Elise Muir

Elise Muir is a Professor at the Faculty of Law and Criminology, KU Leuven, and serves as Vice Dean for Research and Head of the Institute for European Law. Her work focuses on European Union law, fundamental rights, constitutional law, and judicial cooperation.

• Current projects include TASYDIS (2025-2028) on systemic discrimination and REFOCUS (2024-2027) on EU social rights.
• Teaching includes courses on European Constitutional Law, EU Human Rights, and Judicial Protection.

Research interests center on EU constitutional architecture, fundamental rights enforcement, and transnational judicial dynamics. Key themes include:

• Interaction of EU law with national and international human rights frameworks
• Institutional roles in rights protection (CJEU, national courts)
• Impact of Treaty reforms on rights enforcement
• Migration and antidiscrimination law intersections
• Transnational judicial trust mechanisms

Scientific awards: No awards explicitly mentioned in the text.

As a supervisor, she has advised PhD projects on topics like fundamental rights adjudication in national courts and EU data protection law. Her recent publications analyze judicial cooperation, treaty reform, and institutional dynamics in EU rights enforcement.