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Leiden-London meeting 2008
THE EUROPA INSTITUUT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN   AND   THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW         

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47th Leiden-London Meeting     
Saturday 28th June 2008                                                                          ─────────────────────────  

THE INTERNAL MARKET AFTER THE ECJ RULINGS IN VIKING AND LAVAL; BALANCING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OBJECTIVES


DRAFT PROGRAMME (Titles of contributions subject to confirmation)

Registration and coffee, 9.15 - 10.00     

Morning session, 10-12.30  

Loïc Azoulai, “An analysis of Viking and Laval, and the role of the ECJ in balancing economic and social aims” Norbert Reich, “Fundamental freedoms and rights in the internal market: The perspective of the new Member States” Tore Sigeman (attendance to be confirmed), “A Scandinavian perspective”  

Lunch, 12.30 - 14.30,  at Fabers’ Restaurant, Kloksteeg  

Afternoon session, 14.30-17.00   Catherine Barnard, “Consequences for the European Social Model” Wulf-Henning Roth,  “Economic justifications and the internal market”  

SPEAKERS
Professor Loïc Azoulai, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas Dr Catherine Barnard: Reader in EU Law, University of Cambridge, Jean Monnet Chair of EU Law, fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge (European social model, (economic) justifications and treaty freedoms)
Professor Norbert Reich, professor Emeritus, School of Law, University of Bremen  
Professor Tore Sigeman, Professor of Private Law, with special reference to Labour Law, in the universities of Stockholm and Uppsala
Professor Wulf-Henning Roth, Institut für Internationales Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung der Universität Bonn  

GENERAL INFORMATION  
Date:       Saturday, 28th June 2008
Time:      09.15 - 17.00
Place:      Former University Library  (Oude UB), Rapenburg 70, Leiden
Lisbon Meeting
On 19 March 2008, the Europa Institute of the Law Faculty of Leiden University held a staff meeting dedicated to studying and discussing the Lisbon Treaty, signed on 13 December 2007 in Lisbon in order to revise the existing European Union and Community Treaties. For the meeting of 19 march 2008, the Europa Institute staff members prepared summaries on a selection of the most important issues. After the meeting, the summaries were revised and put together in order to create an introductory document on the Treaty.

This document can be downloaded below.
Inaugural Lecture Prof. Christa Tobler at Basel University on June 13
On Wednesday June 13 2007 Christa Tobler who is a professor at the Europa Institute of Leiden University and the University of Basel will hold her inaugural lecture at Basel University on Internetpharmacies in European Law.
Accreditation Advanced LLM Programme European and International Business Law
Recently the Advanced LLM Programme European and International Business Law has received accreditation from the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO). See for detailed information about the programme: Advanced LLM European and International Business Law.
15/5/2008