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Separation of powers for 21st century Europe
Together with The Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights (Helsinki) and the Centre for European Research (Gothenburg), ACELG has been awarded a Norface grant for the ‘SepaRope’ project. Read more.
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In an in-depth analysis requested by the European Parliament Think Tank, Jonathan Zeitlin and Filipe Brito Bastos have given a range of recommendations on establishing effective accountability of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and the Single Resolution Board (SRB) in the European Banking Union. Read more.
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We are hiring: Management & Communications assistant |
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ACELG and ACIL are looking for a versatile and enthusiastic individual who combines a knack for internal and external communication with a structured working style and eye for detail. You are self-guided and show initiative when you spot opportunities for doing so. You enjoy working in an international environment, have affinity for academic research and are comfortable with being the central go-to person of two research centres.
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New ACELG members & visitors |
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Starting in August 2020, Ivana Isailović will be joining ACELG as assistant professor of EU law. She will coordinate the 'Principles and Foundations of EU Law' course for master students, and will be teaching in several graduate and undergraduate courses. She will also be part of the 'Sustainable Global Economic Law' interdisciplinary research project. Read more.
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Piotr Krajewski will start his PhD at the University of Amsterdam in September 2020 as one of the researchers within the project “Separation of Powers for 21st Century Europe” (SepaRope). SepaRope aims to examine the theory and practice of separation of powers in the present-day European Union. Read more.
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In September 2020, Tiziana Melchiorre will join ACELG as a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow. She will develop a research project titled ‘The European Union in the Arctic.’ The project will investigate which legal and geopolitical instruments the EU could use in order to contribute to the protection of the Arctic environment. Read more.
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Valentina Carraro (VU Amsterdam) joined ACELG and ACIL as a visiting researcher in April 2020. Her research is highly interdisciplinary, combining international law and international relations. She particularly focuses on the fight against torture and other forms of violence (especially violence against women). Read more.
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Amanda Mauri (University of Michigan) will be joining ACELG during the 2020-21 academic year as a visiting researcher. Her research explores market governance with significant health consequences. Specifically, she studies how political actors use their regulatory powers within multilevel governance systems to control the size and structure of coexisting legal and illegal markets. Read more.
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Special mention |
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René Smits (Lecturer of the Law of the Economic and Monetary Union) has been chosen by students of the Amsterdam Law School as Lecturer of the Year 2020. ‘A very gratifying conclusion of my professorship three months before its conclusion'. Read the interview.
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Publications by ACELG members |
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Blockmans, S., Debuysere, L., Weiss, S., Bertelsman Stiftung (ed.)
‘Europe’s Coherence Gap in External Crisis and Conflict Management: Political Rhetoric and Institutional Practices in the EU and its Member States,’ Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2020, 412 pp.
Broulik, J.
‘What Is Forensic Economics?’ in: Cserne P., Esposito F. (eds) ‘Economics in Legal Reasoning,’ part of the ‘Palgrave Studies in Institutions, Economics and Law’ book series, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2020
de Ruijter, A. Beetsma, R., Burgoon, B., Nicoli, F., Vandenbroucke, F.
‘EU solidarity and policy in fighting infectious diseases: state of play, obstacles, citizen preferences and ways forward,’ Netspar policy paper, 15 April 2020
de Ruijter, A., Greer, S.*
'EU health law and policy in and after the COVID-19 crisis,' European Journal of Public Health, 8 July 2020
Eckes, C.
‘EU Autonomy: Jurisdictional Sovereignty by a Different Name?’ European Papers, Vol. 5, 2020, No 1, pp. 319-329
Morvillo, M.
‘I Just Can't Get Enough (of Experts): The Numbers of COVID-19 and the Need for a European Approach to Testing,’ European Journal of Risk Regulation, Volume 11, Special Issue 2 (Taming COVID-19 by Regulation) June 2020 , pp. 366-374
Smits, R.
‘The European Central Bank’s pandemic bazooka: mandate fulfilment in extraordinary times,’ EU Law Live, 23 March 2020
Smits, R.
‘SSM and the SRB accountability at European level: room for improvements? Banking Union Scrutiny,’ study requested by the ECON committee, European Parliament, 17 April 2020
Smits, R.
Update of the list of banking union-related cases published on the website of the European Banking Institute (EBI): Overview of court cases on the banking union, update of 1 June 2020
Weimer, M.
Editorial contribution to ‘Covid19 - Making the Best out of Europe,’ EU Law Live, 16 May 2020
Weimer, M.
Editorial contribution to ‘ “Europe and its Multiple Constitutions” - a comment on the Weiss judgment of the German Constitutional Court,’ EU Law Live weekend edition No 25, 11 July 2020
Zeitlin, J., Rangoni, B.
‘Is experimentalist governance self‐limiting or self‐reinforcing? Strategic uncertainty and recursive rulemaking in European Union electricity regulation,’ Regulation & Governance, 31 March 2020
Zeitlin, J., Brito Bastos, F.
‘SSM and the SRB accountability at European level: room for improvements,’ in-depth analysis requested by the ECON committee, European Parliament, 12 May 2020
*Author sequence changed, ACELG member(s) listed first
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ACELG working papers |
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Cseres, K., Reyna, A.
‘EU State Aid Law and Consumer Protection: An Unsettled Relationship in Times of Crisis,’ 11 June 2020. Amsterdam Law School Research Paper No. 2020-32,
de Ruijter, A., Beetsma, R.M.W.J., Burgoon, B., Nicoli, F., Vandenbroucke, F.
‘EU Solidarity and Policy in Fighting Infectious Diseases: State of Play, Obstacles, Citizen Preferences and Ways Forward,’ 4 April 2020. Amsterdam Centre for European Studies Research Paper No. 2020/06
de Ruijter, A., Purnhagen, K.P., Flear, M.L., Hervey, T., Herwig, A.*
'More Competences than you Knew? The Web of Health Competences for Union Action in Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak,' 21 April 2020). Published online in European Journal of Risk Regulation, April 2020
van Kolfschooten, H., de Ruijter, A.
‘COVID-19 and Privacy in the European Union: A Legal Perspective on Contact Tracing,’ 20 May 2020. Forthcoming in: Contemporary Security Policy.
Weimer, M., Pacces, A.M.*
‘From Diversity to Coordination: A European Approach to COVID19,’ 15 April 2020. Forthcoming, European Journal of Risk Regulation.
*Author sequence adjusted; ACELG members listed first
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ACELG blog posts |
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Cseres, K., Reyna, A.
‘EU State aid and the consumer: lessons from a pandemic,’ ACELG blog, 15 July 2020
Weimer, M., Pacces, A.
‘We need a European exit strategy for Covid-19 before it’s too late,’ ACELG blog, 29 April 2020
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Presentations by ACELG members |
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Ankersmit, L.
Presentation as expert, ‘Deskundigenbijeenkomst CETA,’ Dutch Senate, 19 May 2020
Broulik, J.
Presentation ‘Social Capture of US and EU Competition Policy: A Lesson from the Global Financial Crisis,’ 15th ASCOLA Conference (online); University of Haifa, Haifa, 25-27 June 2020
Broulik, J.
Co-Organiser of ‘What do we value? Perspectives from law, economics, and law & economics,’ 11th MetaLawEcon Workshop (online), Young Scholars Initiative, Institute for New Economic Thinking, New York, 19-20 June 2020
Cseres, K.
Online presentation of ‘The Priority-Setting Project: Rethinking EU and National Competition Law Enforcement,’ ASCOLA annual conference, 25 June 2020
de Boer, N.
Presentation at online seminar ‘The EU after Weiss,’ Maastricht Centre for European Law, 9 June 2020
Morvillo, M., Cseres, K., Broulik, J.
Organisers of the online seminar on ‘Judicial review of complex assessments in the EU: competition law and risk regulation,’ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 22 June 2020
Smits, R.
Presentation on ‘Judgment of the German Constitutional Court of 5 May 2020 in the Weiss case concerning the European Central Bank’s Public Sector Purchasing Programme (PSPP),’ at the seminar ‘The BVerfG ruling on the ECB’s Public Sector Purchase Program: impact and consequences’ (online), University of Milan, Milan, 6 May 2020
Smits, R.
Presentation on ‘Judgment of the German Constitutional Court of 5 May 2020 in the Weiss case concerning the European Central Bank’s Public Sector Purchasing Programme (PSPP),’ at ‘ACELG/ACES CourtWatch PSPP Judgment’ (online), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 12 May 2020.
Smits, R.
Presentation on ‘Judgment of the German Constitutional Court of 5 May 2020 in the Weiss case concerning the European Central Bank’s Public Sector Purchasing Programme (PSPP),’ in the seminar ‘ECB asset purchases and the German Constitutional Court ruling: into uncharted waters?’ for students in the Master in International Advocacy (online), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, 19 May 2020
Smits, R.
Presentation and discussion on ‘Judgment of the German Constitutional Court of 5 May 2020 in the Weiss case concerning the European Central Bank’s Public Sector Purchasing Programme (PSPP),’ with the study group of Professor Sean Hagan (online), Georgetown Law, Washington, D.C, 12 June 2020
Viera da Silva Cabrita, T.
Presentation of the paper ‘Managing Expectations: The ILC and the EU’s commitment to contribute to the development of international law,’ at ESIL-ILAG workshop ‘The European Union’s External Action and International Law: A View From the Outside’ (online), City, University of London, London, 12 June 2020
Weimer, M.
Speaker & co-organiser online seminar ‘From diversity to coordination - A European approach to Covid19,’ University of Amsterdam, 22 April 2020
Weimer, M.
Speaker at online roundtable ‘Virtual Visions of Europe #1 | Public health: Diversity and (non-) coordination,’ Spui 25 & University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 29 April 2020
Zeitlin, J.
Organiser of series of online roundtables, ‘ACES Virtual Visions of Europe series on Pandemic Politics and Corona Crisis Response,’ Spui 25 & University of Amsterdam, 29 April 2020 – 27 May 2020
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ACELG members in the media |
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de Ruijter, A. Beetsma, R., Burgoon, B., Nicoli, F., Vandenbroucke, F.
‘EU solidarity in fighting COVID-19: State of play, obstacles, citizens’ attitudes, and ways forward,’ VOX EU Policy Portal, 26 March 2020
de Ruijter, A. Beetsma, R., Burgoon, B., Nicoli, F., Vandenbroucke, F.
‘Give the EU more power to fight epidemics – When countries put themselves first, no one wins,’ Politico, 26 March 2020
de Ruijter, A. Beetsma, R., Burgoon, B., Nicoli, F., Vandenbroucke, F.
‘Europese solidariteit in de strijd tegen epidemieën is nodig, het draagvlak bij de bevolking lijkt er te zijn,’ De Morgen, 27 March 2020
de Ruijter, A.
Podcast interview ‘Aflevering 63 – De rechtsstaat in tijden van corona, met Anniek de Ruijter,’ Stuk Rood Vlees podcast, 26 March 2020
de Ruijter, A.
Interview ‘Ook in deze crisis moet de inperking van privacy proportioneel zijn,’ Folia, 8 April 2020
de Ruijter, A.
Radio interview 'Ieder voor zich in de Europese strijd tegen het virus,' VPRO, 8 April 2020
de Ruijter, A.
Editor for a week of @NL_Wetenschap twitter feed, 6-12 April 2020
de Ruijter, A.
Podcast interview ‘Wat zijn je grondrechten nog waard tijdens een pandemie? Deze jurist legt het uit,’ De Correspondent, 2 April 2020
de Ruijter, A.
Mentioned in blog post by Scott Greer 'Is Europe…getting it right?,' Health Management & Policy Governance Lab blog, 10 July 2020
de Ruijter, A., Brooks, E., Greer, S.L.*
Opinion article 'How Covid-19 just transformed entire EU health policy,' EU Observer, 20 July 2020
Smits, R.
Quoted in ‘Duitse grondwettelijk hof kritisch over opkoopprogramma ECB,’ NOS Nieuws, 5 May 2020
Smits R.
Quoted in ‘Duitse rechters: ECB mag economie niet stimuleren met opkoopbeleid,’ Trouw, 5 May 2020
Smits, R.
Radio interview ‘Duits hof kritisch over opkoopprogramma ECB,’ NOS Met het Oog op Morgen, 5 May 2020
Smits, R.
Quoted in three articles, ‘Verbieden Duitse rechters het ECB opkoopbeleid?’ 4 May 2020, ‘Drie vragen over 'de coup van Karlsruhe,’ 5 May 2020 and ‘Duits vonnis ondergraaft Europese instellingen,’ 5 May 2020, Het Financiele Dagblad
Smits, R.
Quoted in ‘German court leaves Bundesbank caught between two legal decisions,’ Central Banking, 12 May 2020
Smits, R.
Television interview, RTL Nieuws, 12 May 2020
*Author sequence changed, ACELG member(s) listed first
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