GLS has, since its inception, organized events on Comparative EU law with support from the UW-Madison's European Union Center of Excellence on a variety of topics in order to expand our expertise as well as build a network of scholars working on EU law.
2005-2006
- Nov. 15, 2005: In Search of a "European Contract Law" and
its Implications for Eastern Europe by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Norbert Reich
(Faculty of Law, Bremen University, and Ex-Rector, Riga Graduate
School). Hosted by Professor David Trubek with introductions by
Professor Stewart Macaulay. Sponsored by the European Union Center for
Excellence, the Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia
(CREECA), the European Studies Alliance, GLSI, the Wisconsin Project on
Governance and Regulation (WISGAR), and the Wisconsin Contracts
Group.
- Nov. 16, 2005: Old vs. New Europe -- Social Stability vs. Labor Mobility: The Laval Litigation by Norbert Reich (Faculty
of Law, Bremen University, and Ex-Rector, Riga Graduate School)
Sponsored by the EU Center of Excellence, the Institute for Legal
Studies, the Center for East Europe and Central Asia, GLSI, the
Wisconsin Project on Governance and Regulation, and the Wisconsin
Contracts Group.
- April 24, 2006: Marshall Monnet Lecture: "New Governance in EU Environmental Regulation" by Joanne Scott,
Professor of European Law and Director of the Center for Law and
Governance in Europe, University College London. Noon-2:00 in Lubar
Commons (7200 Law). Approved for 2.0 CLE Credits for Wisconsin
Attorneys.
- April 24, 2006 "Public Health and Comparative Health Policy in the EU: A Transatlantic Dialogue"
Workshop cosponsored by the European Union Center of Excellence, The
Center for Global Health (CGH), the Law School Health Law Project, the
Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), the Global
Legal Studies Initiative (GLSI) and the Institute for Legal Studies
(ILS). Guest speakers include Tamara Hervey (Professor of Law,
Nottingham), Dr.Francisco Sevilla (OECD), and Canice Nolan (European
Commission) with commentary by UW Professors Javier Nieto, Dave
Kinding, and Louise Trubek. April 24: 3:00-6:00 at the Medical School -
Health Sciences Learning Center.For more information contact Sebnem
Ozkan at eucenter@intl-institute.wisc.edu.
2006-2007
- February 15, 2007: “German and
American Models for Gender Equality in Law and Policy,” by Professor
Myra Marx Ferree, Professor of Sociology and Director, Center for German and
European Studies, UW-Madison. Sponsored by GLSI and hosted by Professor Heinz
Klug, 2/15/07 – 12.00-1.00. Lubar Commons (7200 Law). Open to all – no registration
required.
- April 11, 2007: “A European Constitutional Patriotism?
The Case Restated,” by Professor Jan-Werner Mueller, Assistant Professor,
Department of Politics at Princeton University. Professor Mueller’s areas
of specialization are: political theory; history of modern political thought;
and European politics and society. 4/11/07, Noon – 1.30 pm, Lubar Commons
(7200 Law), Sponsored by Global Legal Studies and the European Union Center
of Excellence.
2007-2008
- March
7, 2008: Wisconsin International Law Journal Annual Symposium, “When Medical Tourism Meets Health Law: US-EU Dialogue,” Wisconsin International Law Journal Annual
Symposium, featuring the following speakers: Christopher Newdick,
University of Reading, UK.; Mark Flear, Queen’s University Belfast; Johan van
de Gronden, Radboud University, The Netherlands; Vassilis Hatzopolos,
Democritus University of Thrace, Greece; Harold Bressler, The Joint Commission,
Chicago; Nathan Cortez SMU Dedman School of Law, Texas; Scott Greer, University of Michigan School of
Public Health; Eleanor Kinney Indiana University School of Law; Thomas McLean,
University of Kansas; Frank Pasquale, Seton Hall Law School; Diane Romza-Kutz,
Epstein, Becker & green PC, Chicago & Louise Trubek, UW Law School, 1335
Health Sciences Learning Center, UW-Madison 8:30 am-5:00 pm open to UW students
and faculty and the legal community, CLE credit for Wisconsin Attorneys and
other details pending, multiple sponsors. Contact Rebecca
Miller (remiller2@wisc.edu).
- April 3, 2008: “Genocide in Namibia: Negotiating
the Past between Namibia and Germany," by Professor Reinhart Kössler, Adjunct Professor of Sociology,
University of Münster and Researcher, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute, Freiburg,
Germany, in the series Law, War
and Human Security, Noon-1:15pm, Lubar Commons (7200 Law), sponsored by the
Center for German and European Studies and co-sponsored by the Global Legal
Studies Center and the Human Rights Initiative at University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
2008-2009
- October 30, 2008: "Passion and Reason in European Integration" lecture by Professor Miguel
Maduro, Advocate General, European Court of Justice and Professor of European
and International Law at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Noon-1:15,
Lubar Commons (7200 Law) Sponsored by the Global Legal Studies Center, European
Union Center of Excellence and other sponsors pending.
- October 30, 2008: Workshop on “Courts and Pluralism: In Search of a Theory of Judicial Adjudication
in a Context of Legal and Constitutional Pluralism” with Professor Miguel Maduro, Advocate
General, European Court of Justice and Professor of European and International
Law at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, details pending. 3:00-5:30 pm, Lubar Commons (7200 Law). If you are interested in obtaining
a copy, please email Sumudu Atapattu (saatapattu@wisc.edu).
- March 27, 2009: “What's the Difference Between Corporation Law and
Securities Regulation? A US-EU Comparative Perspective,” by
Richard Buxbaum, J.D. Program and Jackson H. Ralston Professor of International
Law, UC-Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall). Hosted by Kathryn Hendley, University
of Wisconsin Law School, part of the speaker series on Ideas and Innovations in
Legal Scholarship, sponsored by the UW Law School and the Institue for Legal
Studies, cosponsored by the Center for European Studies, the EU Center of
Excellence and the Global Legal Studies Center, Noon-1:15pm, Lubar Commons
(7200 Law).
- May 6, 2009: "In Search of a Gendered Approach to the European Immigration Policy,"
by Maria Pia Belloni Mignatti (Visiting NYU), sponsored by GLS, WAGE
and European Union Center of Excellence and TARGET, Noon, Lubar Commons
(7200 Law).
2009-2010
- November 20-21, 2009: "Transatlantic Conference on New Governance and the Transformation of Law"
Friday, Nov. 20th and Sat. Nov. 21st, All day in Pyle Center room 325, by invitation only. Multiple sponsors. See conference details
- March 25, 2010: "The Treaty of Lisbon, Democracy and Participation: Merits and Deficiencies of the European Union's Multi-Track Approach" by Professor Linda Senden, visiting professor Michigan Law School, Noon-1:15, Lubar Commons (7200 Law), multiple sponsors.
2010-2011
- September 3, 2010: “Reparations for Mass
Human Rights Violations: A Gendered Approach” by Professor Ruth Rubio
Marin, Professor, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, sponsored by
the Global Legal Studies Center, European Union Center for Excellence, FEMSEM,
The Gender and International Policy Research Circle (TARGET) and the Human
Rights Initiative, 12:00-1:15pm, Lubar Commons (7200 Law). All are welcome, no registration necessary.
- November 10, 2010: "The Importance of Actor Cleavages in Negotiating a European Constitution," by Professor Madeleine Hosli, Professor
of International Relations, Department of Political Science, Leiden
University, visiting professor University of Michigan, sponsored by EU
Center and GLS, noon-1:15pm, Lubar Commons.
- April 12, 2011: “French-German Relations: A contribution to the European Union” by French Consul General Graham Paul and German Consul General Onno Huckmann, sponsored by the European Union Center of Excellence and co-sponsored by the Global Legal Studies Center, April 12, 2011, Noon-1:15pm in Lubar Commons (7200 Law). A light lunch will be served on a first come first served basis.
2011-2012
- December 5, 2011: Lecture on "Transitional Justice or Just Transitions: The German Case, 1945-1950" by
Professor Devin Pendas, Department of History, Boston College,
sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies and GLS, part of
the speaker series on "Laws Response to Consequences of Violent
Conflict," noon-1:15pm Lubar Commons (7200 Law), a light lunch will be served on a first come, first served basis.
- April 10, 2012: Lecture on "A Specific Legal Status for
Public Employees in EU Member States: The cases of Belgium, the
Netherlands, the UK, Sweden and France" by Professor Alexander de
Becker, University of Hasselt, Belgium and GLS visiting scholar, Noon -
1:15, Lubar Commons, sponsored by GLS and European Union Center for
Excellence, a light lunch will be served on a first come first served
basis.
2012-2013
- April 18, 2013: "Judging Inequalities: The Jurisprudence of the German Federal Constitutional Court," by Judge Susanne Baer, Judge of the German Constitutional Court, 4:00-5:30pm, Lubar Commons, multiple sponsors, details pending
