Cambridge Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) Podcast

In this ongoing series of short recordings, academics from the University of Cambridge and beyond shed light on the key issues to be considered in the run up to the upcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. This interview features Professor David Feldman, Rouse Ball Professor of English Law. Professor Feldman discusses the unique nature of the EU referendum, and the potenti...

In this ongoing series of short interviews, academics from the University of Cambridge and beyond shed light on the key issues to be considered in the run up to the upcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. This recording features Dr Julie Smith, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and member of the House of Lords. Dr Smith shares...

In this ongoing series of short recordings, academics from the University of Cambridge and beyond shed light on the key issues to be considered in the run up to the upcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. This interview features Professor John Spencer, Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law and President of the European Criminal Law Association (ECLA(UK)), considering what th...

In this ongoing series of short recordings, academics from the University of Cambridge and beyond shed light on the key issues to be considered in the run up to the upcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. This interview features Dr Markus Gehring, University Lecturer in Sustainable Development in European and International Law, considering what the impact of Britain's mem...

In this ongoing series of short recordings, academics from the University of Cambridge and beyond shed light on the key issues to be considered in the run up to the upcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. This interview features Professor Morten Broberg, Professor of International Development Law at the University of Copenhagen and visitor at the LCIL, who considers the D...

In this ongoing series of short interviews, academics from the University of Cambridge shed light on the key issues to be considered in the run up to the upcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. This recording features Professor Kenneth Armstrong, Professor of European Law and Director of the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS), considering how the legal mechanism gov...

In this ongoing series of short interviews, academics from the University of Cambridge and beyond shed light on the key issues to be considered in the run up to the upcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. This recording features Professor Kenneth Armstrong, Professor of European Law and Director of the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS), considering what influence t...

In this ongoing series of short interviews, academics from the University of Cambridge shed light on the key issues to be considered in the run up to the upcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. This recording features Professor Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union Law, who considers how Britain's membership of the EU has impacted the protection of workers, and a...

In this series of short recordings, academics from the University of Cambridge shed light on the key issues to be considered in the run up to the upcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. This interview features Professor Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union Law, considering what the impact of Britain's membership of the EU has been on the ability of workers to se...

In this series of short recordings, academics from the University of Cambridge shed light on the key issues to be considered in the run up to the upcoming referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. This interview features Professor Kenneth Armstrong, Professor of European Law and Director of the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS), considering what the impact of Britain's member...

On Thursday 28 April, Dr David Erdos, University Lecturer in Law and the Open Society, Faculty of Law & WYNG Fellow in Law, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge gave a CELS/CIPIL Joint Seminar on the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This seminar takes a first look at the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now finally agreed by the European institutions. Is it a “histo...

Daniel Muhall, Irish Ambassador to the UK gave an evening seminar entitled "The UK's future in Europe: Implications for Ireland" on Monday 7 March 2016 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Aidan O'Neill of Matrix Chambers gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "(Dis)enfranchisement and the Exercise of Free Movement Rights" on Wednesday 17 February 2016 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Dr András Csúri of the University of Vienna gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "The Proposed European Public Prosecutor - from a Trojan Horse to a White Elephant?" on Wednesday 10 February 2016 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Dr Orla Lynskey of LSE, gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Between Independence, Integration and Rights: The Challenges of Data Protection Enforcement in the EU" on Wednesday 2 December 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Dr Eilionóir Flynn of the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, NUI Galway, gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Voices of Individuals Collectively Exploring Self-Determination - a New Paradigm for Legal Capacity Research" on Wednesday 18 November 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.ca...

Professor Angus Johnston of the University of Oxford gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "How "binding" are the EU’s binding renewable energy targets and why does this matter?" on Wednesday 21 October 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Professor Amandine Garde on the University of Liverpool gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Pure Perfection? The EU Alcohol Strategy – It’s Not What it Seems to Be" on Wednesday 14 October 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/ *unfortunately there is some unavoidable disrupti...

Professor Kenneth Armstrong holds the Chair in European Law at the University of Cambridge and is a fellow at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He was previously Professor of EU Law at Queen Mary in London and before that held positions at Keele University and the University of Manchester. Professor Armstrong has published very widely in the field of European law and European studies, with a parti...

Oana Stefan of Kings College London gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "European Union Soft Law: Taking Stock of the Transparency Paradox" on Wednesday 18 February 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Jeremias Prassl of Oxford University gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Freedom of Contract in EU Law: from General Principle to Fundamental Right?" on Wednesday 11 February 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

In the wake of the controversial Opinion of the ECJ that EU accession to the ECHR is incompatible with EU law, the Centre for European Legal Studies is holding a panel discussion on the motivation, reasons and consequences of this landmark decision. The panel will include Professors Sionaidh Douglas-Scott (University of Oxford) and Steve Peers (University of Essex) as well as Professor Catherine B...

Marios Costa of City University London gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Accountability through Transparency and the Role of the Court of Justice" on Wednesday 28 January 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Louise Halleskov Storgaard of Aarhus University gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Opinion 2/13 on EU Accession to the ECHR" on Wednesday 21 January 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Elaine Fahey of City University, London, gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "The Global Reach and Effects of EU Law: Between Methodologies and Constructs" on Wednesday 26 November 2014 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies). For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/