Marco Evola

Research and Academic Career

• PhD in “Diritto comunitario e diritto interno: fonti, organizzazione, attività” [Eu law and National law: sources, organization, activities] University of Palermo - Faculty of Law (academic years 2006/2008); Supervisor: Prof. A. Tancredi; PhD thesis: “La disciplina comunitaria dei lavoratori migranti non comunitari” [EC Law on Third-country National Workers];
• Reasearch Contract, working with Prof. M. Starita, Research topic: The Legal Status of Third-Country Nationals Between Economic Freedom and Protection of Human Rights, University of Palermo – Faculty of Law (from 29 June 2009 to 28 June 2013)
• Reader in Law LUMSA Department of Law Palermo 01.10.2018/31.08.2021
• Lecturer in Public Law, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy of the University of Palermo (academic years 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005)
• Lecturer in EU Law, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy of the University of Palermo (academic years 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005)
• Lecturer in EU Law, Faculty of Economics of the University of Palermo (academic years 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011)
• Lecturer in EU Law, Faculty of Law of the University of Palermo “EU Competition Law after the Entry into Force of the Lisbon Treaty”  – Campus: Agrigento (academic year 2010/2011)
• Lecturer in EU Law and Policies on Migration, Faculty of Law of the University of Palermo – Campus: Trapani (academic year 2013-2014);
• Lecturer in EU Law, School of Legal and social and economic Sciences of the University of Palermo – Campus: Trapani (academic year 2014/2015);
• Lecturer in EU Law LUMSA Department of Law Palermo (academic years 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018;
• Lecturer in EU Law [ working language: English] LUMSA Department of Law Palermo (academic years 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018);
• Lecturer in EU Law, Department of Law of the University of Palermo (academic year 2017/2018);
• Professor of EU Law, Master in “Amministrazione locale e regionale” [Regional and Local Administration], organized by the University of Palermo Faculty of Law, (academic years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011);
• Professor of EU Law, Scuola di specializzazione per le professioni legali LUMSA Palermo (academic years 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018; 2018/2019; 2019/2020; 2020/2021; 2021/2022; 2022/2023);
• Professor of EU Law, Scuola di specializzazione per le professioni legali G. Scaduto, University of Palermo (academic years 2016/2017, 2017/2018; 2018/2019);
• Professor of European Union Law,  LUMSA Campus of Rome academic year 2021/2022;
• Professor of European Union Private International Law LUMSA Campus of Rome academic year 2021/2022;
• Professor of Human Rights Law  LUMSA Department of Law Palermo academic year 2021/2022;
• Professor of European Union Law and European Union Law [working language English] LUMSA Department of Law Palermo academic years 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026
• Professor of Comparative Law [working language English] LUMSA Department of Law, Economics and Communication academic years 2023/2024; 2024/2025
• Professor of European Media Law LUMSA Department of Law, Economics and Communication academic years 2024/2025, 2025/2026
• Member of the Doctoral Programme Committee "Mediterranean Studies. History. Law and Economics" LUMSA Department of Law Palermo since 15-06-2020

Scientific Experience

•   "La proposta della Commissione europea di Direttiva relativa ai servizi nel mercato interno" (The Commission’s Proposal on Services) Conference "Direttiva Bolkestein, Accordo generale sul commercio dei servizi e Trattato di libero scambio nel Mediterraneo", Palermo, 04-06-2005
•   "L'immigrazione nella Costituzione europea tra libertà e sicurezza" (Migration in the European Constitution Between Freedom and Security), Conference "L'Europa e i Migranti", Palermo, 27-06-2005
• "Verso una politica comune dell'immigrazione economica non comunitaria? Luci e ombre della proposta di direttiva della Commissione europea sul rilascio di un permesso unico e su un insieme di diritti per i lavoratori non comunitari" (Towards a Common Policy on Third-country Migrant Workers? Lights and Shadows of the Proposal of the European Commission on a Single Application Procedure for a Single Permit for Third-country Nationals to Reside and Work in the Territory of a Member State and on a Common Set of Rights for Third-country Workers), Conference "Il diritto privato europeo dal mercato interno alla cittadinanza europea", Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, 14/15-05-2009
• “Il contributo degli immigrati alla realizzazione della Strategia di Lisbona: le direttive sui ricercatori e  sui lavoratori altamente qualificati e gli sviluppi della politica UE in materia di immigrazione economica” (Migrants’ Contribution to the Lisbon Strategy: the Directives on Researchers and High Qualified Workers and the Development of EU Policy on Economic Migration) Incontro di studio fra i giovani cultori delle materie internazionalistiche VIII edizione (Conference of Young International Lawyers, 8th edition)  “Funzioni e limiti della cittadinanza rispetto ai fenomeni di mobilità internazionale degli individui”, Rovigo-Ferrara, 08/09-10-2010 (selected by call for paper)
• “La direttiva sullo status dei cittadini di Paesi terzi che siano soggiornanti di lungo periodo: verso una nuova forma di cittadinanza?” (The Directive on the Legal Status of Third-Country Nationals Who Are Long-Term Residents: Towards a New Citizenship?) Conference “Culture e Identità fra Conflitto e Dialogo”, organizzato dall’Associazione Giuriste Italiane, Palermo, 23-10-2010
• "La riunificazione familiare dello straniero nelle Convenzioni internazionali sui diritti umani" (Foreigners’ Familiy Reunification in the International Covenants on Human Rights) Conference "Condizione giuridica dello straniero e disciplina dei flussi migratori nella normativa interna e sovranazionale. Prospettive interdisciplinari nel contesto multietnico", Università degli Studi di Palermo, Facoltà di Giurisprudenza, 26/27-11-2010
•  “Il principio di non discriminazione per ragioni di sesso nella giurisprudenza della Corte di Giustizia dell’Unione europea” (The Principle of Non-Discrimination on the Ground of Sex in the Case Law of the European Court of Justice) Conference “La parità tra i sessi”, Associazione Giuriste Italiane, Palermo, 19/20-04-2012
• "Il ruolo dei partiti politici nel processo di integrazione europea" (The Role of Political Parties in the Process of European Integration) Conference "Dibattito sul futuro dell'Unione europea", Università degli Studi di Palermo Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, 03-04-2014
• “La riforma della Costituzione e il processo di integrazione europea” (The Reform of the Italian Constitution and the Process of European Integration) Conference “Fine del bicameralismo perfetto: nuove prospettive costituzionali”, LUMSA Department of Law Palermo, 15-04-2016
•  “La tutela dei diritti fondamentali degli immigrati e le politiche dell’immigrazione dell’Unione europea” (The Protection of Migrants’ Fundamental Rights and the EU Policies on Migration) Conference “Immigration: why/why not”, Palazzolo Acreide, 05-05-2016
• “L’UE e le politiche del lavoro” (The European Union and the Policies on Employment), Conference “L’UE e le politiche del lavoro in Sicilia”, Agrigento, 28-07-2017
• Member of the Scientific Board of the Workshop “Europa dei valori”, 15.3.2018
• Member of the Scientific Board of the Workshop “Europa e Africa” Workshop (Europe and Africa 22.03.2018
• Member of the Scientific Board of the Workshop “Europa Sociale” Workshop) 11.04.2018, LUMSA in cooperaton with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, OGIE
• Member of the Scientific Board of the Workshop “Festa dell’Europa”, Rome 7.5.2018 LUMSA Rome in cooperaton with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, OGIE
•  Final Remarks of the Conference “Questioni di Unione” (Issues of Union), 8.5.2018, LUMSA Rome in cooperaton with Commissione europea, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, OGIE
• “Politica dell’immigrazione nell’UE. Ricercatori e lavoratori altamente qualificati provenienti da Stati terzi” (EU Policy on Migration. Third-Country Nationals Researchers and Highly Quaified Workes) within the framework of the PH.D Programme “Scienze dell’economia. Governance Istituzioni e Storia”, 26.6.2018
• “La tutela dei migranti e il diritto del mare” (The Protection of Migrants and the Law of the Sea), Conference “Che razza di studente sei?”, Palermo, 15-02-2019
• Member of the Scientific Board of the Conference “Perché non possiamo non dirci europei”, Rome 15/16.5.2019
• Scientific Coordinator of the Conference “Il recesso dall’Unione europea tra norme del Trattato e prassi applicativa”, (Withdrawal from the European Union between Treaty rules and Practice), LUMSA Department of Law, 29.11.2019
• “Unione europea: storia e prospettive in un quadro globale” (The European Union: history and perspectives in a global world) Festival di politica internazionale 25.2.2021
• “EU and International Law” in “New Ways for Gender Equality: Gender Quota for Political Participation and Gender-Competent Teaching in Legal Studies”, 15.4.2021
• “EU-UK trading relationships”, Conference EU-UK relationship after Brexit, Palermo-London 10.5.2021
• Member of the Board of the Conference “Costruiamo l’Europa in cui vogliamo vivere”, LUMSA in cooperation with Commissione europea, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Conferenza sul futuro dell’Europa, 12.5.2021
• Member of the Board of the Conference “Gender (In)equality of Persons with Disability”, Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, 20.9.2021
• “Lo Stato di diritto nella procedura di ammissione all’Unione europea” (The Rule of Law in the Procedure of Admission to the European Union) XXV Convegno annuale SIDI (Italian Society of International Law XXV Seasonal Conference) “Beni e valori comuni nelle dimensioni internazionale e sovranazionale”, Lecce 24-25 September 2021 (selected by call for paper)
• Member of the Scientific Board of the Conference “Gendering Law: Challenges and Perspectives”, LUMSA Palermo 6/7-10.2022
• Member of the Scientific Board of the Blended Intensive Programme Legal Aspects of the War on Ukraine” 14/18.11.2022 – 20/24.3.2023, LUMSA Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 e UCLL Leuven
• “The Development of the Security and Defence Policy of the European Union and the War on Ukraine”,  lecture delivered within the framework if the Erasmus BIP Legal Aspects of the War on Ukraine Palermo 16.11.2022 LUMSA Department of Law Palermo
• “The Rule of Law in the External Action of the European Union”, Rule of Law Conference Orebro 5-6 December 2022
• “Ukraine and Accession to the EU” lecture delivered within the framework of the Erasmus BIP Legal Aspects of the War on Ukraine Palermo 23.3.2023
• Member of the Scientific Board of the International Law Week the Internal Market of the EU, LUMSA Palermo 17/21.4.2023
• “The New Generation of EU Preferential Agreements”, Lecture delivered within the framewrok of the International Law Week “The Internal Market of the EYU LUMSA Department of Law Palermo 18.4.2023
• Reviewer for the Review Asian Women run by Research Institut of Asian Women, 10/24.4.2023
• “Rescue at Sea and NGOs: Governance of Migration Flows versus Civic Engagement?”, European Humanism in the Making Annual summer school, European Federation of Catholic Universities, 7.7.2023
• “The European Union Legal System Regulating Asylum and Immigration: Instruments and Case Law” TRALIM III, Agrigento 25.9.2023
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Blended Intensive Programme “The Rule of Law”, LUMSA, University of Cadiz, Europa Institut Saarland University, from 2.10.23 to 13.10.2023
• “The Rule of Law in the External Relations of the European Union”, lecture delivered within the framework of the Blended Intensive Programme “The Rule of Law”, 12.10.2023
• “Lavoro, attività di cura e distribuzione dei ruoli: l’Unione europea e la parità di genere” (Job, caretaking and distribution of roles: the European Union and Gender Equality) Allattamento, distribuzione dei ruoli e organizzazione del lavoro: quali equilibri nei rapporti di genere?, organizzata da World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, Palermo 25.10.2023
• Member of the Scientific Board of the Conference “Principio di legalità e Rule of law . Una riflessione multidisciplinare”, (Principle of Legality and Rule of Law. Multidisciplinary Reflections), LUMSA Department of Law, 13.4.2023
• Member of the Scientific Board of the Conference “Stato di diritto, principio di legalità e Rule of Law nell’ordinamento internazionale e nel Diritto dell’Unione europea” (The principle of legality and the Rule of law in International law and in the Law of the European Union), Palermo 13.3.2024
•  Coordinator of the Scientific Conference “Le relazioni convenzionali dell’Unione europea con gli Stati del Mediterraneo” (The agreements between the European Union and the Mediterranean States), Palermo 22.3.2024
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Law Week “The Internal Market of the European Union" LUMSA Department of Law, Economics and Communication Palermo 15/18.4.2024
• “The Internal Market and the Free Movement of Workers” lecture delivered within the framework of the International Law Week “The Internal Market of the European Union" LUMSA Department of Law, Economics and Communication Palermo, 16.4.2024
• “Equality and Diversity as Human Rights: Current Cases in the Field of Equality”, European Summer Course 2024 Tackling Current World Cha(lle)nges, Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen 06.08.2024
• “L’applicazione dei criteri politici nelle procedure di ammissione tra esperienze passate e prospettive future” (The application of politica criteria in the admission procedures between past experiences and future perspectives), Emergenza valoriale: l’azione dell’Unione europea di fronte alla crisi dei valori negli Stati membri, Università Federico II Napoli 7.10.2024
• Referee for the review Diritti umani e diritto internazionale, 10/18.10.2024
• “The European Parliament”, lecture delivered within the Framework of the Blendend Intensive Programme organized by UCLL Leuven, 17.2.2025
•   Coordinator of the Blended Intensive Programme “Values in International Law and European Union Law”, LUMSA, UCLL Leuven, Orebro University, Europa Institut Saarland University, Universidad Villanueva, 10/21.3.2025
• “Rule of Law and European Policies” lecture delivered within the framework of the Blended Intensive Programme “Values in International Lw and European Union Law” 17.3.2025
• “Ritorni volontari nel diritto europeo ed internazionale” (Voluntary Returns in European Law and International Law), Profili giuridici dei processi di ritorno delle donne migranti. Un confronto tra il diritto e la sociologia, LUMSA, Department of Law, Economics and Communication, 21.02.2025
• “La nozione di Paese terzo sicuro” (The Concept of Safe Third Country) lecture delivered within the framework of the Ph.D. Porgramme "Mediterranean Studies. History. Law and Economics", LUMSA 14.5.2025
•   “La protezione dei diritti fondamentali nella procedura di adesione all’Unione europea” (The protection of Human Rights in the accession proceeding to the European Union), La tutela dei diritti fondamentali in Europa tra frammentazione e prospettive di integrazione, 09.05.2025, Università degli Studi di Palermo
• “Enlargement in Time of War Between Change and Continuity”, A New Chapter of EU?s Enlargement?, 18.09.2025 University of Salerno

Scholarships

  Research Award granted by LUMSA Department of Law Palermo in 2016

  Research Award granted by LUMSA Department of Law Palermo in 2018

  Research Award for a period of study abroad 2021- Europa Institut Saarland Universiy from 1.7.2021 to 31.7.2021

  Research Award for a period of study abroad 2024 – Europa Institut Saarland University from 11.07.2024 to 11.08.2024

  Research Award offered by LUMSA Department of Law Palermo 2021

Affiliations

• Coordinator of Osservatorio Germania, Italia, Europa (Observatory Germany, Italy, Europe) established by LUMSA and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung  since 01-01-2017
• Member of the Scientific Commitee “Osservatorio Germania, Italia, Europa” (Observatory Germany, Italy, Europe) established by LUMSA and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung  since 01-01-2017
• Member of the Scientific Commitee “Centro Siciliano di Studi sulla Giustizia” (Sicilian Center of Studies on Justice) since 01-02-2019 to 30.08.2024
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Review Diritti umani e diritto internazionale since 01-01-2008
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Review La Magistratura since 01.06.2021
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Review International Journal of Law and Society from 01.01.2023 to 4.1.2025
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Review International Journal of Law and Society since 25.8.2025
• Member of the referees of the review Unione europea e diritti since 01.01.2025
• Member of the Scientific Board of Centro di documentazione europea LUMSA since 1.9.2023
• Visiting Professor Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno Faculty of Law, (Erasmus Programme  Plus KA107 Mobility for Teaching) 2018
• Visiting Professor University of Belgrade Faculty of Law (Erasmus Programme  Plus KA107 Mobility for Teaching), 2018
• Visiting Professor Universidad de Deusto-Bilbao (Erasmus Programme Plus KA107 Mobility for Teaching), 2019
• Visiting Professor UC Leuven Limburg (Erasmus BIP : EU Law and Institutions) Leuven 4/8.3.2024
• Visiting Professor UC Leuven Limburg (Erasmus BIP : EU Law and Institutions) Leuven 3/7.3.2025

Membership of Research Units

•   Member of the Research Unit, Research Programme of National Interest (PRIN) "Tutela dei diritti di cittadinanza tra Corte di giustizia e Corte europea dei diritti dell'uomo nell'attuale fase di sviluppo del processo di integrazione" (The Protection of the Rights of Citizenship Between the Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights Within the Framework of the Process of European Intergration), MIUR-PRIN 2007, PROT. 2007 ETKBLF - Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Università degli Studi di Teramo 22-09-2008/21-09-2010ì
• Member of the Research Unit, Research Programme of National Interest (PRIN) “L’attuazione degli articoli 118 e 119 della Costituzione: sussidiarietà delle funzioni e federalismo finanziario in materia di sanità" (The Implementation of Articles 118 and 119 of the Italian Constitution: Subsidiarity of Functions and Financial Federalism in the Field of Healthcare) Università Sapienza Roma, Seconda Università di Napoli, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Università degli Studi di Torino, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 01-02-2013/01-02-2015
• Member of the Research Unit Erasmus Project Plus KA203 Programme - Strategic Partnership in Higher Education dal titolo “New Quality in Education for Gender Equality – Strategic Partnership for the Development of a Master's Study Program LAW AND GENDER – LAWGEM“ . University of Belgrade Faculty of Law; Orebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work; Universitaet des Saarlandes, Faculty of Law Europa-Institut; Universidad de Cadiz; LUMSA, 01-10-2019/31.08.2022
•   Coordinator of the Research Unit Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (EMDM) Project for Designing a Joint Master’s Program “Law, Gender, Intersectionality and Diversity (LAWGID), University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Orebro University, School of Law, Psychology and Social Work;, LUMSA Department of Law, Economics and Communication from 1.6.2023 to 31.12.2024
•   Member of the Scientific Unit LUMSA Department of Law Palermo in cooperartion with Departamento de Derecho civil-Universidad de Valencia e Departamento de Derecho civil - Universidad de Alicante, "La condizione giuridica dello straniero nel sistema ordinamentale italo-europeo" (The Legal Status of Foreigners in the EU Legal System and the Internal Legal System)  from 01.10.2020 to 30.09.2023
•   Scientific Coordinator of the project "Il recesso dall'Unione europea: aspetti specifici della Brexit e problemi di ordine generale" (Withdrawal From the European Union: the Specific Features of Brexit and General Problems), financed by LUMSA 01-07-2019/01.10.2020
•   Scientific Coordinator of the Project “Lo Stato di diritto: profili di diritto interno, internazionale e dell’Unione europea” (The Rule of Law: issue of Domestic Law, International Law and the Law of the European Union) financed by LUMSA 01.07.2021/30.6.2024
•   Scientific Coordinator of the Project “Il ruolo dell’Unione europea nella comunità internazionale e la Conferenza sul Futuro dell’Europa" (The Role of the European Union within the international community and the Conference on the future of Europe) 1.7.2023/30.6.2024
•   Scientific Coordinator of the Project “Allargamento dell’Unione europea e approfondimento del processo di integrazione “The Widening of the European Union and the Deepening of the Process of Integration”) 01.07.2025/31.12.2026
•   Member of the Scientific Group of LUMSA in the Scientific Project “Governing Technology to Manage the Transition2 (acronimo GOTMAT)” since 1.10.2024 Università degli Studi di Padova, Università di Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Università degli Studi di Pavia, finanziamento PNRR SERICSMissione 4 “Istruzione e ricerca” – Componente 2 “Dalla ricerca all’impresa” – Investimento 1.3 – relativo al Progetto “Governing Technology to Manage the Transition2 (acronimo GOTMAT)”, finanziato dall’Unione europea – NextGenerationEU sui fondi PNRR MUR-M4C2 Spoke 9 Securing Digital Transformation-CUP del progetto B53C2200399006, codice U-GOV DE_B_PNRR_BANDI.ENTRATA25_01 dal 22.10.2024
•   Referee for the International Journal of Law and Society 1/9.9.2025
•   Member of the Scientific Project “The Silent Violence – The Legal System’s Protection Against Psychological, Digital and Economic Violence in Close Relationships”, awarded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Orebro University, School of Law, LUMSA, University of Glave, University of Tours