On Wednesday 9 October, the DCU Brexit Institute hosted a special event within the framework of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence REBUILD and with the support of the Jean Monnet Modules NGEU-Law, Post Brexit-Law and LPF-Law.
The event featured a keynote speech by Judge Savvas Papasavvas, Vice President of the EU General Court and it was opportunity to examine one of the most significant changes in the EU judicial system in decades — namely the recent amendment to the Protocol of the European Court of Justice, which empowers for the first time the EU General Court to hear preliminary references by national courts in several specific fields, including customs law, VAT and passengers rights. In addition to Judge Papasavvas‘ keynote, welcoming remarks were provided by Dr. Tanya Ní Mhuirthile (Head of the School of Law & Government, DCU) and Prof. Federico Fabbrini (Full Professor of EU Law and Founding Director of the DCU Brexit Institute) acted as chair.
The event also officially launched the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ‘The EU in Changing Times’ by Dr. Ian Cooper (Senior Research Fellow at the DCU Brexit Institute). The MOOC was produced by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence REBUILD with the support of the EU and the Department of Foreign Affairs Communicating Europe Initiative.
The event took place at DCU Glasnevin Campus, Dublin.
The event report is available to browse here.