Orkun Akseli

Professor Orkun Akseli is a Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Manchester Law School. He was the Academic Director of the Manchester LawTech Initiative (2022-2024) and a Fulbright Scholar at Elon University Law School, USA, in 2022. His research focuses on secured credit laws and SME financing. He has published extensively on secured transactions law, including Secured Transactions in Global Law-making and The Future of Commercial Law. He holds degrees from Turkey (LLB, MA), USA (LLM), and the UK (PhD) and is a member of the Turkish Bar.

Florence Benoît-Rohmer

Florence Benoît-Rohmer is Professor Emeritus at the Law Faculty of Strasbourg and holds a PhD in Public Law. She was Dean of the law faculty (2000-2003) and President of Université Robert Schuman (2003-2008). An expert in human rights law, she has worked with the Council of Europe and the EU, publishing widely on human rights. She was Secretary General of the European Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (2009-2015) and teaches at universities across Europe and China, focusing on European values, fundamental rights, and minority rights.

Gonzalo J. Basso

Gonzalo J. Basso is a Lecturer in Criminal Law at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He earned his law degree from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina, in 2008, followed by a Master's and PhD in Criminal Law at Autonomous University of Madrid. He has been a visiting scholar at institutions in Spain, the USA, Italy, and Germany. His research focuses on criminal law principles, sentencing, the illegal financing of political parties, and European and international criminal law.

Federico Casolari

Federico Casolari is Full professor of European Union Law at the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, where he teaches EU law and EU Constitutional Law. He currently serves as member of the Joint Managerial Committee of the China-EU School of Law (CESL), member of the National Biodiversity Future Centre and member of the Interuniversity Centre on the Law of Economic International Organizations. He is also member of the Centre for Digital Ethics (CedE) and of the International Research Centre on European Law (CIRDE) of the University of Bologna and tutor at the Collegio Superiore of the same university (2016-2025). He is Director of the Master Programme in European Funds and Funding Projects Expert (MEFFE). He is Head of the Department of Legal Studies of the University of Bologna (Dean, School of Law).

Federico Ferri

Federico Ferri is a Senior Assistant Professor in European Union Law at the University of Bologna, where he also earned a joint PhD in European Law and Public Law. He holds an adjunct position at the University of Hamburg. His research spans EU law, focusing on fundamental rights, the internal market, and environmental protection. He has published widely, including a book on the balance of rights in the EU's digital single market (2022).

 Luke Graham

Luke Graham is a Lecturer in Public Law and Human Rights at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on human rights, particularly economic, social, and cultural rights, and the socio-economic dimensions of civil and political rights. He examines how these rights intersect and influence broader societal structures, including issues of inequality and social justice. In addition to his academic work, he actively engages in public debates on human rights.

Syméon Karagiannis

Syméon Karagiannis is a Professor of Public Law and European Law, specializing in European Union governance and constitutional law. His work examines the EU’s institutional framework and the role of constitutional principles in shaping EU policies. He regularly publishes in leading academic journals on these topics and participates in collaborative international research projects. He holds a PhD in Public Law and has taught at various European universities.

Mariano C. Melero de la Torre

Mariano C. Melero de la Torre is a Professor of Philosophy of Law at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He previously taught Political Theory at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He has published in international journals such as Ratio Juris and Global Constitutionalism. He holds degrees in Philosophy and Law and has two PhDs, one in Philosophy and another in Law. His research covers political liberalism, constitutionalism, and legal philosophy

Karsten Nowrot

Professor Dr. iur. Karsten Nowrot is a Professor of Public Law, International Economic Law, and European Law at the University of Hamburg. He is also Deputy Director of the Master Programme in European and European Legal Studies at the Europa-Kolleg. He has held visiting professorships in Seoul, Kobe, and Tirana. His research focuses on international economic law, public international law, and European Union law. He has studies in Germany, the UK, and the USA. He holds a PhD and and an LLM.

Niels Philipsen

Niels Philipsen is Vice-Director of METRO at Maastricht University and Professor at Erasmus School of Law, focusing on law and economics, competition, and regulation. He also teaches Competition Law at the China-EU School of Law. His research spans environmental law, torts, and insurance, with a special interest in comparative law. He is an adjunct professor in China at several institutions.

Samantha Renssen

Samantha Renssen is an Assistant Professor of Corporate and Insolvency Law at Maastricht University. She also holds visiting professorships at the China-EU School of Law and the University of Hamburg. Her research focuses on corporate liquidation and restructuring, and she regularly publishes in the field. She serves on editorial boards for several legal journals.

Britta Sjöstedt

Britta Sjöstedt is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law and Public International Law at Lund University. Her research includes environmental peacebuilding, the role of environmental defenders in conflict areas, and the EU's green transition. She leads several large research projects, including one on environmental peacebuilding funded by Formas, and is involved in multidisciplinary studies on sustainable water use and Colombia’s environmental defenders.

Tibor Tajti

Professor Tibor Tajti teaches at Central European University in Vienna and serves as Co-Director of the Doctoral Program. His research covers financial law, bankruptcy, secured transactions, and corporate finance, with a focus on comparative and international perspectives. He has been a visiting faculty member at the China-European Union School of Law and has written extensively on financial law reforms.

Alexis Vahlas

Alexis Vahlas is a Professor of International and European Security Law at the University of Strasbourg. His research focuses on the legal aspects of security, defense, and foreign policy within the European Union and NATO frameworks. He regularly consults for governmental and international organizations on security matters. He holds a PhD in Public International Law and has published extensively on topics related to European security governance.

Barbara Verri

Barbara Verri is a junior assistant professor (fixed-term) at the Department of Legal Studies of the Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, where she teaches Asian Law and Comparative Private Law. In 2015, she earned a PhD in Comparative and European Legal Studies at the University of Trento. She is the author of several scientific publications in books and law journals, and she has been invited as a speaker at national and international conferences, workshops and training courses.