On 8 and 9 December 2023, an international workshop was convened in Nijmegen to reflect more thoroughly on this theme. Earlier, Professor Henri de Waele (Radboud University) and Professor Maria Fletcher (University of Glasgow) succeeded in attracting funding for this initiative from the Glasgow-Radboud Collaboration Fund. They subsequently invited a group of high-ranking scholars and practitioners to take part in the event. Amongst the guests were Sir David Edward and Ian Forrester KC (former judges at the CJEU), Professor Barry Rodger, Sarah Wolffe KC, Professor Marco Goldoni, Professor Jasper Krommendijk, Dr Magali Eben, James Wolffe KC (former Lord Advocate for Scotland), Dr Arianna Andreangeli, Carole Lyons and Lord Colin Tyre (President of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe).
Successful international workshop ‘Scotland and the European Court of Justice, 1973-2023’
In 2023, it is 50 years since the United Kingdom, and consequently Scotland, joined the European Communities, today the European Union. Despite the UK’s exit in 2020, the Scottish presence is believed to have left a marked imprint on both the functioning of the judicial architecture as well as the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU.
Overall, the deliberations underscored how intensely Scotland – through its people, legal engagement and activism – has indeed left an indelible mark on the EU judiciary and EU law, and vice versa, how deeply the latter have shaped the Scottish legal landscape. The workshop proceedings are expected to be published in 2024 in an open access volume with Radboud University Press.
Contactinformatie
- Organisatieonderdeel
- Onderzoekcentrum voor Staat en Recht
- Gaat over persoon
- prof. mr. H.C.F.J.A. de Waele (Henri)