The New Legal History of EU law: Past Achievements and Future Directions

Over the past fifteen years, historians have unearthed the archives of the European Union and its legal institutions. Their accounts have significantly changed our understanding of how European Union law has evolved, who was involved in the construction of the legal order, and how EU law was received in the Member States. Overall,  these new legal histories of EU law have brought into view the contingency and contestation of EU law. This seminar will reflect on the impact and significance of the turn to history in EU law and relate these developments to on-going debates in the field of international law. We are joined by two scholars at the center of the historical turn in EU law, with whom we will discuss their recent contributions to the field and reflect on future research directions.

This event is part of the three-part seminar series History in Law: How and Why? organised by postdoctoral fellows at the Jean Monnet Center, Hauser Program, and the Remarque institute.

With

Fernanda Nicola, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law

Bill Davies, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Justice Law & Criminology, American University  School of Public Affairs 

This event is open for NYU fellows and staff. For questions please contact jjv6519@nyu.edu

Moderated by

Alezini Loxa, Emile Noël Fellow, Jean Monnet Center NYU

Jacob van de Beeten, Emile Noël Fellow, Jean Monnet Center NYU

Kindly sponsored by the Jean Monnet Center @NYU School of Law