Tom Boekestein

Current Research

Tom's current research focusses on the concept of essence of rights in EU Law and its links with EU Citizenship and Citizens' rights. His works analyses the origins and theoretical underpinnings of essence to develop a framework of understanding for the use of the concept in EU Law. Using this as the foundation, Tom's work discusses the implications of the essence of rights for current and future CJEU case law in the field of EU Citizenship and Constitutional Law, as well as its implications for further EU Integration in these fields. 

Education and Professional Background

Tom obtained his LL.M. at the University of Cambridge, for which he was awarded an E.M. Burnett prize for a first in law (2018). He also holds a LL.B. (cum laude) in European Law from the University of Maastricht (2017). He currently supervises the Tripos Paper in EU Law at Pembroke College and previously worked at the University of Maastricht as a teaching assistant during his undergraduate studies. Tom is also a Managing Editor for Cambridge International Law Journal and has been a Contributor to the Global Citizenship Observatory's Blog since 2017. He is currently the President of the Hughes Hall Law Society. 

Scholarships and Awards

• Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Partnership Studentship (2018)
• Cambridge Vice Chancellor's Scholarship (2018)
• E.M. Burnett Prize for a First in the Cambridge LL.M. programme (2018)