Dr Leandro Mancano is Senior Lecturer in EU Law and Director of Internationalisation at Edinburgh Law School.
Leandro’s main research interests lie in EU constitutional Law, EU fundamental rights Law, the law and policy of the EU Area of Freedom Security and Justice. He teaches and is course organizer of courses in EU Law, EU Criminal Law, EU Asylum and Immigration Law. Leandro’s publications focus on the interaction among different areas of European law and policy, such as crime, migration, and fundamental rights. His first monograph analyses the legislative and judicial approach of the EU to deprivation of liberty, whereas his second monograph (forthcoming with Oxford University Press) provides a systemic analysis of EU external and internal border controls.
Leandro is regularly involved in public engagement, knowledge exchange and impact including with national and international institutions.