Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture

CELS hosts an annual public lecture in honour of Lord Mackenzie-Stuart, the first British Judge to be President of the Court of Justice. Among the eminent scholars of European legal studies invited to give the lecture are Professor Joseph Weiler, former Judge David Edwards of the European Court of Justice, and Advocate-General Francis Jacobs of the European Court of Justice.

The texts of the Mackenzie-Stuart Lectures are published in the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies.

PAST LECTURES

2009
Addressing Linguistic Transparency in the ECJ
Eleanor Sharpson QC
Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Communities

2008
Justice in haste, justice denied? The ECJ and the area of freedom, security and justice
Judge Allan Rosas
European Court of Justice

2007
Human Rights in the 21st Century: Introduction
Rt Honourable Mr Jack Straw

2006
Trusting Judges to Deliver Changes; EU Social Policies and the Case of Italy
Professor Silvana Sciarra
University of Florence, Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science

2005
Constitutional Developments in Europe
Professor Giuliano Amato
European University Institute, Florence and the Italian Senate

2004
Religious Tolerance and the Tolerance of Religion in a Multicultural European Union
Professor Joseph Weiler
New York University

2002
National Courts - the Powerhouse of Community Law
Judge David Edward
European Court of Justice, Luxembourg

2001
The Treaty of Nice: An Imperfect Treaty but a Decisive Step towards Enlargement
Jean-Claude Piris
Director-General of the Legal Service of the Council of the European Union

2000
The Future Judicial Architecture of the European Union
The Right Honourable The Lord Slynn of Hadley
House of Lords

1999
The Influence of EC Law on Public Law in the UK
Advocate General Francis Jacobs
Court of Justice of the European Communities

1998
Maintaining the Community Legal Order in a Changing World
Mr Jean-Louis Dewost
Director-General of the Legal Service, European Commission

1997
Reflections on the General Principles of Community Law
Judge Rodriguez Iglesias
President of the Court of Justice of the European Communities