28 June 2017
An Early Deal-Breaker? EU Citizens’ Rights in the UK after Brexit, and the Future Role of the European Court of Justice
The UK has finally made an offer to allow some EU citizens to retain some rights in the UK after Brexit. There are two sets of issues that arise: the substantive rights that will need to be agreed to, and the enforcement of these rights. The UK government confirmed that the arrangements on offer will be enshrined and enforceable in UK law, that commitments in the Withdrawal Agreement will have the status of international law, but that the CJEU will have no jurisdiction in the United Kingdom. Despite this, there remains much uncertainty. Continue reading >>
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14 January 2015
Panel 5: Autonomy vs. Technocracy – Libertarian Paternalism revisited
Photos and a video of the discussion. Continue reading >>
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06 January 2015
Nudging and human dignity
Cass Sunstein’s "Why Nudge?" presents a proposal for nudging as an alternative to traditional regulatory mandates and economic incentive-based regulation. I shall suggest that nudging creates considerable tensions with thick conceptions of human dignity. Continue reading >>20 February 2014
A Comment on the Use of Foreign Professors in the German Council of Science and Humanities Report
The main issue I wish to focus on in this […] Continue reading >>07 October 2013
Koffer auspacken 2013: Christopher McCrudden
Hans Joas’ book on the genealogy of human rights, Irish detective stories, a certain American classic, and a book on labor law in the context of changing social and political environments – Christopher McCrudden did quite a bit of reading over the summer, enjoying the privilege of delving into some non-legal literature for a change. Continue reading >>
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