On 18th – 19th November 2021, the DCU Brexit Institute hosted a conference, constituting the book workshop preliminary to the publication of Federico Fabbrini (ed), “The Law & Politics of Brexit. Volume 4. The Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland ” (forthcoming with Oxford University Press), the fourth edition of the Law & Politics of Brexit series. It included a keynote by Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations and featured an Opening Statement by Simon Coveney TD, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ireland.
Day 1
Welcome:
Launch of “The Law & Politics of Brexit. Volume III” (OUP 2021), book project presentation of “The Law & Politics of Brexit. Volume IV” (OUP 2022) by Federico Fabbrini, Founding Director DCU Brexit Institute
Opening Statement by Simon Coveney TD, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ireland
Panel 1: The Context
Chair: Derek Hand, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, DCU
- UK: Devolution & disintegration – Michael Keating (Aberdeen)
- Northern Ireland: Demographics & divisions – Katy Hayward (QUB)
- Ireland: Developments & debates – Oran Doyle (TCD)
Panel 2: Human Rights and Cross-Border Cooperation Provisions
Chair: Christian Kaunert, DCU
- Non-Discrimination – Aoife O’Donoghue (Durham)
- Common Travel Area – Imelda Maher (UCD)
- North-South Cooperation – Rory O’Connell (UU)
Day 2
Keynote Speech by Maroš Šefčovič
Chair: Daire Keogh, President, DCU
Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations
Panel 3: Economic Provisions
Chair: Christy Ann Petit, DCU Brexit Institute
- Customs and Movement of Goods – Niall Moran (DCU)
- Internal Market – Catherine Barnard (Cambridge University)
- Regulation and State Aid – Graham Butler (Aarhus University)
Panel 4: Governance Provisions
Chair: Sharon O’Brien, Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, DCU
- Supervision and Dispute Resolution – Joris Larik (Leiden University)
- Safeguards – Robert Howse (NYU)
- Consent – Brendan O’Leary (University of Pennsylvania)
Please read the event programme for more information.
The event report can be found here. The recordings of the speeches and panels from the Conference can be found at the Youtube playlist here.