ACEXDE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ENHANCING THE RULE OF LAW IN THE EU’S EXTERNAL ACTION
Sala de Vistas, School of Law, University of Granada
17-18 March 2022

Full Programme

 

Thursday, March 17

9.00-19.30 Inscripción / Registration (Sala de Vistas, Facultad de Derecho / School of Law, UGR)

9.15 INAUGURACIÓN / OPENING SPEECHES
Bienvenida de las autoridades académicas

  • Rectora Magnífica de la Universidad de Granada, Sra. Pilar Aranda Ramírez
  • Ilmo. Señor Decano, José Luis Pérez Serrabona
  • Prof. Dr. F. Javier Roldán Barbero, Director del Departamento de Derecho Internacional Público y RRII
  • Prof.ª Dra. Carmela Pérez Bernárdez, Co-Directora del Congreso

Conferencia Inaugural: Estado de Derecho y sanciones: fragilidades del discurso jurídico internacional (Diego J. Liñán Nogueras, Universidad de Granada)

10:00-11.30 LA NOCIÓN DE ESTADO DE DERECHO

  • La acción exterior de la UE y el Estado de Derecho en la Conferencia para el Futuro de Europa (Francisco Aldecoa Luzárraga, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Representante de la Sociedad civil en CoFoE, Presidente del Consejo Nacional Español del Movimiento Europeo)
  • La Unión Europea ante los cambios en el orden liberal internacional (Antonio Sánchez Ortega, Universidad de Granada, co-secretario centro mixto UGR-MADOC)
  • Condicionalidad, Estado de derecho y acción exterior de la UE (Manuel López Escudero, Universidad de Granada, Letrado del TJUE)
  • Moderador/Chair: F. Javier Roldán Barbero (Universidad de Granada)

Coffee Break / Pausa Café

12.00-13.30 LA COHERENCIA ENTRE LA NOCIÓN INTERNA Y EXTERNA DE ESTADO DE DERECHO

  • El Estado de Derecho y el nuevo régimen sancionador de la UE en materia de derechos humanos (Carmela Pérez Bernárdez, Universidad de Granada)
  • La Unión Europea como garante del Estado de Derecho en el sistema de solución de diferencias de la OMC (Carmen López-Jurado Romero de la Cruz, Universidad de Granada)
  • La dimensión exterior de las políticas de inmigración de la UE a la luz del Estado de Derecho (Juan Santos Vara, Universidad de Salamanca)
  • Moderador/Chair: Rafael Marín Aís (Universidad de Granada)

Lunch Break

14.45-15.00 WELCOME ADDRESS TO THE ESIL INTEREST GROUPS EVENT

  • Luis M. Hinojosa Martínez, Co-Director of the Conference
  • Christine Kaddous, EUGlobal ESIL IG
  • Till P. Holterhus, Eur & Int’l Rule of Law ESIL IG

15.00-16.30 THE DEFINITION OF A EUROPEAN RULE OF LAW: BETWEEN STRATEGIC AUTONOMY AND SOVEREIGNTY

  • The Rule of Law as a Principle of the EU: A Principle in Search of its Definition (Fulvio Palombino, Naples Federico II University, Luiss Guido Carli University of Rome)
  • European Strategic Sovereignty. What role for the rule of law? (Till P. Holterhus, Georg-August-University of Goettingen)
  • The EU´s Strategic Autonomy and Rule of Law in External Affairs: What Future for Accountable Multilateralism? (Wolfang Weiss, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer)
  • Chair: Pablo J. Martín Rodríguez (University of Granada)

Coffee Break

16.45-18.15 COMPARING THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NOTIONS OF RULE OF LAW

  • Which Rule of Law? Confronting EU and International Rules and Principles in EU External Action (Ramses Wessel, University of Groningen)
  • Different Roles for Rule of Law in the Post-Lisbon External Relations Case Law of the CJEU (Narin Idriz and Eva Kassoti, Asser Institute, Centre of the Law of EU External Relations)
  • Mutual Influences between the European and International Law Standards for the Promotion of the RoL (Farah Julie Yassine, Kuwait International Law School)
  • Chair: Ozana Olariu (University of Granada)

18.15- 19.30 YOUNG PEOPLE´S PERSPECTIVES ON THE RULE OF LAW

  • The Rule of law in the EU’s External Action in the Conference on the Future of Europe (Eduardo García Cancela, Vice President of the Youth Presidium of the European Movement, CFEME, Victoria Rodríguez Piceda, Equipo Europa Youth Association)
  • Rule of Law and education, (Juan Rayón González, President of the Erasmus Student Network)
  • Rethinking the Rule of Law from the otherness’ eyes: a feminist approach (Inés Fernández Caba, University of Granada, ARQUS Student Council)
  • Chair: Amelia Díaz Pérez de Madrid (University of Granada)

 

Friday, March 18

9.00 – Registration

9.30-11.00 SANCTIONS AND THE RULE OF LAW

  • Rule of Law and effective judicial protection versus raison d’état in EU’s political sanctions (Luis Hinojosa Martínez, University of Granada)
  • The Rule of Law as a basis for jurisdiction in external relations. From Kadi and H over Rosneft to Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Janek Tomasz Nowak, Institute for European Law, KU Leuven)
  • Rule of Law or Rule of no-one? The practice of bypassing listing procedures through informal de-banking and de-funding practices (Martina di Gaetano, University of Maastricht, Legal researcher at RECLAIM)
  • Chair: Jed Odermatt (City, University of London)

Coffee Break

11.30-13.00 RULE OF LAW IN THE RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBORING/ CANDIDATE COUNTRIES

  • EU Rule of Law obligations in third countries: an impact assessment (Elisabet Ruiz Cairó, Université de Genève / Luigi Lonardo, University College Cork)
  • From the outside looking in: lessons learned from the EU's rule of law conceptualisation in enlargement and development cooperation (Lisa Louwerse, Leiden University)
  • “Treat your neighbor as yourself” – Linking respect for the rule of law and protection of the Union’s Budget in the Western Balkans (Chloé Brière, Université Libre de Bruxelles)
  • Chair: Ana Salinas de Frías (University of Málaga, ECtHR Ad Hoc Judge)

Lunch Break

14.15-16.45 CONDITIONALITY IN EU’S EXTERNAL ACTION

  • The Rule of Law in the EU New Generation of Free Trade Agreements (Christine Kaddous, Université de Genève)
  • The principle of non-intervention and the EU promotion of human rights and democracy (Gloria Fernández Arribas, Pablo de Olavide University)
  • EU trade policy as a tool to promote human rights (Joan David Janer, University of the Balearic Islands)
  • Chair: Carmen Muñoz Rodríguez (University of Jaén)

16.45-17.15 CLOSING KEYNOTE LECTURE

Enhancing the Rule of Law in Europe and in the World: Mission Impossible? (Jan Wouters, Director of Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, RECONNECT Coordinator)

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Facultad de Derecho
Departamento de Derecho Internacional Público y Relaciones Internacionales
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18071 Granada (España)

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