Conference on ‘Global Standards and EU Law – Challenges for European Administrative Law’ (webinar)
Standards made at the global level are present in virtually every aspect of daily life. Despite their undoubted trade advantages in an increasingly globalized society, they are often produced through obscure procedures, without democratic credentials or societal involvement. These shortcomings in global standard-setting process raise legal concerns because of the fact that these standards are often incorporated into measures at the EU and national level. In fact, EU law is increasingly permeated by global standards which enter the EU legal system through different legal mechanisms to become binding rules or soft law directly applicable in the EU.
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In this conference, the speakers will critically reflect on the increasing incorporation of global standards in the EU legal system and the legal questions raised by this phenomenon. It will provide an account of the various ways of implementation of these standards via European legislative, non-legislative and soft law measures, in important sectors such as environmental, health or financial regulation. Furthermore, it will examine how these standards are formed on global level, and, based on this analysis, question the extent to which they respect basic tenets of European administrative law, such as transparency and participation. Finally, it will consider questions of legitimacy of global standards in relation to the multi-layered nature of the EU legal system, the judicial use made of them, and their role when the EU operates as global actor.
Programme on Thursday 17 June
13.15h | Opening of the conference by Mariolina Eliantonio (Maastricht University) |
Panel 1: Case studies (chair: Sabrina Röttger-Wirtz, Maastricht University) | |
13.30h |
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13.50h |
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14.10h |
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14.30h |
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15.00h | Break |
15.30h |
Panel 2: Case studies (chair: Annalisa Volpato, Maastricht University) |
15.30h |
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15.50h |
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16.10h |
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16.30h |
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17.00h |
Comparative discussion of the case studies and planning for book |
17.30h | End of day 1 |
Programme on Friday 18 June
Panel 1: Horizontal issues (chair: Merijn Chamon, Maastricht University) |
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9.15h |
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9.30h |
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09.50h |
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10.10h |
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10.30h | Break |
11.00h |
Panel 2: Horizontal issues (chair: Ellen Vos, Maastricht University) |
11.00h |
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11.20h |
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11.40h |
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12.00h | Closing of the Conference by Mariolina Eliantonio (Maastricht University) |
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