Lecture Series The European Union as a Global International Actor - The Role of International Law in the Relations between Member States of the European Union
12-05-2014
Speaker: Prof. Bruno De Witte Professor of European Union Law, Maastricht University & European University Institute in Florence
Abstract
International law plays a major role in organising the relations between the European Union and "third states". This lecture will focus on the less obvious but nevertheless important role played by international law in structuring the relations between EU member states. A distinction will be made between international treaties concluded among all EU countries (most importantly, EU revision treaties) and international treaties among less than all EU countries, which provide an instrument of differentiation in the European integration process. The euro crisis has offered several controversial examples of the latter role of international law.
Bruno De Witte: Ph.D in Law of the European University Institute (Florence) in 1985. Associate Professor in the Law Department of the European University Institute (1985-1989). Professor of Europe¬an Law at the University of Maastricht (the Netherlands), from 1989 to February 2000. Professor of European Union Law at the European University Institute, Florence, from March 2000 to February 2010. Current position: Professor of European Union Law, Maastricht University & European University Institute Florence (part-time).
LocationUniversity of Luxembourg
Bâtiment Weicker
Room B 001 (ground floor)
4, rue Alphonse Weicker
L-2721 Luxembourg
Language
English
Registration
- by e-mail to fdef-colloques@uni.lu (specifying name and institution)
- Free lecture
- Maximum number of attendants: 80
- The conference will be followed by a cocktail.
Contact
Nadja Risch
Tel: +352 46 66 44 6619
Lecture Series "The European Union as a Global International Actor"
organised by Prof. Eleftheria Neframi, University of Luxembourg, Jean Monnet Chair
The conference of Prof. Bruno De Witte is part of the Lecture Series on the theme The European Union as a Global International Actor, supported by the FNR (RESCOM Scientific Events).
15 conferences are to be held from Mars to November 2014, in three parts: Institutional issues / Policy oriented approach / External perception and impact on global governance.
The objective of the Lecture Series is to bring together leading specialists of legal, political economy or international relations background in order to critically assess the European Union’s external relations in a multipolar world.
