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The Edinburgh Europa Research Group is pleased to invite you to its upcoming event:
The Notion of European Public Order in the Reasoning of the ECtHR
Tuesday 8 November 2016
5pm – 6pm
David Hume Tower · Room LG.09
George Square · Edinburgh EH8 9JX
Dr Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou
Senior Lecturer in Law
The University of Liverpool
In more than 100 judgements, the European Court of Human Rights has referred to ‘European Public Order’. In some of them, the Court has stated that the European Convention on Human Rights is a constitutional document of European public order, but the Court has never explained what it means. European public order is an abstract term – it can mean different things in different contexts. It is important to understand what it means for two main reasons. First, the Court uses it in its reasoning and one can assume that it affects the outcome of cases in which it is mentioned. Second, references to European public order can manifest the Court’s own understanding of its constitutional role and function. In this presentation I will discuss certain areas in which the Court has used European public order, and I will then try to see if there is any logic that can unite these areas.
Dr Cormac Mac Amhlaigh | Discussant
Senior Lecturer in Public Law
The University of Edinburgh
Emily Hancox | Chair
Europa Research Group Co-Convenor
PhD Candidate in Law
The University of Edinburgh
This event is free and non-ticketed
All are welcome
PARTICIPANTS
Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou
(@dzehtsiarou)
The University of Liverpool
Dr Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool. His research interests include the European Convention of Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights reform, international justice and comparative and constitutional law.
Cormac Mac Amhlaigh
The University of Edinburgh
Dr Cormac Mac Amhlaigh is Senior Lecturer in Public Law at the University of Edinburgh. His research includes work on UK constitutional law, public law, constitutional theory and post-state law and constitutionalism.
Emily Hancox (@emily_hancox)
The University of Edinburgh
Emily Hancox is Co-Convenor of the Edinburgh Europa Research Group and PhD Candidate in Law at the University of Edinburgh. She is Managing Editor of the Edinburgh Law School Research Paper Series and her research focuses on the scope of application of European Union law.
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