Elspeth Guild

Elspeth Guild is a Visiting Professor in the European Legal Studies Department at the College of Europe, Bruges Campus. She is also Jean Monnet Professor ad personam at Queen Mary, University of London, and Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands, and a partner at the London law firm Kingsley Napley.

Her research focuses on EU Justice and Home Affairs law, including immigration, asylum, border controls, criminal law, and police and judicial cooperation. She also specializes in EU privacy and data protection law, emphasizing its intersection with human rights. She co-edits the European Journal of Migration and Law and the book series Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy in Europe.

She regularly advises the European Parliament, European Commission, Council of Europe, and organizations like UNHCR on migration and asylum issues. She co-chairs the European Sub Committee of the UK-based Immigration Law Practitioners Association.

Scientific Awards:

• Jean Monnet Professor ad personam