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Professor Suzanne Kingston serves as Judge in the General Court of the European Union and Professor at University College Dublin School of Law. She earned her BA in Law from Oxford University and LL.M./PhD from University of Leiden. Professor Kingston previously practised as Senior Counsel at the Irish bar, appeared before European courts, served as référendaire at the European Court of Justice, and worked at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.
Her research examines EU environmental law, competition policy, human rights, and governance systems, with particular focus on nature conservation effectiveness and regulatory design. The 2015-2021 ERC-funded project 'Legal Architectures' studied how environmental governance rules influence compliance, earning recognition as Ireland's top-ranked ERC grant across disciplines.
Recent publications analyze environmental governance transformations, NGO regulatory roles, and experimental approaches to compliance behavior. Research consistently demonstrates interdisciplinary approaches combining law, economics, and political theory.
- Champions of EU Research (Enterprise Ireland, 2017)
- European Research Council Grant (2015-2021)
Professor Kingston teaches Environmental Law & Policy, Climate Change Law, EU Law, and Planning Law. She has held visiting positions at Columbia University, Cambridge University, University of Leiden, and Osgoode Hall Law School. She serves as Vice-President of the Irish Centre for European Law and editorial board member of the Irish Jurist.
