Steve Peers is a British academic and an expert on the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

. He is a Professor in the School of Law at the

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. He is the author of ''EU Justice and Home Affairs Law'' and ''The Brexit: The Legal Framework for Withdrawal from the EU or Renegotiation of EU Membership''.

Early life

Steve Peers graduated from

McMaster University McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Ga ...

, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in history in 1988. He earned an LL.B. from the

Western Law School The University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law, branded as Western Law since 2011, is the law school of Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1959, its first Dean was former Supreme Court of Canada justice, the Honourabl ...

at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

, an LL.M. in EU Law from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

in 1993, and a Ph.D from the University of Essex in 2001.

Career

Peers is a Professor in the School of Law at the University of Essex. He also taught at the

European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation The European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) is an interdisciplinary centre covering the area of human rights education and research formed by 41 universities from all European Union member states. The EIUC's a ...

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, Italy in April 2016. Peers is the author of ''EU Justice and Home Affairs Law'', which was reviewed by Dr Colin Harvey of

Queen's University Belfast , mottoeng = For so much, what shall we give back? , top_free_label = , top_free = , top_free_label1 = , top_free1 = , top_free_label2 = , top_free2 = , established = , closed = , type = Public research university , parent = ...

in the ''

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies The ''Oxford Journal of Legal Studies'' is a legal journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 1.083, ...

'' in 2003 and Professor Friedemann Kainer of the

University of Mannheim The University of Mannheim (German: ''Universität Mannheim''), abbreviated UMA, is a public research university in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1967, the university has its origins in the ''Palatine Academy of Sciences'', ...

in ''Integration'' in 2007. He also authored ''The Brexit: The Legal Framework for Withdrawal from the EU or Renegotiation of EU Membership''. He is the co-author of ''The EU Citizenship Directive: A Commentary'', and the co-editor of several books about European Union law. Peers has written commentaries for the Brussels-based

Centre for European Policy Studies The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) is a think tank based in Brussels, Belgium that undertakes research "leading to solutions to the challenges facing Europe today". It was established in 1983. Organisation CEPS is a leading think tan ...

; New Europeans, a pro-European Union organization; and The UK in a Changing Europe, a think tank funded by the

Economic and Social Research Council The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), formerly the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) funded by the UK government. ESRC provides fundi ...

(ESRC) and based at

King’s College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

. Peers has advised the British government on EU policy. In October 2016, he argued that banning foreign-born academics like Sara Hagemann from serving as advisors to the

Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, department of the Government of the United Kingdom. Equivalent to other countries' Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ministries of fore ...

on Brexit would "come across as hostile, narrow and xenophobic." He tweeted, "What kind of know-nothing nativist govt rejects the expertise of all non-citizens?".

Works

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References

External links

Faculty webpage
Living people McMaster University alumni Western Law School alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Alumni of the University of Essex Academics of the University of Essex European Union law scholars English book editors Year of birth missing (living people) {{England-academic-bio-stub