Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance

Next week is the 20th anniversary of when ten new Member States joined the #EU. The historic enlargement of the EU from 15 to 25 members was the largest in terms of the number of new states and population in the history of the EU. On 14 May we are holding a special symposium to reflect on the successes and challenges of this enlargement. See the programme below and join the discussion in person or online by registering here: https://lnkd.in/eu_DJ4Dt #euenlargement #europeanunion

Thanks to the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance and the University of Amsterdam Sustainable Global Economic Law (SGEL) project (https://sgel.uva.nl/) for the opportunity to share my research with this exciting scholarly community. You can now watch the lecture here: https://lnkd.in/gvcWXhtq

❗DEADLINE EXTENSION ALERT❗ University of Amsterdam, 24-25 October 2024: 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 (?) 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟒-𝟐𝟎𝟒𝟒 – 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 Abstract submission deadline: 10 MAY 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the Manifesto for Social Justice in European Contract Law. The Manifesto was ground-breaking at the time. In 2014, in the midst of the sovereign debt crisis, attempts to revisit it felt pointless: in the words of Daniela Caruso, “when the very access to the market place is foreclosed by indigence and marginalization, the promise of contracts that would be sweet toward the vulnerable has the flavor of Marie Antoinette’s brioche”. Faced with intersectional oppression and marginalisation, (post-)colonial exploitation, democratic degradation, the ecological crisis deepening worldwide, and the opacity of “disruptive” technologies, one may be tempted, as Caruso, to disqualify private law’s relevance; at the other extreme, one may think that private law is so intrinsically problematic that the only possible lesson from the past decades – including Katharina Pistor's founding contribution in The Code of Capital – is that private law institutions are, in the long term, incompatible with an even minimally just society and sustainable life on the planet. Hence, it seems urgent to ask - can private law be “rescued”, or even serve as catalyst for the changes necessary towards sustainable societies? What can make it a viable idea in 2044, 2084 and counting? Can a more radical reflection on “social justice” that the Manifesto itself invoked be the driving force for making private law a compelling framework? If you find these questions as compelling as we do, submit a short (max 500 words) abstract at tommaso.fia@uni-tuebingen.de by 10 May outlining a question that you aim to address and think is relevant to examining the role of social (in)justice in private law (and viceversa). Participants in the workshop will stay in touch to develop a new (and shorter :)) manifesto. More information here: https://lnkd.in/e4nTsU7B With Tommaso Fia (University of Tübingen), Carolina Paulesu (EUI), and Martijn Hesselink (EUI)

Join us in person or online, on 14th May, at Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance for an afternoon to celebrate and reflect on the past twenty years of the Eastern “Big bang” enlargement that took place in 2004, and to look into and discuss the future of EU enlargement. More details here below.

Our colleague Ivana Isailović's working paper on #EU abortion law is currently in SSRN's top 10 most downloaded papers for Reproductive Justice, Law & Policy. Dr Isailović shows how EU legal frameworks contribute to undermining reproductive and gender justice. #womenshealth #abortion #womensrights #law Download the paper here: https://lnkd.in/eCmRJNKa

Next Monday (29 April) begins the Academy of European Law ERA conference on Climate Litigation and Christina Eckes is one of the expert speakers. You can still register to join online and hear Christina's views on the recent ECtHR climate rulings. More info. here: www.era.int/?132749&en

Join us in person or online, on 14th May, at Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance for an afternoon to celebrate and reflect on the past twenty years of the Eastern “Big bang” enlargement that took place in 2004, and to look into and discuss the future of EU enlargement. More details here below.

Today's #EarthDay. But we are not celebrating. This year's theme is #planet vs. #plastics. Plastic production now has grown to more than 380 million tons per year. More plastic has been produced in the last ten years than in the entire 20th century, and the industry plans to grow explosively for the indefinite future. Plastics are everywhere - including inside us. Microplastics have been discovered in placentas, human blood, and breast milk, indicating widespread contamination of people's bodies. The #GlobalPlasticsTreaty negotiations kick off this week. The treaty could be an important tool in the #JustTransition - the topic of the GreenPaths Project. How you wonder? Check out this report "Leaving no one behind - How a global instrument to end plastic pollution can enable a just transition for the people informally collecting and recovering waste" by UN-HABITAT. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eyM9F2gx ☝ Follow us to be updated about the GreenPaths Project 🌱 ! #GreenPaths #HorizonEurope #JustTransition #EarthDay Universidad de Cantabria, Transnational Institute, Policy Lab, IPE - Institute for Political Ecology, Oxfam Intermón, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Universität Siegen, The International University College of Turin, Friends of the Earth Europe, Centro de Estudos Sociais da Faculdade de economia da Universidade de Coimbra, #Risteco, #ZAJEDNICKO,#PRAVO NA GRAD.

Interested in the political economy of degrowth? 🌱🐢Join us for a conversation with the economist Timothée Parrique. 🗓️May 7, 3:30-5pm CET Online This event is organized by the Sustainable Global Economic Law (University of Amsterdam) and the EUreka EU Law Masters’ student association (Claudio Donato Mathias) More below! https://lnkd.in/ePEDhzq5

Twenty years ago, on 1st May 2004, ten new Member States joined the EU. The “big bang” enlargement was the largest in terms of the number of new states and population in the history of the EU. On 14 May 2024, join us for a thought-provoking symposium as we delve into the past, present, and future of European integration with expert speakers including László Andor, former Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Rene van Hell, Ferenc Laczo, Narin Tezcan-Idriz, Beti Jacheva and a special EU Enlargement Quiz with Our Rule of Law Foundation. Universiteit van Amsterdam - Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid #euenlargement #europeanunion Register here to join us in person or online. https://lnkd.in/eu_DJ4Dt