Department of Law & Maynooth Centre for European and Eurasian Studies

17 June – 1 July Maynooth University Department of Law & Maynooth Centre for European and Eurasian Studies

1 Presentation

Maynooth University Department of Law, in cooperation with the Maynooth Centre for European and Eurasian Studies, is pleased to announce the international Jean Monnet Summer School “The EU and Human Rights in a Time of Crisis”, as part of the JM Module financed under the Erasmus+ programme.

The Summer school is coordinated by Dr. Delia Ferri & Prof. John O’Brennan.

The summer school will explore the development of the protection of human rights in the EU. Participants will analyse relevant CJEU case law, as well as EU legislative and policy measures, and will critically examine the role of human rights’ promotion in EU external relations. It is designed to provide participants with a critical understanding of the role of the European Union (EU) as a global promoter of human rights. In the aftermath of “Brexit” and further to the election of Donald Trump as US President, the summer school will offer participants the unique opportunity to discuss emerging challenges faced by the EU internally and in the international politics domain, including migration, humanitarian crises and human rights, neighbourhood policy, and enlargement. All in all, the summer school will interrogate the relationship between the ongoing process of European integration and the development of EU external action to promote international justice. The Summer School is characterized by a combination of different teaching strategies and activities to accommodate different kinds of learning styles and personalities, with attention to students with disabilities and non-native English speakers. Transversal skills, including the ability to critique, analyse and problem- solve, will be fostered through class discussions and debates, within the context of a structured supportive environment.

2 Saturday 17th of June 2017 14:00 – 15:00 Induction for Participants 15:00 – 16:00 Welcome and Presentation of the Summer School Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) Prof. John O’Brennan (Maynooth University)

16:00 – 17:00 --- Opening Lectio Magistralis --- Mr. Justice John MacMenamin (Supreme Court of Ireland)

Monday 19th of June 2017 09:00 – 11:00 Looking inside (I): The evolution of legal protection of human rights in the EU Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) 11:30 – 13:00 Implementing the Charter of Fundamental Rights in Ireland: A Case-Study Dr Noelle Higgins (Maynooth University), introduced by Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University)

14:00 – 17:00 Looking inside (II): The EU institutional architecture for the protection of human rights in the EU Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) 17:30 – 19:00 Wine reception with a practitioner “Litigating Human Rights in the EU” Declan O’Dempsey BL (Cloister and Chambers), introduced by Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University)

Tuesday 20th of June 2017 9:00 – 11:00 Looking Inside (III): ECHR Standards in EU law and the EU accession to the ECHR Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) 11:00 – 13:00 Opinion 2/13: A Critical Analysis Dr Filippo Fontanelli (The University of Edinburgh), introduced by Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University)

16:00 – 17:00 When Courts respectfully disagree. How National Courts Disobey the CJEU and the ECtHR

3 Prof. Giuseppe Martinico (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa)

Wednesday 21th of June 2017 9:00 – 11:00 Human rights, conditionality and enlargement Prof. John O’Brennan (Maynooth University) 11:00 – 13:00 Learning on activities conditionality/accession Prof. John O’Brennan (Maynooth University) 14:00 – 17:00 The role of the EU in protecting and promoting cultural diversity: balancing IP protection and access to culture Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) Dr Caterina Sganga (Central European University Budapest)

17:30 – 19:00 Wine reception “Cultural Diversity, Public support to culture and art, and Human Rights” Chair: Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) . Dr Caterina Sganga (Central European University, Budapest) . Maria O’Brien (Dublin City University) . Liam Sunner (Maynooth University)

Thursday 22nd of June 2017 9:00 – 11:00 Looking Inside (IV): Human rights of LGBT people in the European Union Dr. Fergus Ryan (Maynooth University) introduced by Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) 11:00 – 12:00 EU External Action and Human Rights Clauses in a Nutshell Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) 14:00 – 16:00 Common Commercial Policy, EU Investment Law and Human Rights Avv. Sondra Faccio (University of Verona - Santosuosso and Associates) 16:30 – 18:00 Debate on the TTIP and CETA and their impact on the protection of Human Rights Chair: Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) . Barry Finnegan (Griffith College) . Avv. Sondra Faccio (University of Verona) . Liam Sunner (Maynooth University)

4 Friday 23rd of June 2017 10:00 – 12:00 Minority Rights in the European Legal Framework Prof. Francesco Palermo (University of Verona/Eurac Research Bolzano-Bozen)

Monday 26th of June 2017 09:00 – 11:00 Monitoring and Enforcement of the Rule of Law in the EU: Current Challenges and Way Forward Prof. Laurent Pech (Middlesex University London) 11:00 – 12:00 Learning Activity on the Common European Asylum System Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) Charles O’Sullivan (Maynooth University)

16:30 – 18:30 Round Table “Migration and Asylum in Europe: Challenges and Perspectives” Chair: Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) . ‘International protection seekers and migrants in Ireland: a practitioner’s experience’ - Ángel Bello Cortés (KOD Lyons Solicitor) . ‘Ireland’s response to the refugee crisis’ - Maria Hennessy (Irish Refugee Council) . Title TBC - Mary Gilmartin (Maynooth University) . Title TBC - Charles O’Sullivan (Maynooth University)

Tuesday 27th of June 2017 9:00 – 13:00 The role of the EU in protecting and promoting the rights of persons with disability in Europe and globally (I) Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) Dr Silvia Favalli (University of Pavia)

16:00 – 18:00 Brexit, Free Movement Rights and Legal Fuzziness Prof. Imelda Maher (University College Dublin)

5 Wednesday 28th of June 2017 9:00 – 11:00 The role of the EU in protecting and promoting the rights of persons with disability in Europe and globally (II) Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) 11:00 – 13:00 The EU environmental law and its relevance to the protection of human rights

Dr Emily Reid (University of Southampton) 14:00 – 16:00 The role of Human Rights in the neighbourhood policy Prof. John O’Brennan (Maynooth University) 17:00 – 19:00 Wine reception on “Working in the EU” Noelle O’Connell (European Movement), introduced by Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University)

Friday 30th of June 2017 9:00 – 12:00 Human Rights Dialogues Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) Gerard Maguire (Maynooth University)

12:00 – 13:00 Student-led debate on Human Rights Dialogues Dr Delia Ferri (Maynooth University) Gerard Maguire (Maynooth University)

15:00 – 16:00 The EU as a global normative actor: objectives and instruments Prof. Ramses Wessel (University of Twente)

Saturday 1st of July 2017 10:00 – 11:00 Concluding Lectio Magistralis Prof. Michael O’Flaherty (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) 11:30 – 13:00 Ceremony of Awards of Certificates