Dr. Jan Petrov

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jan is a Junior Research Fellow in Law at Queen's College, and an Early Career Fellow at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, as well as a Lecturer in EU Law at Keble College. His work spans areas such as comparative constitutional law, international law, EU law, and human rights, with an emphasis on the intersections of political science and international relations. Jan's research investigates the operations of domestic and international courts within socio-political contexts, focusing particularly on democratic backsliding. Currently, he is exploring the tension between the judicialization of politics and executive aggrandizement in the face of contemporary crises in constitutional democracy. His research has appeared in notable academic journals including I•CON: International Journal of Constitutional Law, European Journal of International Law, and International Journal of Human Rights. He is also the co-author of the monograph "Domestic Judicial Treatment of European Court of Human Rights Case Law" published by Routledge in 2020.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.