Esin Küçük

About

Esin’s research interest centres on EU constitutional law and asylum law, with a particular focus on EU solidarity. Her work explores the theoretical foundations and normative frameworks of European solidarity, encompassing both its broad application across the EU and its specific pertinence to asylum law and border management. Currently, Esin is authoring a monograph entitled ‘European Integrated Border Management and Solidarity: The Limits of Protection Responsibility,’ scheduled for release by Hart Publishing in 2026. This forthcoming book is set to provide an exhaustive and cohesive analysis of asylum and immigration management within the EU framework, scrutinising the role of solidarity. It aims to shed light on the historical development, current state, and prospective future of this key concept. Esin’s academic contributions have been featured in renowned journals such as the European Law Journal, the German Law Journal, and the International and Comparative Law Quarterly. Her research has been cited by Advocate Generals at the Court of Justice of the EU and in official reports from European Union Institutions. Prior to joining Essex Law School, Esin taught European law at Lancaster University and King’s College London, where she was also awarded a PhD in law. Esin was a visiting research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, Germany, and at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary, University of London. Esin is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a qualified lawyer in Türkiye. She is affiliated with the UK Association of European Law and the British Association of Comparative Law. Esin has been a recipient of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Grant for University Academics and Scientists. She was also awarded the King’s College London Graduate School Scholarship, a comprehensive award that covered full tuition and maintenance for her PhD studies at the School of Law.