The Jean Monnet Chair
Project leader:
dr. Matej Avbelj – is a holder of the Jean Monnet Chair at the New University.
Matej Avbelj is Professor of European Law and director of the Center for Constitutionalism and AI at New University. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana, received his LL.M. from NYU School of Law in New York and his Ph.D. from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence. Dr. Avbelj has been the recipient of numerous prestigious international scholarships and has lectured at many foreign universities in both Europe and the USA. Between 2022 and 2025 he was the holder of the Jean Monnet Chair awarded by the European Commission. Dr Avbelj has published numerous academic works on EU law, constitutional law, legal theory and human rights protection with leading national and international publishers. The Future of EU Constitutionalism (Hart 2023); The Impact of European Institutions on the Rule of Law and Democracy in Slovenia and Beyond (Hart 2020, with Letnar Černič); The European Union under Transnational law (Hart, 2018); Research Handbook on Legal Pluralism and EU Law (Edward Elgar 2018, co-edited with Gareth Davies); Kadi on Trial: A Multifaceted Analysis of the Kadi Trial (Routledge 2016, co-edited by Martinico and Fontanelli); Constitutional Pluralism in the EU and beyond (Hart 2012; co-edited by Komarek).
Dr. Avbelj is, among others, the editor-in-chief of the Commentary on the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia. He is also active in research, having either led or participated as a researcher in several national and international scientific research projects. He has also been actively involved in domestic and foreign professional associations and has participated in several civil society initiatives. He also consults in the field of EU law, constitutional law and human rights. His bibliography comprises more than 700 works.
Members of the Jean Monnet Chair
dr. Gorazd Justinek – Associate Professor of International Business and Business Sciences, former diplomat and founding member of the Economic Diplomacy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, collaborator on the project.
dr. Katarina Vatovec – Assistant Professor of European Law, collaborator on the project.
doc. dr. Verena Rošic Feguš – Assistant Professor of European Law, collaborator on the project.