Profile
Dr Matthieu Burnay is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Global Law at Queen Mary University of London. He is also a Visiting Professor at Beijing Normal University and an Associate Researcher at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven. He has an interdisciplinary background in law, political science and history. He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Leuven and a Double MSc degree in International Affairs from Peking University and the London School of Economics.
At Queen Mary, Dr Burnay teaches the undergraduate courses: ‘Law and Globalisation: Companies, International Trade and Human Rights’, ‘Global Law and Governance’ as well as ‘Chinese Law and Institutions’. He also serves as Academic Coordinator for the LLB programme in Global Law, Academic Director of the LLB in English and French Law, Deputy-Director International, and Academic Coordinator for the Association of Transnational Law Schools (ATLAS).
Dr Burnay was previously a Senior Researcher at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven. He was also a Visiting Professor at the University of Liege, University Saint Louis- Brussels (Belgium), as well as the Catholic University of Lille (France).
Research
Research Interests:
Dr Burnay's main research interests are in global law and governance; the study of the political and legal aspects of EU-China relations in global governance; as well as the comparative study of the rule of law in Europe and Asia. He is particularly interested in the relationship between international law and Chinese law in the areas of international security and trade governance.
Publications
Dr Burnay’s recent publications include:
- Matthieu Burnay, Chinese Perspectives on the International Rule of Law: Law and Politics in the One-Party State, Edward Elgar, forthcoming 2018;
- Matthieu Burnay, ‘‘Soft Legal Transplants’: EU-China Relations at A Glance’ in Jing Men and Annika Linck (ed), The EU and China: Reform and Governance, Routledge, 2017, pp. 17-32;
- Matthieu Burnay, Joëlle Hivonnet and Kolja Raube, ‘Bridging the EU-China’s Gap on the Rule of Law?’, Asia-Europe Journal, Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2016, pp. 95-106;
- Matthieu Burnay and Jan Wouters, ‘The EU and China in the WTO: What Contribution to the International Rule of Law? – Reflections in Light of the Raw Materials and Rare Earths Disputes’ in Jianwei Wang and Weiqing Song (eds), China, the European Union, and International Politics of Global Governance, Palgrave MacMillan, 2016;
- Matthieu Burnay, Kolja Raube and Jan Wouters, ‘China's Foreign Policy and External Relations’, Study for the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, 2015; and
- Jan Wouters and Matthieu Burnay (eds), Special Issue on ‘The International Rule of Law: European and Asian Perspectives’, Belgian Review of International Law, 2013-2, 2014, pp. 297-403.
Public Engagement
Dr Burnay has recently given visiting lectures at Seoul National University, Ghent University, Catholic University of Louvain, University Saint Louis-Brussels, University of Göttingen, and McDaniel College (Maryland). He has been consulted on China-related issues by the European Parliament, the European Council, the EU Committee of the Regions, and the Belgian Ministry of Justice. In 2014, he received a Scientific Prize Gustave Boël - Sofina Fellowship from the King Baudouin Foundation.
