Call for Papers: The Contribution of the Legal Services of the European Institutions to European Union Law
Conference Frankfurt/Main, 18-19 June 2019
Deadline: 29 March 2019
The Research Field ‘Legal History of the European Union’ attempts to situate the history of European law in a longue durée perspective, emphasizing the comparative dimension and taking into account the broader political and socio-economic context.
The 2019 conference will examine the history of European law with a distinct focus on the contribution of the Legal Services of the European Institutions to European Union law from its origins until the present day.
![Photograph of the original of the Treaty concerning the accession to the European Communities of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, signed in Brussels on 22 January 1972, © ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels - Luxembourg, 1981](/1644652/original-1551363721.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MjQ2LCJvYmpfaWQiOjE2NDQ2NTJ9--d65b774786da757d4f002c6cb995a0e1e866c1dd)
Photograph of the original of the Treaty concerning the accession to the European Communities of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, signed in Brussels on 22 January 1972, © ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels - Luxembourg, 1981
Possible paper topics include (but are not restricted to):
- The role of the Legal Services in the institutional and informal practices aiming to influence constitutional practices
- Scholarly and policy contributions by key administrators serving in Legal Services
- The history of legal doctrines elaborated in these services in the process of European integration
- Inter-institutional controversies between the Legal Services
- The contribution of the Legal Services regarding treaty negotiations
We welcome proposals of not more than 150 words by 29 March 2019
Please email your proposal and a short CV to ramirez@rg.mpg.de.