Professor Billy Melo Araujo
Professor of European and International Economic Law
School of Law
Professor Billy Melo Araujo is a leading expert in international trade policy and law.
He is an expert in international trade law and EU law and the Director of the International Economic Law Centre at Queen’s University Belfast (Q-IEL). Professor Billy Melo Araujo is a leading expert on UK post-Brexit trade law and policy, with a particular focus on Northern Ireland and the Windsor Framework.
Public engagement is an important feature of Professor Billy Melo Araujo’s research. He has advised, on a consultancy basis, the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy on trade law related matters and provided training to the governments of Northern, Ireland, Scotland and Wales on international trade law. He is a member of the UK government’s Trade and Sustainable Development Domestic Advisory Group. He has also given evidence to the International Trade Committee of the House of Commons as well as the Finance and Constitution Committee of the Scottish parliament.
Fields
Brexit European Union International Political Economy Law Northern IrelandAreas of Expertise
International Trade Law, European Union Law, Brexit, Windsor Framework.
Media Experience
Professor Billy Melo Araujo has extensive experience with radio, TV, print, and digital media.
Notable coverage
- View From Stormont, ITV
- UK fined by European Court of Justice in precedent-setting case, Financial Times
- Freedoms versus safeguards — the Northern Ireland deal viewed from Brussels, Financial Times
- Northern Ireland dragged into Trump’s trade war because of Brexit deal, The Telegraph
- Trump tariffs explained: What will the different EU and UK rates mean for Northern Ireland?, Irish Times
- I thought Donald Trump’s tariffs would help NI’s economy, but I was wrong, Belfast Telegraph
- Good Morning Scotland, BBC Scotland
Associated Research Centres / Projects
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Director of the International Economic Law Centre at Queen’s University Belfast (Q-IEL)
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Investigator for the ESRC Centre of Inclusive Trade Policy
