Petra Gyöngyi

Petra Gyöngyi serves as an Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Lund University, Sweden, specializing in AI and Justice since joining in 2022. Her research critically examines technology's impact on judicial systems, European fundamental rights protection, and judicial independence through comparative constitutional law frameworks.

Education:

• PhD in Legal Theory, Erasmus University Rotterdam
• LL.M. in Human Rights Law, Central European University

Her research profile centers on AI-driven justice systems and rule of law resilience, with expertise spanning courts and technology, comparative constitutional theory, and European fundamental rights law. She investigates how algorithmic decision-making affects judicial independence and fundamental rights, particularly in contexts of constitutional backsliding across Europe.

Recent publications (2020-2024) reveal a concentrated focus on rule of law backsliding mechanisms, judicial independence protection strategies, and Hungary's constitutional challenges. Her work demonstrates evolving emphasis from regional case studies (2020) toward systemic AI-justice intersections (2024), with strong comparative methodology and European Union legal context.

Scientific Awards: No awards documented in source materials.

Advising and Grants: No formal advisees listed. Currently leads/funds major projects including DigiJustice: Rethinking Digital Inequalities and Human Rights in the Age of AI (2024-2025) and Oaths and Courts – from Forum to the Future (2023-ongoing), with prior project Judges under Stress (2019-2022) examining judicial institution fragility.

Labs and Teams: Core member of Lund's interdisciplinary DigiJustice research collective and Oaths and Courts network, collaborating with European institutions including University of Oslo (PluriCourts), University of Copenhagen (iCourts), and Bologna's Research Institute on Judicial Systems.