معرفی
Vlad Perju is Professor and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar at Boston College Law School. He served as Director of the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy (2012–2022), elevating it to global prominence. His affiliations include visiting professorships at Harvard Law School, LUISS (Rome), and the European Academy of Legal Theory. He holds editorial roles at European Law Open and Jus Cogens, chairs the AALS Section on EU Law, and advises Romania’s constitutional reform.
Education:
- S.J.D. and LL.M., Harvard University
- LL.M. in Legal Theory (summa cum laude), European Academy of Legal Theory
- Maîtrise in EU Law, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
- LL.B., University of Bucharest
Research Interests: Perju pioneers transnational constitutional theory, examining interactions between democratic systems. His EU law scholarship critiques supranational governance structures, while comparative work addresses disability rights, federalism, and constitutional migrations. Jurisprudential analyses focus on proportionality, cosmopolitanism, and legal authority.
Awards & Service:
- Ius Commune Prize for European integration scholarship
- Fellowships: Byse (Harvard), Safra in Ethics (Kennedy School)
- Member of The Good Lobby, countering power abuse in Europe
Leadership: Advised Romania’s Presidential Commission on Constitutional Reform and publishes extensively on Romanian constitutionalism. Leads projects at the intersection of democracy and transnational law.
