CELS runs a series of seminars which are delivered either in-person or via online webinar during the Michaelmas and Lent terms. These seminars provide a platform for the presentation of new ideas by leading scholars from inside and outside the university. The seminars address topical issues of European Union Law and Comparative Law, with a view to using collective debate as a forum for developing and disseminating ideas, and producing high quality research publications which contribute to an understanding of major issues in the European Union. There is a close link between the CELS seminars and the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies (CYELS). Papers generated from many of these seminars are published as articles in the CYELS.
These events are open to members of the University and to the general public (unless otherwise stated). Registration details are available below. There is no charge to attend the seminar.
Subject to speaker consent, the lecture component for seminars will be made available to watch on a YouTube playlist, or as an audio podcast on most popular podcast platforms. You can subscribe to the 'Cambridge Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) Podcast' on iTunes or other podcast platforms for automatic download to your iTunes library, or an RSS feed is available for use on other platforms.
Seminar Programme
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Easter Term 2026 |
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Speaker(s) |
Title/Further Information |
Recording / resources |
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13 May 2026 |
Dr Mohamed Moussa, Professor Alison Young and Professor Mark Tushnet (Catherine Barnard to Chair) |
CELS and CPL Book Launch Event: Federal Impartiality: Navigating Divisive Rights in the EU and the US |
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14 May 2026 |
Judge Synelnykov |
'In conversation with Judge Synelnykov' | This session will not be recorded. |
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18 May 2026 |
Professor James E. Tierney |
CELS/CPL Seminar: 'Federalism Re-thought – Lessons from Constitutional Turbulence in the US' | This session will not be recorded. |
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22 May 2026 |
Professor Catherine Barnard, Dr Jamie Trinidad, Professor Alejandro del Valle Gálvez, Professor Halvard Haukeland Fredriksen, Professor Steve Peers, Professor Markus W. Gehring, Dr Nabil Khabirpour, Professor Fernando Bordin, Professor Eilís Ferran, Peter Montegriffo KC & Dr Emilija Leinarte |
'The UK-EU Agreement in respect of Gibraltar' | |
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Lent Term 2026 |
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Speaker(s) |
Title/Further Information |
Recording / resources |
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4 February 2026 |
Dr András Csuri |
'Sense and Admissibility: Cross-Border Investigations Conducted by the European Public Prosecutor's Office' | This session will not be recorded. |
| 18 February 2026 1pm, B16/Zoom |
Professor Halvard Haukeland Fredriksen |
'Norway’s Patchwork of Agreements with the EU: Challenges to 'The Norway Model' brought about by the EU’s Strategic Rethink of the Internal Market' |
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25 February 2026 |
Professor Morten Rasmussen |
'The History of European Union Law - Constitutional Practice, 1950 to 1993' |
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11 March 2026 |
Professor Niamh Dunne |
'Effectiveness and Coherence in Article 102 TFEU' |
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18 March 2026 1pm, B16 |
Susanne Baer *****CANCELLED ***** |
'Democracy Taken Seriously - Why Law Matters' | |
| 28 March 2026 9am, G24 |
HALF DAY SEMINAR Convenor: Speakers include: (Registration required) |
'The Rule of Law as a (dis)unifying Value in the European Legal Order?' | |
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Michaelmas Term 2025 |
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Date |
Speaker(s) |
Title/Further Information |
Recording / resources |
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22 October 2025 |
Dr Julian Ghosh |
'REUL/Assimilated Law: the Current Rules(?)' |
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| 3 November 2025 5.30pm, LG18 |
MACKENZIE STUART LECTURE Professor Anand Menon |
'Reflections on the Brexit Revolution' |
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12 November 2025 |
Dr Raphaële Xenidis |
'EU Anti-Discrimination Law through the Lens of Critical Theory' |
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26 November 2025 |
Professor Daniele Gallo Luiss University, Italy |
'Controversial Contemporary Direct Effect: Directives and Beyond' |
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3 December 2025 |
Roundtable discussion Chair: Discussants: |
'Investor Citizenship - Case C-181/23 Commission v Malta' |
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Enquiries to cels@law.cam.ac.uk
Further information on upcoming seminars can be found in the Events Calendar.
Previous seminar series are also available.
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