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Silvia Suteu is a legal scholar specialized in comparative constitutional law, constitutional theory, and gender and law.[1] Since September 2024, she is a full-time professor of Law at the European University Institute,[2] one of Europe's leading postgraduate institutions.[3]

Career

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Suteu holds a PhD in law from the University of Edinburgh. Before that, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Near Eastern Langauges and Civilizations from Harvard University, as well as Master's degrees in Comparative Constitutional Law (Central European University) and International Law (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies).[4] After completing her postgraduate education, Suteu held research positions at Harvard University, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, and the University of Edinburgh, before joining the Faculty of Laws at University College London in 2016.[5]

In 2023, Suteu's monograph Eternity Clauses in Democratic Constitutionalism has been awarded the International Society of Public Law's annual Book Prize.[6]

As of 2025, Suteu is a co-lead in the UK branch of the project “Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles: A Comparative Study”, which received $1.7 million in funding from a joint call[7] by the French National Agency for Research, the German Research Foundation, the United Kingdom's Economic and Social Research Council, and Canada's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.[8]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ "Silvia Suteu". European University Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  2. ^ "Silvia Suteu and Thomas Streinz join the EUI Law Department". European University Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  3. ^ Palayret, Jean-Marie (2024-09-18), "A University for Europe?", Building Europe Through Education, Building Education Through Europe (1 ed.), London: Routledge, pp. 114–133, doi:10.4324/9781003247838-7, ISBN 978-1-003-24783-8, retrieved 2025-01-20
  4. ^ "Research - Dr Silvia Suteu". profiles.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  5. ^ "About - Dr Silvia Suteu". profiles.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  6. ^ "Book Prize | Public Law Book Award". ICON•s. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  7. ^ UCL (2022-12-14). "UCL Laws Associate Prof Silvia Suteu explores the unwritten rules of constitutions in new project". UCL Faculty of Laws. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  8. ^ "Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles: A Comparative Study". UK Research and Innovation. Retrieved 2025-01-15.