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50 YEARS OF THE EUROPEAN TREATIES: LOOKING BACK AND THINKING FORWARD
Marking 2007 as the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, the Liverpool Law School is hosting a conference seeking to reflect critically upon some of the EU's core characteristics and achievements, and to think imaginatively about the diverse challenges facing the EU for the future.
The two day event will take place on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th July 2007. Delegates are welcome to register for attendance at the conference using the booking form (at http://www.liv.ac.uk/law/ielu/treaties.htm ).
Thursday 5th July: "Looking Back"
Venue: Rendall Building, University of Liverpool
09.30 - 10.00 Registration
10.00 - 13.00 First Session
Chair: Professor Michael Dougan, University of Liverpool
The Institutional Framework and Institutional Balance Professor Alan Dashwood, University of Cambridge
EU Governance and Insights from Fusion Theory Professor Lee Miles, University of Liverpool
Tea / Coffee
The Competences of the EU
Dr Robert Schütze, University of Durham
Constitutional Trust in an enlarging European Union Professor Per Cramér, University of Gothenburg
Discussion
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 17.00 Second Session
Chair: Professor Louise Ackers, University of Leeds
The Internal Market: Not all it seems to be, and not all it should be Professor Derrick Wyatt, University of Oxford
Economic and Monetary Union (and its detractors) Professor Jim Rollo, University of Sussex
Tea / Coffee
Union Citizenship and the "Non-Economic Constitution"
Dr Catherine Barnard, University of Cambridge
Fundamental Rights and Judicial Protection Dr Eleanor Spaventa, University of Durham
Discussion
Evening Drinks Reception (Merseyside Maritime Museum) and Dinner for Speakers (Simply Heathcotes)
Friday 6th July: "Thinking Forward"
Venue: Law Building, University of Liverpool
10.00 - 13.00 First Session
Chair: Professor Fiona Beveridge, University of Liverpool
(Further) Enlargement of the Union
Professor Christophe Hillion, University of Leiden
EU Labour Law: The Challenge of "Modernisation"
Professor Jeff Kenner, University of Nottingham
Tea / Coffee
Energy: Efficiency, Security and the Environment Professor Peter Cameron, University of Dundee
The Political Dimension to Union Citizenship Professor Jo Shaw, University of Edinburgh
Discussion
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 17.00 Second Session
Chair: Professor Dominic McGoldrick, University of Liverpool
The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston, Court of Justice of the European Communities
The Common Foreign and Security Policy
Professor Panos Koutrakos, University of Bristol
Tea / Coffee
Does the Constitutional Treaty have a Future?
Professor Vlad Constantinesco, University of Strasbourg
Building the Future: Enhancing our Research Capacity in EU Law Professor Tamara Hervey, University of Sheffield
Discussion
ATTENDANCE AND REGISTRATION
Attendance fees for the conference are as follows:
Academic
£50.00
Student (including PhD researchers)
£25.00
Other
£150.00
Conference Booking Form
Once the form is completed please send it (together with payment) to:
Kate Kelley,
Liverpool Law School,
University of Liverpool,
Liverpool L69 7ZS
Fax. +44 (0)151 7942829
For further information about the conference, please contact Professor Michael Dougan via email: m.dougan@liv.ac.uk
