About

Hubert Smekal holds a PhD in European Studies from Masaryk University, Brno, where he currently works as an assistant professor. He spent a year (2010–2011) as a Fulbright–Masaryk Scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and Society, University of California, Berkeley. He co‑founded the Czech Centre for Human Rights and Democratization and serves as a member of the Human Rights Council of the Czech Government. His academic interests take in the issues of human rights, the political role of the CJEU and ECtHR, and judicialization of (international) politics. Smekal has published articles in European Constitutional Law Review, Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, and Journal of Mixed Methods Research. He has authored two books on human rights, co‑edited four volumes, and published a number of book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Research Interests

Constitutions, Democracy, Democratisation, European Union, Human Rights, Courts, Jurisprudence, Judicialisation

Current/Upcoming Events

Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Law and Courts
• Human Rights and Transitional Justice
• Political Methodology
• Differentiated Integration in the EU