Previous Years' Events
Jean Monnet Public Lecture - Mr David Rennie (The Economist) 'How global competition is killing Europe's liberal dream'.
2 December 2011
Mr David Rennie, Political Editor of The Economist, gave a Public Lecture entitled 'How global competition is killing Europe's liberal dream'.
Further information:
David Rennie has been the Political Editor of The Economist since 2010. He joined The Economist in 2007 as European Union correspondent and Charlemagne columnist, based in Brussels. Previously he was on the foreign staff of the Daily Telegraph, with postings in Sydney (1998), Beijing (1998 to 2002), Washington DC (2002 to 2005) and Brussels (2005 to 2007). From 2006 until he joined The Economist, he was also a contributing editor of the Spectator. He worked for the Daily Telegraph in London (1996 to 1998), and the Evening Standard (1992 to 1996).
He has reported from more than 40 countries, covering riots and earthquakes in Central and north east Asia, dissidents in Cuba, elections on four continents, and the war in Afghanistan (2001).
The Bristol EU-International Law Forum 2011: International Responsibility: EU and International Perspectives
Thursday & Friday, 12-13 May 2011
The Bristol EU-International Law Forum is a series of meetings held by the School of Law every two years.
Participants include eminent academics, judges and law practitioners as well as members of the commercial sector and policy-makers.
Our Forum has established itself over the years as an opportunity for stimulating discussion and exchange of ideas, and has produced several edited volumes including Beyond the Established Legal Orders: Policy Interconnections Between the EU and Rest of the World (Hart, 2011 forthcoming), Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility (Edward Elgar, 2008).
Programme
- Setting the scene: Panos Koutrakos (Bristol)
Conceptual exploration of the notion of international responsibility
- The International law perspective: James Crawford (Cambridge)
- The EU law perspective: Pieter Jan Kuijper (Amsterdam)
Current attitudes and approaches within various bodies
- International Organisations: Jan Klabbers (Helsinki)
- The European Court of Justice: Allan Rosas (ECJ)
- International Courts: David Anderson
Tools for determining responsibility
- Ius cogens and erga omnes obligations Christian Tams (Glasgow):
- Declarations of competence Joni Heliskoski (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland):
- Attributing responsibility: the EU, the Member States, or both? Esa Paasivirta (European Commission)
Responsibility of the EU in substantive policy areas
- Finance and Investment: Eileen Denza (UCL) and Takis Tridimas (QMUL)
- Environmental Policy: Catherine Redgwell (UCL) and Chris Hilson (University of Reading)
Responsibility of the EU in substantive policy areas from both international and EU law perspective
- Human Rights: Malcolm Evans (Bristol) and Enzo Cannizzaro (La Sapienza)
- Security and Defence: Nigel White (Nottingham) and Ramses Wessel (Twente)
An overall assessment from international and EU law perspective
- Christian Tomuschat (Humboldt)
- Alan Dashwood (Cambridge)
The European Ombudsman at University of Bristol
The European Ombudsman, Professor Nikiforos Diamandouros, delivered the 2011 Jean Monnet Lecture at the University of Bristol School of Law .
The title of the lecture was Encouraging ethical behaviour by civil servants: the role of the Ombudsman. The text of the talk is available.
P. Nikiforos Diamandouros is, as of 1 April 2003, the European Ombudsman. From 1998 to 2003, he was the first National Ombudsman of Greece. He has also been Professor of comparative politics at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the University of Athens since 1993 (currently on leave). From 1995 to 1998 he served as Director and Chairman of the Greek National Centre for Social Research (EKKE).
For more information about P. Nikiforos Diamandouros see here.
Workshop: The European Union's External Relations A Year After Lisbon
4 February 2011
The University of Bristol School of Law and the Jean Monnet Chair in European Law organised a day workshop on The European Union's External Relations A Year After Lisbon at the University of Bristol (Institute for Advanced Studies).
The workshop:
- examined recent developments in a range of external policies in the light of the Lisbon amendments,
- analysed the impact which these amendments have had on the inter-institutional dynamics,
- brought together legal scholars, political scientists, and decision-makers in order to set out the analysis of the above in the broader political and economic context.
Patricipants included Geert De Baere (University of Leuven); Frank Hoffmeister (European Commission); Steven Blockmans (Asser Instituut, The Hague); Simon Duke (EIPA Maastricht); Shelagh Brooks (UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office); Ricardo Gosalbo Bono (Council); Esa Paasivirta (European Commission); Ricardo Passos (European Parliament) Nick Witney (European Council on Foreign Relations)
Jean Monnet Public Lecture - Mr David Rennie (The Economist)
30 April 2010
Mr David Rennie, EU correspondent of The Economist, gave a Public Lecture on the international role of the European Union entitled 'If Obama's America is struggling to make soft power work, what chance does Europe have?' on Friday 30 April 2010.
Podcast
If Obama's America is struggling to make soft power work, what chance does Europe have? [16.3 MB: 45 min]
(Please note that, due to technical problems, Mr Rennie's talk is slightly truncated at the start) To listen to the Lecture online using Yahoo! Media Player (YMP), left click on the highlighted MP3 text. To download the MP3, right click on the highlighted MP3 text. Technical: YMP works via progressive download and not by streaming. The audio links have been tested with Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.6.3 with Adobe Flash 10.0.45.2 installed.
Further information:
David Rennie joined The Economist in 2007 as European Union correspondent and Charlemagne columnist, based in Brussels. Previously he was on the foreign staff of the Daily Telegraph, with postings in Sydney (1998), Beijing (1998 to 2002), Washington DC (2002 to 2005) and Brussels (2005 to 2007). From 2006 until he joined The Economist, he was also a contributing editor of the Spectator. He worked for the Daily Telegraph in London (1996 to 1998), and the Evening Standard (1992 to 1996). He has reported from more than 40 countries, covering riots and earthquakes in Central and north east Asia, dissidents in Cuba, elections on four continents, and the war in Afghanistan (2001).
Public Lecture 'The Implementation of EU and International Data Protection Law'
22 February 2010
Christopher Kuner, a Brussels-based partner of American international law firm Hunton & Williams, gave a public lecture on 'The Implementation of EU and International Data Protection Law', Monday 22 February 2010.
The lecture was funded by the Human Rights Implementation Centre, University of Bristol.
Please contact Nina Boeger for further information.
Further information:
Christopher Kuner is a partner in the Brussels office of the international law firm Hunton & Williams. Mr. Kuner is also Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Task Force on Privacy and Data Protection and of the European Privacy Officers Forum (EPOF), and sits on the academic advisory board of the German Association for Data Protection and Data Security (GDD). He is author of the book "European Data Protection Law: Corporate Compliance and Regulation" (Oxford University Press 2007), which has also been published in Chinese, and has published several other books and over 30 articles on various legal topics having to do with data protection and electronic commerce. In the summer of 2009 Mr. Kuner was a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute of Oxford University.
Interdisciplinary Public Lecture Series: 'The Treaty of Lisbon explained'
25 January 2010 and 8 February 2010
In a series of two public lectures, staff members of the School of Law and the Department of Politics discussed the key features and implications of the EU's Treaty of Lisbon. The lectures were designed for experts and non-experts in the fields of European law and politics.
The Treaty of Lisbon explained: The EU's Architecture after Lisbon
Speaker: Nina Boeger, Lecturer in European Law, University of Bristol
Monday 25 January 2010
The Treaty of Lisbon explained: The Substantive Changes
Speakers: (All University of Bristol)
- Professor Brenda Sufrin, Professor of Competition Law
- Dr Phil Syrpis, Senior Lecturer in European Law
- Dr Ana Juncos, Lecturer in European Politics
Monday 8 February 2010
Please contact Nina Boeger for further information.
Workshop on ‘The European Union in the World - Legal and Political Perspectives'
23 January 2009.
The University of Bristol Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law organised a one-day workshop on ‘The European Union in the World - Legal and Political Perspectives' (Convenor: Prof. Panos Koutrakos). This workshop brought together legal scholars, political scientists and international relations specialists to discuss different perspectives on the international role of the Union.
A distinguished list of speakers included:
- Prof. Marise Cremona (European University Institute)
- Prof. Simon Duke (European Institute of Public Administration)
- Prof. Jan Klabbers (University of Helsinki)
- Prof. Stephan Keukeleire (University of Leuven/College of Europe)
- Prof. Panos Koutrakos (University of Bristol)
- Prof. Mark Webber (University of Loughborough)
The event was supported by The University of Bristol Institute of Advanced Studies.
Roundtable Event: 'Where do we stand after Kadi? UN, terrorism, human rights and the EU'.
3 November 2008
On 3 September 2008, the European Court of Justice rendered its judgment in Joined Cases C-402/05 P and C-415/05 P Kadi and Al-Barakaat. Overruling the Court of First Instance, it annulled EU law freezing assets of individuals accused of financing international terrorism as contrary to fundamental human rights. As the annulled measures were adopted in order to implement United Nations Security Council Resolutions, the Court's judgment has wider implications for the relationship between international and EU law, the regulation of the fight against terrorism, and the protection of fundamental human rights.The Jean Monnet Chair in European Law at the School of Law organised a roundtable discussion on the issues.
A distinguished list of speakers included:
- Prof. Anthony Arnull (University of Birmingham),
- Prof. Marise Cremona (European University Institute),
- Prof. Eileen Denza (University College London),
- Prof. Christophe Hillion (University of Leiden),
- Prof. Panos Koutrakos (University of Bristol),
- Prof. Takis Tridimas (Queen Mary, London),
- Prof. Colin Warbrick (University of Birmingham). Chair:
Conference on Mixed Agreements Revisited
The University of Bristol and the University of Leiden organized a conference on ‘Mixed Agreements Revisited’ on 9-10 May 2007 in Leiden. With the participation of the two judges from the European Court of Justice and one judge from the European Free Trade Association Court, as well as a number of internationally renowned scholars, this was a major event. It will lead to the publication of a collection of essays, edited by Professor Christophe Hillion (University of Leiden) and Professor Panos Koutrakos (University of Bristol) in 2009 by Hart Publishing.