.
