Professor Dr. Sophie Turenne

Biography

Sophie Turenne is an Assistant Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow at King's College. She serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies. Her main research interests include Comparative Law, Comparative Legal Reasoning, and Constitutional Law. Turenne's work focuses on the role of judges in the UK and Europe, exploring subjects such as judicial independence and the principles of fair trial rights across selected European jurisdictions. She has co-authored significant publications, including the Research Handbook on Judging and the European Standards of Judicial Independence, and has played expert roles in institutions like the French National School of the Judiciary and the UK Ministry of Justice. Turenne's academic qualifications include a MA from Cambridge and a PhD from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, supported by multiple prestigious scholarships. She teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, contributing to the fields of EU Law and Public Law.

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