Steve Peers is a British academic and an expert on the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

. He is a professor in the Department of Law and Criminology at

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RH), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public university, public research university and a constituent college, member institution of the federal University of London. It ...

. He is the author of ''EU Justice and Home Affairs Law'' and ''The Brexit: The Legal Framework for Withdrawal from the EU or Renegotiation of EU Membership''.

Early life

Steve Peers graduated from

McMaster University McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood, Ontario, Ainslie Wood and Westdale, Ontario, Westd ...

, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1988. He earned an LL.B. from the Western Law School at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...

, an LL.M. in EU Law from the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

in 1993, and a Ph.D. from the University of Essex in 2001.

Career

Peers is a professor in the Department of Law and Criminology at Royal Holloway University of London. He also taught at the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation in

Venice Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...

, Italy in April 2016. Peers is the author of ''EU Justice and Home Affairs Law'', which was reviewed by Dr Colin Harvey of

Queen's University Belfast The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...

in the '' Oxford Journal of Legal Studies'' in 2003 and Professor Friedemann Kainer of the

University of Mannheim The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public university, public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Aca ...

in ''Integration'' in 2007. He also authored ''The Brexit: The Legal Framework for Withdrawal from the EU or Renegotiation of EU Membership''. He is the co-author of ''The EU Citizenship Directive: A Commentary'', and the co-editor of several books about European Union law. Peers has written commentaries for the Brussels-based Centre for European Policy Studies; New Europeans, a pro-European Union organization; and The UK in a Changing Europe, a think tank funded by the

Economic and Social Research Council The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), formerly the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) funded by the UK government. ESRC provides fundi ...

(ESRC) and based at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

. Peers has advised the British government on EU policy. In October 2016, he argued that banning foreign-born academics like Sara Hagemann from serving as advisors to the

Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the ministry of foreign affairs and a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom. The office was created on 2 ...

on Brexit would "come across as hostile, narrow and xenophobic." He tweeted, "What kind of know-nothing nativist govt rejects the expertise of all non-citizens?".

Works

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References

External links

Faculty webpage
Living people McMaster University alumni Western Law School alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Alumni of the University of Essex Academics of the University of Essex European Union law scholars English book editors Year of birth missing (living people) {{England-academic-bio-stub