Saturday 25 June 2011 10:00 to 17:00
Location
Participants
Keynote Address: 50 Years of European Law and London-Leiden
Judge Sir Konrad Schiemann, European Court of Justice
Session 1: Lisbon Reforms to the Jurisdiction of the ECJ
Chair: Professor Sir Francis Jacobs KCMG QC, King’s College London
Speaker: Professor Christiaan Timmermans, Erasmus University Rotterdam, former Judge at the European Court of Justice
Discussants:
Professor Takis Tridimas, Queen Mary University
Angus Johnston, University of Oxford
Session 2: The Application of Preliminary Rulings by National Courts
Chair: Sir Richard Plender, University of Groningen, former High Court Judge
Speakers:
Dr Adam Lazowski, University of Westminster (Poland)
Dr Jan Komárek, LSE (Czech Republic)
Dr Florian Wagner-von Papp, UCL (Germany)
Professor Andrea Biondi, King’s College London (Italy)
Further speakers TBC
Session 3: Procedures in Competition Law TBC
Chair: The Rt Hon Sir David Edward KCMG QC, Former Judge, European Court of Justice
Speakers:
Ian Forrester QC, White & Case, Brussels
Paul Lasok QC, Monckton Chambers
Fernando Castillo de la Torre, European Commission
Session 4: Mutual Recognition and the Rights of the Defendant
Chair: Professor Stefaan Van den Bogaert, Professor of European Law, Leiden University
Speaker:
Professor John Spencer, University of Cambridge
Discussants:
Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas, Director, Criminal Justice Centre, Queen Mary, University of London
Caroline Morgan, European Commission
This event is being organized by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the Europa Instituut of the University of Leiden
This year marks the remarkable 50th anniversary of the London-Leiden Conference on European Law. To mark this occasion, the event will reflect on the impact that the EU legal and regulatory framework has had on the Rule of Law. The maintenance, development and promotion of the rule of law is of fundamental importance for the human dignity and well-being of people everywhere. It provides the foundations for good governance, accountability, certainty and legality which are core conditions for an effective economy and a fair society. This June, the London-Leiden conference will consider issues such as standing under the Treaty of Lisbon, the application of preliminary references by national courts, and procedures in criminal and competition law, in the wider context of the rule of law.
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