Cambridge Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS) Podcast

On Thursday 28 April, Dr David Erdos, University Lecturer in Law and the Open Society, Faculty of Law & WYNG Fellow in Law, Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge gave a CELS/CIPIL Joint Seminar on the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This seminar takes a first look at the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now finally agreed by the European institutions. Is it a “historic victory” for EU citizens as argued by Viviane Reding - the EU Commissioner responsible for its inception in 2012 - or does it as DIGITALEUROPE suggests fail to "strike the proper balance between protecting citizens’ fundamental rights to privacy and the ability for business in Europe to become more competitive" as well as appropriately reconcile the right to data protection with other fundamental rights? The talk will argue that, whilst the GDPR will further the EU’s track record of safeguarding individuals in a world of ever accelerating technological threats, it is also likely to both entrench and augment many of its pathologies including a lack of clarity as regards goals, a poor fit with liberal freedoms, an excess of bureaucratic red tape, and a large and growing gap between the law on the books and contemporary digital realities.

Slides for this presentation are available at:

http://www.slideshare.net/DavidErdos1/historic-victory-or-false-dawn-analysing-the-eu-data-protection-regulation

Daniel Muhall, Irish Ambassador to the UK gave an evening seminar entitled "The UK's future in Europe: Implications for Ireland" on Monday 7 March 2016 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies).

For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Aidan O'Neill of Matrix Chambers gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "(Dis)enfranchisement and the Exercise of Free Movement Rights" on Wednesday 17 February 2016 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies).

For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Dr András Csúri of the University of Vienna gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "The Proposed European Public Prosecutor - from a Trojan Horse to a White Elephant?" on Wednesday 10 February 2016 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies).

For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Dr Orla Lynskey of LSE, gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Between Independence, Integration and Rights: The Challenges of Data Protection Enforcement in the EU" on Wednesday 2 December 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies).

For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Dr Eilionóir Flynn of the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, NUI Galway, gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Voices of Individuals Collectively Exploring Self-Determination - a New Paradigm for Legal Capacity Research" on Wednesday 18 November 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies).

For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Professor Angus Johnston of the University of Oxford gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "How "binding" are the EU’s binding renewable energy targets and why does this matter?" on Wednesday 21 October 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies).

For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

Professor Amandine Garde on the University of Liverpool gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Pure Perfection? The EU Alcohol Strategy – It’s Not What it Seems to Be" on Wednesday 14 October 2015 at the Faculty of Law as a guest of CELS (the Centre for European Legal Studies).

For more information see the CELS website at http://www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/

*unfortunately there is some unavoidable disruption in this recording*

Professor Kenneth Armstrong holds the Chair in European Law at the University of Cambridge and is a fellow at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He was previously Professor of EU Law at Queen Mary in London and before that held positions at Keele University and the University of Manchester.

Professor Armstrong has published very widely in the field of European law and European studies, with a particular expertise in the area of European governance. His book, Governing Social Inclusion: Europeanization Through Policy Coordination, was published by OUP in 2011 and won the 2011 Best Book Prize awarded by the University Association of Contemporary European Union Studies (EUSA). Professor Armstrong is also Director the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS).

Professor Armstrong gave an evening seminar entitled "New Governance and the European Union: An Empirical And Conceptual Critique" on Thursday 19 February 2015 at the Alison Richards Building as a guest of POLIS (the Department of Politics and International Studies).