Catherine Jacqueson

Catherine Jacqueson is Professor of EU Law at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Law and a core member of the Centre for Legal Studies in Welfare and Market Integration (WELMA). Her academic work centers on EU legal frameworks governing free movement, citizenship rights, and social policy integration within the European Union.

Education:

• French Law Degree (DEA)
• Ph.D. in Law, University of Copenhagen (2003)
• Research Fellow, St John's College, Oxford University (2003-2007)

Research Focus: Professor Jacqueson's scholarship critically examines the free movement of persons within the EU, with particular attention to healthcare access, social dumping phenomena, third-country migration, and employment policy intersections. Her comparative law approach bridges theoretical frameworks with practical implementation challenges across member states, increasingly focusing on digital labor markets and platform work regulation within the EU social dimension.

Publication Trends: Recent research (2022-2025) reveals a strategic shift toward analyzing platform economy challenges, including tax status determination, social security coverage gaps, and Platform Directive implementation. Concurrently, she maintains strong engagement with Nordic free movement frameworks and EU citizenship rights, demonstrating consistent thematic continuity in addressing evolving social protection mechanisms within integrated markets.

Academic Service: No major scientific awards are documented in available materials. Jacqueson serves as editor for both the European Journal of Social Security and European Journal of Migration and Law, while organizing significant events including the 2023 Danish Platform Work Conference and the 2014 FIDE XXVI Congress in Copenhagen.

Teaching & Mentorship: She delivers undergraduate and postgraduate instruction in EU law (Danish and English), covering internal market principles, citizenship rights, and free movement doctrines. While specific advisees aren't listed, her supervisory role extends through WELMA research projects and editorial mentorship within specialized journals.

Research Infrastructure: As a WELMA center member, Jacqueson contributes to interdisciplinary investigations at the welfare-market integration nexus, currently advancing projects on EU healthcare access rights and social dimension development through structured academic collaboration.