Transparency is an explicit normative choice made in the Lisbon Treaty and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. They place an obligation on the EU Institutions to ‘conduct their work as openly as possible’, take ‘decisions as openly as possible’ and ‘ensure publication of the documents relating to the legislative procedures’ with a view of guaranteeing … Read more
Following the successful launch of the Information Law Series Archive in September 2024, ten more volumes have been made freely available on the IViR website. These include the groundbreaking and much-cited dissertations by Martin Senftleben on copyright and the three-step test, Mireille van Eechoud on applicable law in copyright, and Ashwin van Rooijen on software … Read more
EAPIL Winter School in European Private International Law: MULTISTATE TORTS University of Insubria, Department of Law, Economics and Cultures 10th- 15th February 2025 THE WINTER COURSE Coordinator: Silvia Marino Scientific Committee: Silvia Marino, University of Insubria; Javier Carrascosa González, University of Murcia; Anna Wysocka-Bar, Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Advisory Board: Marta Requejo Isidro, University of … Read more
The United States and Denmark have been embroiled in political tensions over President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland, possibly even by force. The Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, has recently met some of her EU counterparts to gain their political support for preserving Denmark’s territorial integrity. The current status of Greenland and its … Read more
Call for Abstracts Workshop: Exploring the Autonomy of Cities: Philosophical, Legal, and Policy Dimensions Organized by: Nathanaël Colin-Jaeger (AUP), Nefeli Lefkopoulou (Sciences Po Paris), Marc Goetzmann (Université de Tours). Cities have long served as centers of economic activity, cultural innovation, and political experimentation. Yet, their role and status within larger political systems remain a subject of ongoing debate. In recent years, calls … Read more
