CLP - Membership of the EU in an Era of Geopolitical Disorder

Speaker: Professor Michael Dougan (University of Liverpool)

Chair: TBC

About the lecture

To confront the challenges and threats unleashed by the likes of Putin and Trump, Europe should reconcile the demands for a more Geopolitical Union with its commitment to a Constitutional Union based on shared fundamental values. That means reimagining and revisiting certain existing assumptions and practices, including about what it means to be a Member State of the European Union. In this lecture, we will explore how far EU law could help in reshaping some of the expectations surrounding participation as a Member State, so as to discourage damaging unilateral behaviours and promote more collaborative conduct, but without disturbing the underlying constitutional balance premised upon state sovereignty.

About the speaker

Michael Dougan is Professor of European Law at the University of Liverpool, Joint Editor of Common Market Law Review, and Chair of the Law Sub-Panel for REF2029.

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