European and Comparative Constitutional Law Research Cluster

The cluster consists of researchers interested in the law and theory of EU law, ECHR law, comparative constitutional law, comparative law, and cross-legal matters more broadly.

The cluster has strong ties to the Law school’s teaching area groups (ämnesgrupper) and has as its specific task advancing research related to EU law, ECHR, and comparative law matters. The cluster organizes discussion groups (e.g. an EU law discussion group) as well as regular conferences and workshops.

The cluster has also close links to international research projects at the GU. For example, the EU Horizon-funded consortium HRJust project (HRjust) is coordinated in the Law Department and with one of the work packages (WP 3) hosted in the Law Department as well. In addition, the cluster has close ties with the interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies (CERGU) as well as to the European study program at GU. In addition, the cluster has collaboration with the Swedish Network of European Legal Studies.

Human Rights Justifications - HR Just

HR Just examines how States use Human Rights Justifications to explain and defend their actions and decisions.

Centre for European Research at the University of Gothenburg

The Centre for European Research at the University of Gothenburg (CERGU) aims to promote multidisciplinary research on…

Swedish Network for European Legal Studies

Teaching

There are several advanced LLM courses that are related to the cluster and taught by our members. For example, the following courses:

EU Constitutional Law, HRS 312
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law, HRS 193
EU procedural law HRS085

Seminars

The cluster organizes seminars and conferences. All faculty members are welcome to participate in our cluster. The events are, in general, open to the public.

Upcoming events

Upcoming and past events related to EU or/and comparative constitutional law:

FALL 2024

18-19 October - Conference on Human Rights Justifications and the EU, in Gothenburg.
More information and registration

Past events

November 6th: Criminal law seminar jointly organized with the International Politics Seminar

November 22nd: EU Law Discussion Group

December 8th: Criminal Law Symposium

Date tbc - Sweden and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, criminal law group

CERGU and EU law discussion group (venue and time tbc), Prof Grahn-Farley & Prof Herlin-Karnell , HR Just. October 17th.

Rome, HR Just meeting WP3, October 27th.

Workshop: dimensions of autonomy in national and EU criminal law, 29^th November 2022, criminal law group

Conference: (Eutopia) International Law in Context (co-organized with partner universities), Gothenburg 8 Nov 2022

15-16 September 2022, Privatization and Coercion: On Legitimate Authority, Markets and Criminal Law in the EU and Transnational Contexts

23 March 2022 The Russian war in Ukraine and the role of the EU

EU Law Discussion Group

24-05-10 - EU Law Discussion Group, Dr Meng Zhang , Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Buisness Law, Lund University”Decoupling vs Decarbonizing? EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and Its Implications to the EU-China Climate Game in a Polarized World”

2024-05-14 -EU Law Discussion GroupDr Alezini Loxa, Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Law, Lund University“Sustainability and EU Migration Law: What Place for Migrants' Rights”