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Theodore Konstadinides is Professor of Law and Deputy Dean for staff development & wellbeing at the University of Essex Law School. He also serves as co-director of the Constitutional and Administrative Justice Initiative (Essex CAJI) and has previously held academic positions at University College London and the University of Surrey. As Senior Editor at the Nordic Journal of European Law and Executive Committee member of the UK Association for European Law, he maintains significant influence in European legal scholarship.
His research spans UK constitutional and administrative law, EU constitutional law, and comparative constitutional theory, with particular focus on the European framework's influence on public law development, allocation of competence between EU and Member States, and implications for constitutional identity and national sovereignty. His scholarly work has directly influenced EU legal reasoning, with citations by Advocate Generals at the Court of Justice of the EU in landmark cases.
Konstadinides has authored three monographs and edited three research volumes on European constitutional law, with his most recent work 'The Rule of Law in the European Union' examining how rule of law manifests in the European context. He is currently completing his fourth monograph 'The Constitution and the conduct of UK foreign affairs' for Oxford University Press, exploring foreign affairs' effect on the UK's uncodified constitution.
His policy impact includes providing expert evidence to parliamentary committees, notably influencing the House of Lords motion against ratification of the UK-Rwanda treaty until protections were implemented in Rwanda. His research has also been cited by Advocate Generals in Court of Justice cases and has informed the European Central Bank's legal services on constitutional challenges within the European Monetary Union.
- Cited by Advocate General Tanchev of the Court of Justice of the EU in Case C-414/16 Egenberger (2017)
- Cited by Advocate General Szpunar in Case C-118/20 JY (2021)
- Key evidence provider to House of Lords International Agreements Committee influencing 2024 motion against UK-Rwanda treaty ratification
Konstadinides currently supervises four PhD students researching constitutional aspects of EU citizenship, multi-stakeholder initiatives, and legal frameworks in international contexts. His research has secured funding from the ESRC Impact Acceleration account, Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies, Forum of Canadian Ombudsman, and Uppsala Forum for Peace, Democracy and Justice, demonstrating the interdisciplinary relevance and practical application of his constitutional scholarship.
