Biography

Kacper Majewski’s research lies at the intersection between legal and constitutional theory, and public law.

While at the EUI, Kacper intends to study the role of certain legal concepts in structuring interactions between public institutions. Kacper is particularly interested in the idea of unconstitutionality as it functions in legal systems, such as that of the UK, where actions of public institutions can be lawful despite being unconstitutional. Another idea Kacper wants to explore is the doctrine of the margin of appreciation, focusing especially on its reception by the domestic courts of ECHR member states.

For his DPhil at the University of Oxford, Kacper tried to understand how, even in a deep constitutional crisis, everyday legal practice is capable of carrying on largely as before. More generally, his thesis seeks to develop a framework for theorising non-state legal practices, which often lack many of the systematic qualities that characterise modern legal systems.

Before joining the EUI, Kacper was Lecturer in Law at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where he taught constitutional, administrative, and EU law. He has taught undergraduate courses in constitutional law, administrative law, EU law, and jurisprudence at several Oxford colleges and at Queen Mary University of London. He holds a BA from the University of Oxford and an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science.