Jaan Paju

About me

I am a senior lecturer in Constitutional Law and associate professor in European Law.

Research Interests
My research focuses on European Law with special interest in Social Security Law. I also conduct research in National as well as European Constitutional Law. My thesis “Suveränitetserosion?” (2015) analysed the impact European Law has on Member States’ Social Security Models. A monograph based on the thesis, “The European Union and Social Security Law, has been published by Hart Publishing in 2017. My current monograph on third country nationals´social rights in Sweden, “Sociala rättigheter åt alla och envar?” was published by Rättsfonden in 2020. The project was financed by Torsten Söderbergs stiftelse.

Teaching
I teach European Law, Constitutional Law and Public Law. I supervise students and doctoral candidates.

Academic background
2015 – Juris Doctor at Stockholm University, 2015-2016, Visiting Fellow, Christ Church College, Oxford University, 2017 – Lecturer, Stockholm University, 2017 – Associate professor, Stockholm University.

Visiting Scholar

European Institute of Social Security, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgiium, 2013 & 2019

Institute of European and Comparative Law, Oxford University, United Kingdom, 2015-2016

Conferences and seminars (the 3 most recent)

Presentation of Sociala rättigheter åt alla och envar?, June 2020

Social Security as a Right, Bergen University, Norway, September 2019

Social Rights and the EU Charter, National Conference in Public Law, Hesselby slott, February 2019

Outreach

Teaching Junior Judges in European Law, Domstolsakademin (The National Academy of Courts)