Andreina de Leo

Andreina de Leo is an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) within the LIMES doctoral programme at Maastricht University's Faculty of Law, conducting research funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme under Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant No 847596. Her work critically examines EU funding mechanisms in the external dimension of asylum and migration policies.

Her educational qualifications include:

• BA in Political Science, International Relations and Human Rights from the University of Padua
• LL.M in European Legal Studies from the University of Turin
• LL.M in International Migration and Refugee Law from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Her research centers on European and International Asylum and Migration Law, with emphasis on how EU financial instruments enable border externalization practices and impact international protection responsibilities. This work intersects human rights frameworks with migration governance beyond EU territories.

Scientific Awards: None documented in source materials.

De Leo maintains active practical engagement through pro-bono legal advising for asylum seekers at Turin's Refugee Law Clinic and current volunteer work with Jesuit Refugee Service Belgium at Caricole transit centre. Her research is institutionally supported by Maastricht University within the Horizon 2020 framework.

She contributes to policy discourse as a member of the Italian Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI) and serves on the advisory board of de:border // migration justice collective, bridging academic analysis with frontline migration justice advocacy.