Dr Bob Roth

Bob Roth is an Early Career Fellow in European Union law. He lectures and teaches on EU law, focusing especially on its constitutional dimensions. 

Bob’s research interests include constitutional law and theory, (public) law and political economy, as well as legal and political theory more broadly. His current work critically explores the historical and conceptual evolution of the rule of law in EU law, its relationship to the political-economic and administrative dimensions of European integration, and the implications of EU constitutional discourse for democratic practice and legitimacy. He also contributes to the ‘Taming the Dark Energy of EU Law’ project funded by the Leverhulme Trust and led by Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne.

Bob holds an LLB (cum laude) from the University of Groningen and two LLMs, from the London School of Economics (Distinction) and the European University Institute, where he was coordinator of the Legal and Political Theory Working Group. During his doctoral studies, he edited two books for publication with Oxford University Press, co-founded the LSE PhD Action Network, and has been actively involved in academic mentoring and teaching, including Jurisprudence and EU law. His research has been supported by scholarships from Nuffic, the Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds, and the LSE.