Igniting European Union Law:
Frameworks for the Future
Durham-Cambridge Doctoral Workshop in EU Law
Durham University, 5–6 March 2015
12.00 Lunch and registration (Staff Common Room, Durham Law School)
13.15 Introductory remarks (Anne Galbraith Boardroom, Durham Law School)
Professor Robert Schütze (Durham University) and Dr Markus Gehring (University of Cambridge)
13.30 Panel I: Constitutional Law (Anne Galbraith Boardroom, Durham Law School)
Chairs: Professor Eleanor Spaventa (Durham University) and Professor Robert Schütze (Durham University)
13.45 Reijer Passchier & Maarten Stremler (Leiden Law School), ‘Unconstitutional
Constitutional Amendments in European Union Law: On the Existence of Substantive Constraints on Treaty Revision’
14.15 Estelle Wolfers (University of Cambridge), ‘Influencing Luxembourg: UK Observations in Preliminary Ruling Procedures’
14.45 Clara Rauchegger (University of Cambridge), 'The Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by the Belgian Constitutional Court: An Approach for the Future'
15.15 Break: refreshments provided (Staff Common Room, Durham Law School)
15.45 Emily Hancox (University of Edinburgh), ‘Hierarchies of Norms and the Scope of EU Law’
16.15 Carlos A. Arrébola & Ana Júlia MaurÃcio (University of Cambridge), ‘An Econometric Analysis of the Influence of the Advocate General on the Court of Justice of the European Union’
16.45 Eszter Harsányi-Bélteki (Durham University), ‘Protecting the Democratic Values of Member States in the European Union through Article 7 TEU’
17.15 Panel I concluding remarks
17.30 Break: refreshments provided (Hogan Lovells Lecture Theatre, Durham Law School)
18.00 Keynote lecture: 'Political Community and EU Law' (Hogan Lovells Lecture Theatre,
Durham Law School)
Professor Damian Chalmers (LSE)
20.00 Dinner (Oldfields Restaurant)
9.00 Panel II: Internal and External Policies (Senate Suite, Durham Castle)
Chairs: Dr Markus Gehring (University of Cambridge) and Dr Andrés Delgado-Casteleiro (Durham University)
9.15 Thomas Verellen (KU Leuven), 'Foreign Affairs and the Constitution in Canada and the EU: The Search for a Federal Balance'
9.45 Vivian Kube (European University Institute), 'Normative Power Europe by Law: What Imperatives Follow from the EU's Commitment to External Human Rights Protection?'
10.15 Vigjilenca Abazi (University of Amsterdam), 'Secrecy in the European Union: A Democratic Challenge'
10.45 Break: refreshments provided (Senate Suite, Durham Castle)
11.00 Nicholas Hoggard (Durham University), 'Rating Agency Liability and The Common Law: A Mercifully "Insipid Sprout from Brussels"'
11.30 Sadaf Shariat (Durham University), 'Wide Margin of Appreciation or a Strict Interpretation Test: Reconciliation of Competing Rights in EU Patent Law'
12.00 Oliver Barlett (Durham University), 'The EU's Public Health Competence: Hidden Potential, or Potential Hindrance?'
12.30 Panel II concluding remarks
12.45 Lunch (Senate Suite, Durham Castle)
13.30 Hart Publishing: Q&A session on academic publishing (Senate Suite, Durham Castle)
Sinead Moloney (Publisher and General Manager, Hart Publishing)
14.30 Panel III: Internal Market and Competition Law (Senate Suite, Durham Castle)
Chairs: Professor Stefan Enchelmaier (University of Oxford) and Dr Albertina Albors- Llorens (University of Cambridge)
14.45 Laura Panadés (University of Cambridge), 'The Relevance of Public-Private Partnerships Under the Juncker Commission'
15.15 Vilija Velyvyte (University of Oxford), 'A Sweeping Mandate to Shape the Internal Market: Constitutional Implications of CJEU Case Law'
15.45 Break: refreshments provided (Senate Suite, Durham Castle)
16.15 Rene Wieser (Durham University), 'Third Parties as Plaintiffs and Defendants in European Competition Law'
16.45 Dimitros-Vasileios Kyriazis (University of Oxford), 'State Aid Rules: A Tool for Combating Intra-EU Competition in Times of Crisis'
17.15 Alexander Hoogenboom (Maastricht University), 'Revisiting Bidar and Other "Established truths" in the Light of Marketization of Education: Students, Genuine Links, Study Loan Systems and State Aid'
17.45 Panel III concluding remarks
18.00 Concluding remarks
Professor Robert Schütze (Durham University) and Dr Markus Gehring (University of Cambridge)
Friday, 6th March
Programme
Thursday, 5th March
