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Prof. Gareth Davies holds the position of Full Professor within the Faculty of Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, contributing to interdisciplinary research through the Kooijmans Institute for Law and Governance and the Amsterdam Law and Technology Institute. His academic career includes prior roles as a University Lecturer at the University of Groningen (2000–2007) and an Emile Noel Fellow at New York University Law School (2006). He also served as a Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI) in 2014. Davies is a co-author of the influential textbook EU Law (5th ed., 2024) and an editor of European Papers since 2019.
His research focuses on the intersection of law and society, particularly European integration, EU constitutional law, free movement of goods/services, and migration law. He explores the boundaries of legal frameworks in technology and climate policy, including geoengineering governance and the ethical dimensions of digital markets. Key projects include a VIDI grant-funded analysis of PPM regulation (2010–2015) and co-leadership of the Norface-funded TransJudFare project on welfare policies (2014–2017). His work emphasizes empirical legal studies, examining how law interacts with morality, politics, and societal challenges like climate change.
Prof. Davies teaches courses such as EU Internal Market Law, EU Anti-Discrimination Law, and Technology Law. He actively collaborates with academic and non-academic partners through initiatives like the Migration Law Clinic and interdisciplinary research hubs like the Amsterdam Sustainability Institute. Despite no explicit mention of awards, his contributions to EU legal scholarship and intergovernmental policy analysis are widely recognized in academic circles.
His research environment integrates legal and empirical methods, fostering a new generation of ELS researchers through programs like the Research Track. He advises PhD candidates on external theses in his areas of expertise and participates in ancillary activities to bridge legal education with real-world societal issues.
