Jones has been researching and teaching law for over 20 years,first at Cardiff Law School,[4] then at Bristol Law School,UWE.[5] Her main teaching and research interests lie in the areas of gender,migration,asylum process,human trafficking,violence against women,all within a human rights perspective.[6]
Jones was previously the Chair of the Wales Assembly of Women and President of the European Women Lawyers Association,[4] and worked with various equalities organisations,including Welsh Women's Aid and the National Alliance of Women's Organisations.[6]
Political career
Jones was the Labour MEP for Wales in the European Parliament from July 2019 to January 2020,when the UK withdrew from the European Union. Within the European Parliament,Jones was a member of the Legal Affairs Committee,the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee,and a substitute member of the Transport and Tourism Committee,as well as first Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with the United States.[7] Jones also founded the Wales-EU Parliamentary Friendship Group which focused on strengthening Welsh-EU relations and providing a platform for Welsh citizens' rights and interests at the European level post-Brexit.[8]
Schulze, Reiner; Schulte-Nolke, Hans; Jones, Jackie (2002). A Casebook on European Consumer Law. Oxford: Hart Publishing. ISBN978-1841132273.
Jones, Jackie; Grear, Anna; Fenton, Rachel Anne; Stevenson, Kim, eds. (2011). Gender, Sexualities and Law. London: Routledge. ISBN978-0415574396.
Manjoo, Rashida; Jones, Jackie, eds. (2018). The legal protection of women from violence: normative gaps in international law. London: Routledge. ISBN978-1138737969.
Jones, Jackie; Winterdyk, John, eds. (2018). Human Trafficking: Challenges and Opportunities the 21st Century. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. ISBN978-6139852406.
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