Jaan Paju

About me

I am a professor in Constitutional Law and an 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 am the director for the LLM program in European Law, and course director for the undergraduate courses in constitutional law and European Social Law. 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, in European law, Stockholm University - Professor in Constitutional Law, 2025, 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)

• Här är här där man är – några konstitutionella tankar om socialförsäkringstillhörighet vid distansarbete efter pandemin Nationell konferens i offentlig rätt, Umeå 22-23 maj 2024.
• Bokrelease: The Government Commissions of Inquiry as a Possible Additional Ex-ante Guarantor of Constitutional Compliance, Scandinavian Studies in Law, Stockholm, 18 juni 2024.
• Keynote: Adminstrativa kommissionens roll i ett unionsrättsligt perspektiv, EØS/Trygderettskonferansen, Sandefjord, 22-23 oktober 2024.

Outreach

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

Media

https://www.svd.se/vem-ska-sorja-for-eu-migranterna

https://www.svd.se/eu-migranter-kan-bo-till-sig-formaner

https://www.svd.se/sa-kan-du-drabbas-av-brexit-utan-avtal

https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/e8wWr4/sa-paverkas-du-av-brittiska-valresultatet-och-brexit

https://www.expressen.se/dinapengar/sa-paverkas-du-av-valresultatet/

https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/7411585

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/ekonomi/stark-kritik-mot-nya-eu-forslaget-kan-sanka-lonerna-i-sverige

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