Workshop:‘The European Union in the World - Legal and Political Perspectives,' 23 January 2009.

18 December 2008

Workshop on ‘The European Union in the World - Legal and Political Perspectives' 

23 January 2009.

Convenor: Prof. Panos Koutrakos

This workshop aims to bring together legal scholars, political scientists and international relations specialists to discuss different perspectives on the international role of the Union.

PROGRAMME

9:30  The EU and Its Neighbours

• Prof. Christophe Hillion (Leiden): The EU and its Neighbourhood
• Prof. Stephan Keukeleire (Leuven; College of Europe): Reconceptualizing (European) Foreign Policy

11:15 European Security and Defence Policy

• Prof. Mark Webber (Loughborough): ESDP in a multilateral world
• Prof. Panos Koutrakos (Bristol): Developments on EU defence industries

1:00  Lunch

2:00 Coherence of EU International Action

• Prof. Marise Cremona  (EUI): Legal dimensions
• Prof. Simon Duke (EIPA, Maastricht): Political dimensions

3:30  Roundtable discussion:  EU External Relations and the Role of the Courts

• Prof. Jan Klabbers (Helsinki): The ECJ, internationalism and parochialism

Venue: Verdon-Smith Room, Institute for Advanced Studies, Royal Fort House, Bristol BS8 1UJ.  Participation is free but limited to 22 persons - please register with Mrs Wendy Brett.

The workshop is supported generously by the Institute for Advanced Studies. The Institute develops research at the University of Bristol by encouraging interdisciplinary scholarship and facilitating intellectual discussion in all academic disciplines.

Please contact Professor Panos Koutrakos for further information.