Lead supervisor:
Prof Stijn Smismans 
Start date: October 2015
Award: General
Subject Pathway:
Criminology and Law
Thematic Cluster:
Rights and Governance Cluster
The role of legal services in law-making; the case of the legal service of the European Commission
This study seeks to explore the precise role of ‘legal expertise’ in the construction of EU law and policy. The Legal Service of the European Commission has hardly been researched. As this is one of the main institutional expressions of ‘legal expertise’ within the EU policy-making process, this study aims to uncover its precise role and features.