Prashant Sabharwal

Dr. Prashant Sabharwal is a Lecturer in Law at Keele University's School of Law since October 2022, specializing in European and Comparative Constitutional Law. Previously, he held academic positions at Maastricht University (Lecturer 2019-2022; PhD Candidate 2016-2019) and taught at University College Maastricht. His research focuses on constitutional responses to EU legal frameworks, judicial dynamics between national and supranational courts, and democratic mechanisms like referendums.

Education: Joint BA/MA (Magister) in English Literature, American Studies & Political Science (University of Hanover, 2003); LLB (University of Leicester, 2006); LLM in European Law (Leiden University, 2014); PhD in Law from Maastricht University (defended 2022).

Research interests include the role of constitutional courts in Germany/UK/France, emergency powers, judicial appointment processes, and democratic resilience. He has presented at international conferences (Melbourne, Seoul) and contributed legal commentary on Brexit's constitutional implications.

Teaching experience includes Comparative Government, European/National Constitutional Law, Legal Argumentation skills, and Comparative Constitutional Law modules for Humanities students. Bilingual in English/German/Hindi, with advanced French (C1), and understands Spanish/Urdu.