Amsterdam Centre for European Law & Governance

Dynamic Federalism in the context of the EU

Please join us for the lecture 'Dynamic Federalism in the context of the EU' with Professor Patricia Popelier from the University of Antwerp. She will visit us on Monday 9 March. bit.ly/4b0U2Zq

New publication 📣

On 23 July 2025, the ICJ made history by affirming that States must account for the interests of future generations when tackling climate change. In his blog, Simon Waswa analyzes the landmark advisory opinion.

🔗 Read here: lnkd.in/gAcbvJV9
📷 : ICJ

🇪🇺⚖️🦘🇵🇱 My first publication for 2026 is a joint undertaking (not our first one!) with @profpech.bsky.social , looking into last month's dramatic judgment of @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social in the case C-448/23, Commission v. Poland (Constitutional Tribunal) for @verfassungsblog.de 1/

Quote: “When courts are stepping in to enforce climate laws where governments display inertia or backpedaling, this is not an attack on democracy; it is an expression of rule-of-law oversight.”

Europe’s climate crisis is no longer just about emissions – it is about the rule of law.

CHRISTINA ECKES shows how rollbacks on climate targets, sustainability law, and the combustion engine ban amount to growing lawlessness – and why courts must step in.

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The work of ACELG member, @katicseres.bsky.social & Ana-Caterina Ciusca is cited in this post by @europeanjournalists.org.

Read their blog here @verfassungsblog.de on the EU's chance to curb media capture. #pressfreedom
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The EU’s Chance to Curb Media Capture

After 15 years of Orbán’s rule, media capture in Hungary remains alarming. In @verfassungsblog.de we look at the Blikk acquisition by pro-government Indamedia and explore how the European Media Freedom Act could give the EU more leverage. verfassungsblog.de/curb-media-c...

We're looking forward to hearing @profpech.bsky.social speak about this paper ⬇️ today at the @uvalawschool.bsky.social
15:30cet & online.
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The new report from Climate Litigation Network charts the impact of a decade of climate cases.

Read it here 👉 climatelitigationnetwork.org/TenYearsClim...

The use, misuse and non-use of the EU’s rule of law toolbox - ACELG Laurent Pech is Professor of Law, Dean of Law and Head of the Sutherland School of Law. We are looking forward to his lecture on 8 December.

Can the EU Rule of Law Rulebook effectively respond to threats to democracy in Europe? Our last ACELG lecture this year by @profpech.bsky.social could not be more relevant.

Join us Monday 8th December at @uvalawschool.bsky.social or online.
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What does Europe look like under pressure?

On 10 December, we bring together Caroline De Gruyter (NRC), Erik Jones (European University Institute), and Sabine Gimbrère (City of Amsterdam) to discuss whether today’s crises are strengthening European cooperation or testing its limits.

Today at 13:30cet our conference begins. Join online to hear the keynote from Jonathan Zeitlin and panels on Governance of Uncertainty and Varieties of Backlash to EU Regulation.
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ACELG Annual Conference: Regulating Europe under Uncertainty - ACELG Long celebrated for its mastery of uncertainty, the EU’s regulatory model now faces profound uncertainty itself. Join the 2025 ACELG Annual Conference on 26-27 November for in-depth roundtables on: governance of uncertainty; varieties of the backlash; competition law, geopolitics, tech-sovereignty; the climate crisis.

Come to the ACELG annual conference: Regulating Europe under Uncertainty on 26-27 November. The conference opens with a keynote by Prof. Jonathan Zeitlin,
@eui-eu.bsky.social, one of the leading theorists of experimentalist governance. @acelg-uva.bsky.social

''The European Parliament must reject the Council’s weakened 2040 climate target. It violates EU legal duties, relies on unreliable offsets, and undermines fairness.''

Today in European Law Blog; analysis by @ingovenzke.bsky.social and @eckes-uva.bsky.social
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Next week, the ACELG annual conference: Regulating Europe under Uncertainty, 26-27 November. @uvalawschool.bsky.social

The conference opens with a keynote by Prof. Jonathan Zeitlin @eui-eu.bsky.social - one of the leading theorists of experimentalist governance.
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The use, misuse and non-use of the EU’s rule of law toolbox - ACELG Laurent Pech is Professor of Law, Dean of Law and Head of the Sutherland School of Law. We are looking forward to his lecture on 8 December.

Looking forward to the lecture with @profpech.bsky.social on 8 December when he will give an overview of the development of the EU’s rule of law toolbox and the extent to which this toolbox has been properly used, misused or not used. @uvalawschool.bsky.social
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States Capabilities of Least-Developed Countries to Access Pandemic Vaccines. EU and India's Legal and Regulatory Influence Pramiti Parwani will defend the dissertation 'States Capabilities of Least-Developed Countries to Access Pandemic Vaccines. EU and India's Legal and Regulatory Influence'. Supervisors are Prof. C. Eck...

Today at 11:00cet, Pramiti Parwani will defend her PhD thesis:

''States Capabilities of Least-Developed Countries to Access Pandemic Vaccines. EU and India's Legal and Regulatory Influence''.

Gefeliciteerd Pramiti!

You can watch it live here:
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Regulating Europe under Uncertainty - ACELG Long celebrated for its mastery of uncertainty, the EU’s regulatory model now faces profound uncertainty itself. Join the 2025 ACELG Annual Conference on 26-27 November for in-depth roundtables on: go...

Long celebrated for its mastery of uncertainty, the EU’s regulatory model now faces profound uncertainty itself.

Join the 2025 ACELG Annual Conference|26-27 November.
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Today at 15:30cet. Amsterdam and online. Register below for the zoomlink.

Judges too Wise for our Own Good: Is Anyone Still Protecting Civil Liberties in France? - ACELG Antoine Vauchez and Stéphanie Hennette Vauchez have just published their latest book, 'Des Juges bien trop Sages'. Focusing on the French supreme courts, the authors explore a wider theme—the judiciar...

Professor Antoine Vauchez joins us at the @uvalawschool.bsky.social on 10 November.

Focusing on the French supreme courts, he will explore the judiciary’s role in protecting fundamental freedoms at a time when democratic institutions appear increasingly fragile.
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Expo opening: Picturing Scholasticide - VOX-POP Join us on November 10 for the opening of Picturing Scholasticide, an exhibition on the impact of Israel’s destruction of Palestinian higher education. Created in collaboration with Palestinian photog...

The multimodal exhibition ‘Picturing Scholasticide’ arrives at VOX-POP (University of Amsterdam)

Join us for the launch event on 10 November from 16:30 to 18:00, in conversation with members of the Picturing Scholasticide Collective.

For more info and registration:
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The Collapse of Political Norms under Trump - ACELG We're delighted to invite you to a lecture with Eric A. Posner, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, on Tuesday 4 November. Join us at the Amsterdam Law School or online to hear his views on...

What have we learned about American constitutional democracy from the presidencies of Donald Trump?

One view is that Trump has shattered political norms that are essential to democracy.

Join us at 15:30cet today for the lecture by Prof Eric Posner.
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​​The Convention and the Kingdom The European Convention on Human Rights is nowadays one of the most prominent human rights treaties. In particular in the Netherlands, it has become the main legal tool for fundamental rights protection. As such, it has also found itself in the spotlight: pushback has developed against its perceived excessive constraining of political options and the European Court is being criticized for interference with domestic sensitivities.   

📣 Coming soon at SPUI25: Wiebe Hommes shines a new light on the pushback against European human rights. Join us at SPUI25 on 10 November

The Collapse of Political Norms under Trump - ACELG We're delighted to invite you to a lecture with Eric A. Posner, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, on Tuesday 4 November. Join us at the Amsterdam Law School or online to hear his views on...

'The Collapse of Political Norms under Trump'

Join us on Tuesday 4 November for this lecture with Eric A. Posner, Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, when he'll be speaking about the importance of political norms that ensure democracy functions.
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The Gender of Capital - AMCIS Join the book talk by Sibylle Gollac about her book "The Gender of Capital" on the gender wealth gap and how it is maintained by legal professionals.

On Oct 13, AMCIS co-organizes a book presentation by Sibylle Gollac on "The Gender of Capital" which examines the persistence of the gender wealth gap in countries, showing how this gap is maintained ­by legal professionals.

Info and registration here:
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Join us this Friday 3 October when Felix Ronkes Agerbeek will be speaking to us about the tensions between courts and politics, especially in an age of polarisation. The examples are everywhere including migration, climate change and foreign policy.
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People are losing their jobs in the rapidly changing economy. 💼 Where does that leave these so-called “losers” and what do we owe them? Giacomo Tagiuri received an ERC Starting Grant to see what law can do @erc.europa.eu @acelg-uva.bsky.social 👉 http://bit.ly/42Aw7fK

Quote: “When political and economic (lobbying) powers or strategic geopolitical considerations pressure the EU to disregard climate mitigation, it is for the ECJ to act as the domestic judiciary within the EU’s interinstitutional decision-making process.”

The European Court of Justice could soon have the chance to rule on the EU’s climate mitigation obligations. ⚖️🍃

CHRISTINA ECKES on the possible request for an opinion on the EU-Mercosur Deal - and why the deal clashes with the EU’s mitigation duties.

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Prof @eckes-uva.bsky.social latest paper explores how European courts are increasingly treating climate mitigation duties as rights-based obligations as opposed to policy choices. They are giving climate action a ‘constitutional dimension’. @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social
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🚨 Access to justice in corporate climate litigation for people living abroad by Clara Kammeringer
@nnhrr.bsky.social
Toogdag 2025 blog series

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📷 Credits: Germanwatch

#Climatechange, #Climatelitigation, #Accesstojustice, #Corporateresponsibility

Congratulations to ACELG's Giacomo Tagiuri for being awarded an @erc.europa.eu starting grant to develop his project: the Governance of Loss in the EU.

The project seeks to explore how law and regulation can govern loss in economic transformations.

Learn more here:
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