Professor Oana-Andreea Stefan
Chair of European Law
- Director, Centre of European Law
Research interests
- Law
Biography
Oana Stefan is a Professor at The Dickson Poon School of Law, which she joined in 2013. Previously, she was an Assistant Professor within the legal department of HEC Paris (a leading business school), after having taught European Union law at the College of Europe and University College Dublin. She holds a PhD in European Law from University College Dublin, a Master in European Legal Studies from College of Europe and undergraduate law degrees from University of Bucharest and the Sorbonne.
Research interests
Oana Stefan focuses on European Union Law, in particular energy law, competition and state aid, constitutional and administrative law. Her work combines socio-legal and doctrinal analysis, quantitative and qualitative methods, while exploring the limits of the rule of law, and questions related to new modes of governance and judicial politics. Oana Stefan is the author of Soft Law in Court, a book that analyses the ways in which the Court of Justice of the European Union deals with soft law instruments in competition and state aid. She also engages with EU transparency studies.
For full details of my research visit https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/oana.stefan.html
Teaching
European Law; Law and New Modes of Governance in the European Union; Internal Market; EU State Aid
Research
Centre of European Law
Founded in 1974, The Centre of European Law (CEL) is one of the oldest research centres of its kind. We are known around the world as research leaders in European law – a role that is even more crucial in the current political climate.
Competition Law and Economic Regulation
Our expertise includes: the law, economics, and politics of competition policy and economic regulation in the EU, UK, US, and elsewhere. As researchers we are interested in a broad array of competition and regulatory issues. Our work aims to encourage reflection upon how certain provisions should and do operate, as well as fundamental reinterpretations of the way whole regimes should operate.
News
ImpactLawFest showcases how Law School research is driving national and global reform
On 25 February, The Dickson Poon School of Law hosted ImpactLawFest, a research showcase that highlighted the wide-ranging impact of faculty research.
Law School academics publish first batch of entries of the Encyclopaedia of European Law
In a project led by the Centre of European Law, this week saw the publication of the first batch of entries in the new Encyclopaedia of European Law, which...
Centre of European Law teams with the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi for an expert panel discussion on the future of EU and UK Foreign Policy
The discussion explored practical ideas around the process of establishing a broad and deep partnership between the United Kingdom and the European Union in...
New Jean Monnet centre will focus on the next generation of EU/UK relations
A prestigious new research centre at King’s College London will explore the future of the relationship between the UK and European Union.
Law School launches first ever Law Impact Prize
The Law Impact Prize event, held on 14 March 2023, was the first a event to celebrate projects that shape understanding, build capacity, influence policy,...
5th Young European Law Scholars Conference draws early career academics from across continent
On 3 June 2022, the 5th Young European Law Scholars Conference (YELS Conference) took place at the University of Innsbruck. This year’s conference was jointly...
Call for Papers on Enforcement of EU Banking and Financial Services Law
The Centre of European Law at King’s College London is inviting contributions under the conference theme 'Enforcement of EU banking and financial services...
Centre of European Law hosts expert panel on Ukraine
The Centre of European Law will host an expert panel on Thursday evening, to discuss the role of European Law in providing potential ways out of the war in...
Events
UK-EU ‘RESET’
A workshop exploring the UK–EU 'Reset', from trade and security to migration, energy and legal cooperation
The UK Regulatory Framework Post Brexit: ‘Law Unbound’?
Join leading experts exploring the UK's post-Brexit regulatory framework and the legal, political and policy impacts of 'Law Unbound'.
The Windsor Framework and EU Rights After Brexit: A Conversation on Dillon
Join the Centre of European Law for a discussion of the Dillon ruling, post-Brexit direct effect, the Windsor Framework and EU-derived rights.
Please note: this event has passed.
What value lies in C-769/22? Discussing Commission v Hungary judgment
Join CEL to unpack C-769/22 Commission v Hungary: Court finds Hungary breached Article 2 TEU, making values enforceable as standalone law.
Please note: this event has passed.
Social & Economic Policy in Age of AI & Geopolitical Uncertainty
Panel with Mario Nava on AI, ageing & geopolitics reshaping work, social & labour policies; exploring fair, sustainable policy for UK & EU
Please note: this event has passed.
Judges in Dialogue Series: Approaches to proportionality in fundamental rights adjudication
Judges in Dialogue event brings together Ms Advocate General Laila Medina and Mr Justice Martin Chamberlain
Please note: this event has passed.
Following the Money: European Integration Through Law – or Against?
The Eurozone bends its own rules, stretching law, straining budgets, yet surviving crises from COVID to Ukraine.
Please note: this event has passed.
Centre of European Law 51st Annual Lecture
Join us for the 51st Annual Lecture of CEL and Inaugural Keynote of the President Koen Lenaerts.
Please note: this event has passed.
Prisoners of Our Own Device
Exploring the different shapers international law can take in a topical example of trade relations.
Please note: this event has passed.
Direct Effect in EU Law
The seminar aims at offering an innovative understanding of direct effect in EU law from historical, theoretical, doctrinal, and practical perspectives
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Judges in Dialogue: Takeaways from a roundtable of national and transnational Supreme Court Judges
On 20 June 2025, senior judges met in London to discuss how judicial dialogue fosters legal cooperation, shapes a shared constitutional space in Europe, and...
Spotlight
Ensuring openness and accountability in EU State aid
The European Commission has sweeping powers in relation to internal market rules that limit the power of EU Member States in how they organise economic...
Research
Centre of European Law
Founded in 1974, The Centre of European Law (CEL) is one of the oldest research centres of its kind. We are known around the world as research leaders in European law – a role that is even more crucial in the current political climate.
Competition Law and Economic Regulation
Our expertise includes: the law, economics, and politics of competition policy and economic regulation in the EU, UK, US, and elsewhere. As researchers we are interested in a broad array of competition and regulatory issues. Our work aims to encourage reflection upon how certain provisions should and do operate, as well as fundamental reinterpretations of the way whole regimes should operate.
News
ImpactLawFest showcases how Law School research is driving national and global reform
On 25 February, The Dickson Poon School of Law hosted ImpactLawFest, a research showcase that highlighted the wide-ranging impact of faculty research.
Law School academics publish first batch of entries of the Encyclopaedia of European Law
In a project led by the Centre of European Law, this week saw the publication of the first batch of entries in the new Encyclopaedia of European Law, which...
Centre of European Law teams with the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi for an expert panel discussion on the future of EU and UK Foreign Policy
The discussion explored practical ideas around the process of establishing a broad and deep partnership between the United Kingdom and the European Union in...
New Jean Monnet centre will focus on the next generation of EU/UK relations
A prestigious new research centre at King’s College London will explore the future of the relationship between the UK and European Union.
Law School launches first ever Law Impact Prize
The Law Impact Prize event, held on 14 March 2023, was the first a event to celebrate projects that shape understanding, build capacity, influence policy,...
5th Young European Law Scholars Conference draws early career academics from across continent
On 3 June 2022, the 5th Young European Law Scholars Conference (YELS Conference) took place at the University of Innsbruck. This year’s conference was jointly...
Call for Papers on Enforcement of EU Banking and Financial Services Law
The Centre of European Law at King’s College London is inviting contributions under the conference theme 'Enforcement of EU banking and financial services...
Centre of European Law hosts expert panel on Ukraine
The Centre of European Law will host an expert panel on Thursday evening, to discuss the role of European Law in providing potential ways out of the war in...
Events
UK-EU ‘RESET’
A workshop exploring the UK–EU 'Reset', from trade and security to migration, energy and legal cooperation
The UK Regulatory Framework Post Brexit: ‘Law Unbound’?
Join leading experts exploring the UK's post-Brexit regulatory framework and the legal, political and policy impacts of 'Law Unbound'.
The Windsor Framework and EU Rights After Brexit: A Conversation on Dillon
Join the Centre of European Law for a discussion of the Dillon ruling, post-Brexit direct effect, the Windsor Framework and EU-derived rights.
Please note: this event has passed.
What value lies in C-769/22? Discussing Commission v Hungary judgment
Join CEL to unpack C-769/22 Commission v Hungary: Court finds Hungary breached Article 2 TEU, making values enforceable as standalone law.
Please note: this event has passed.
Social & Economic Policy in Age of AI & Geopolitical Uncertainty
Panel with Mario Nava on AI, ageing & geopolitics reshaping work, social & labour policies; exploring fair, sustainable policy for UK & EU
Please note: this event has passed.
Judges in Dialogue Series: Approaches to proportionality in fundamental rights adjudication
Judges in Dialogue event brings together Ms Advocate General Laila Medina and Mr Justice Martin Chamberlain
Please note: this event has passed.
Following the Money: European Integration Through Law – or Against?
The Eurozone bends its own rules, stretching law, straining budgets, yet surviving crises from COVID to Ukraine.
Please note: this event has passed.
Centre of European Law 51st Annual Lecture
Join us for the 51st Annual Lecture of CEL and Inaugural Keynote of the President Koen Lenaerts.
Please note: this event has passed.
Prisoners of Our Own Device
Exploring the different shapers international law can take in a topical example of trade relations.
Please note: this event has passed.
Direct Effect in EU Law
The seminar aims at offering an innovative understanding of direct effect in EU law from historical, theoretical, doctrinal, and practical perspectives
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Judges in Dialogue: Takeaways from a roundtable of national and transnational Supreme Court Judges
On 20 June 2025, senior judges met in London to discuss how judicial dialogue fosters legal cooperation, shapes a shared constitutional space in Europe, and...
Spotlight
Ensuring openness and accountability in EU State aid
The European Commission has sweeping powers in relation to internal market rules that limit the power of EU Member States in how they organise economic...