Martijn van den Brink is an Assistant Professor in EU law at the Europa Institute, Leiden University. His research interests lie at the interface of EU constitutional law and political theory. In his research, Martijn focuses in particular on the constitutional position of the EU legislature, on EU citizenship and freedom of movement, and on the regulation of religious equality within the EU.

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His work on the EU legislature was published in 2024 by Oxford University Press under the title Legislative Authority and Interpretation in the European Union. His research has also appeared in renowned international journals such as The Modern Law Review, International Journal of Constitutional Law, European Law Open, and the Journal of European Public Policy. For his research on the regulation of religious equality within the EU, Martijn was awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Prior to joining Leiden University, Martijn was an assistant professor at Maastricht University and a postdoctoral fellow at the Hertie School, the University of Oxford, and at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen. He has a PhD from the European University Institute and holds degrees in law and political science from the Universities of Oxford and Groningen. He has held visiting positions at the University of Michigan and the University of Zagreb.

Research Areas

1. An institutional perspective on EU constitutional law, including constitutional interpretation and methodology.
2. The EU as a collaborative project, focusing on the complementary role of different institutions, the EU legislature and judiciary in particular.
3. The legal and political boundaries of European Union citizenship.

Publications