European Integration & Globalization

Ei&G

Centre of Excellence

 

Activities

mic Year 2013-2014
Activities (September 2015-June 2016)

 

Country: Spain

Professor in charge:

Title: Prof. Dr.

First name: Francisco

Family name: Balaguer Callejón

University: University of Granada

Faculty: Facultad de Derecho, Departamento de Derecho Constitucional

Address: Plaza de la Universidad s/n

Postal Code: 18001 Granada

Tel: +/0034 618775782 Fax: +/00 34 958 246290

Email: balaguer@ugr.es

Site internet: http://www.ugr.es/%7Ecatedrajmonnet/

Title: Centre of Excellence on European Integration and Globalization (Ei&G)

Type of Project: Centre of Excellence

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Constitutional Law I (F. Balaguer). Mandatory course, 60 hours. First semester/Undergraduate studies, 62 students.

Economic and political perspectives of the European integration (UNED, F. Balaguer/Y.Go´mez). Optional, 20 hours. First semester/Postgraduate studies, 50 students.

Model of Governance and European integration (Yolanda Go´mez). Optional, 20 hours. First Semester/Postgraduate studies, 73 students.

Multilevel and Fundamental Rights (Yolanda Go´mez). Optional, 20 hours, First Semester / Postgraduate studies, 73 students.

Institutions of European Law (M. Azpitarte), Mandatory course, 70 hours, Second Semester/Undergraduate studies, 200 students.

Official Master of the Law Faculty at the University of Granada, European Constitutional Law. Optional, 600 hours. Postgraduate Studies, 12 students

 

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016:

WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY:

ONGOING DOCTORAL THESES ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION DIRECTED BY FRANCISCO BALAGUER CALLEJÓN

1.- Giuseppe Re: “Relationships between European Law and National law”, in co-direction with Professor Andrea Piraino, University of Palermo, Italy.

2.- Luis Felipe Medina Rey: “The principle of institutional autonomy and the distribution of competences between the European Union, the State and the Autonomous Communities”, University of Granada, Spain.

3.- Pedro Serrano León: “Delegated acts in the Lisbon Treaty”, University of Granada, Spain.

4.- Cláudia Perotto Biagi: "The implementation of the right to family life in the European Union: a reflection on citizenship and fundamental rights", University of Granada.

5.- Claudio Arrepol: "The economic crisis in Europe and the role of the European Central Bank under a constitutional perspective", University of Granada, Spain.

6.- Kaiana Coralina do Monte Vilar " Cooperative State and supranational integration in the context of globalization ", in co-direction with Profesor Gilmar Ferreira Mendes. University of Brasilia (Brazil).

7.-João Marcos Amaral “Isonomy of federative entities as an instrument for democratic consolidation”, in co-direction with Professor José Levi Mello do Amaral Júnior, University of São Paulo (Brazil)

 

DOCTORAL THESIS FINISHED IN THE PAST YEAR

Director: Francisco Balaguer Callejón

1.- Marta Capesciotti: “The foreigners' access to housing in the Spanish and Italian law. A comparative analysis”. Rome, Sapienza University, 20.11.2015. Co-direction of Professor Marco Benvenuti (Rome, Sapienza University, Italy). Grade: Sobresaliente Cum Laude (unanimous) –best grade possible.

2.- Mariana Rodrigues Canotilho: “The principle of equality in European Constitutional Law”, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Granada University, 11.11.2015. Grade: Sobresaliente Cum Laude (unanimous) –best grade possible.

 

CONGRESSES AND SEMINARS ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FRANCISCO BALAGUER CALLEJÓN

A) CONGRESSES

· Co-Direction (with Stéphane Pinon and Alexandre Viala) of the International Congress “Le pouvoir constituant au XXI siècle.” (Constituent power in the XXI Century), organized by the Centre of Excellence on European Integration and Globalization (Ei&G), CERCOP and Peter Häberle Foundation. Montpellier, France, 13.5.2016.

Participants

Vasco Pereira da Silva, University of Lisbon (chair); Francisco Balaguer Callejón, University of Granada “La fragmentation du pouvoir constituant” (The fragmentation of constituent power), Moustapha Afroukh, University of Montpellier, “Universalisation ou standardisation des droits fondamentaux ?” (Universality of fundamental rights?); Pierre-Yves Gahdoun, University of Montpellier, “Les Constitutions sous la pression économique” (Constitutions under economic pressure); Selma Josso, University of Tours, “Constitutions économiques versus Constitutions sociales? (Economic Constitutions versus Social Constitutions”; Jörg Luther, University of Piamonte Oriental, “La « règle d'or » dans l'espace européen” (The Golden rule in the European space); Maria J. Estorninho, University of Lisbon (chair); Stéphane Pinon, University of La Rochelle “La participation populaire dans une perspective comparatiste” (Popular participation in a comparative persepective”; Fulco Lanchester (chair); Enrique Guillén López, University of Granada, “Pouvoir constituant, pouvoir de réforme et Tribunal constitutionnel en Espagne” (Constituent power, reform power and the Constitutional Court in Spain); Elsa Kolhauer, University of Montpellier, “L'actualité de la théorie de «l'aiguilleur» et les révisions en France” (Actuality of «l'aiguilleur» and constitutional revision in France); César Landa, Catholic University of Lima, “Le contrôle des réformes constitutionnelles par la juridiction constitutionnelle andine” (The control of constitutional reform by the Andine constitutional jurisdiction), Antonio d'Atena, University of Tor Vergata, Rome and Peter Häberle, University of Bayreuth, Final speech.

· Direction of the Workshop “The future of Europe: economic governance and political integration”, organized by the Centre of Excellence on European Integration and Globalization (Ei&G), Peter Häberle Foundation and Constitutional Law Department. Granada, Spain, 5.5.2016.

Participants

R. Alonso García, Complutense University of Madrid, “Los derechos fundamentales” (Fundamental rights); Paola Biancia, University of Milán, “El espacio de libertad seguridad y justicia” (The area of freedom, security and justice.); Tomás de la Quadra-Salcedo Janini, Autonoma University of Madrid “La jurisdicción constitucional” (Constitutional jurisdiction); Agustín Menéndez Menéndez, University of León, “La mutación (in)constitucional de la Unión Europea” (The unconstitutional mutation of the European Union); Fausto Vecchio, University of Enna “Kore”, “Los valores constitucionales y su garantía” (Constitutional values and their guarantees); Gregorio Cámara Villar, University of Granada, “Final speech”.

• Direction of the International Congress “La reforma de la gobernanza económica de la Unión Europea y el progreso de la integración política.” (The reform of the economic governance in the European Union and the progress of the political integration), organized by the Centre of Excellence on European Integration and Globalization (Ei&G). Granada, 10 and 11.12. 2016.

Participants

Luigi Moccia, University of Roma Tre; Silvio Gambino, University of Calabria and Francisco Balaguer Callejón University of Granada, Presentation of the Journal “La cittadinanza europea” (Rome, Italia)

Laura Frosina, University of Rome “La Sapienza, “Las reformas de la gobernanza económica de la Unión Europea derivadas de la crisis” (The reforms of the economic governance of the EU after the crisis); Cristina Elías, UNED, “El papel del Banco Central Europeo en la gobernanza económica en el contexto de la crisis” (The role of the ECB in the economic governance under a crisis context); Gregorio Cámara Villar, University of Granada, Chair; Tommaso Poli, University of Bari, “La tensión dialéctica entre gobernanza económica e integración política” (The dialectic tension between economic governance and political integration); Angelo Schillaci, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, “Gobernanza económica y desarrollo democrático en la Unión Europea” (Economic governance and democratic development in the European Union); Marco Benvenutti, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”, “El modelo federal y las perspectivas de futuro del gobierno económico de la UE y de integración política europea” (The federal model and the future of the economic governance of the EU and the political integration); D. José María Porras Ramírez, University of Granada, Chair; Maria Daniela Poli, University of Konstanz, “Alemania” (Germany); Filippo Scuto, University of Milán, “Italia” (Italy); Andrea Romano, University of Roma “La Sapienza”, “Reino Unido” (Great Britain); Juan Francisco Sánchez Barrilao, University of Granada, Chair; Augusto Aguilar Calahorro, University of Granada, “España” (Spain); Fausto Vecchio, University of Enna, “Bélgica” (Belgium).

Roberto Miccù, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Francisco Balaguer Callejón, University of Granada, Vasco Pereira da Silva, University of Lisbon and Yolanda Gómez, UNED, Presentation of the books published by Center:

- The Dimension of the Public Administration in the Context of Globalization/La Dimensión de la Administración Pública en el contexto de la globalización. Edited by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, Miguel Azpitarte Sánchez, Enrique Guillén López y Juan Francisco Sánchez Barrilao. Thomson Reuters ARANZADI, Pamplona, 2015.

- The impact of the Economic Crisis on the EU Institutions and Member States/El impacto de la crisis económica en las instituciones de la UE y los Estados miembros. Edited by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, Miguel Azpitarte Sánchez, Enrique Guillén López y Juan Francisco Sánchez Barrilao. Thomson Reuters ARANZADI, Pamplona, 2015.

- Le Droit constitutionnel Européen à l'épreuve de la crise économique et démocratique de l'Europe (The European Constitutional Law under the light of the economic and democratic crisis of Europe). Edited by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, Stéphane Pinon et Alexandre Viala, Institut Universitaire Varenne, Paris, 2015.

- O constitucionalismo do séc. XXI na sua dimensão estadual, supranacional e global (XXI Century Constitutionalism in its state, supranational and global dimension), edited by Vasco Pereira da Silva/Francisco Balaguer Callejón. E-Book of the Congress with the same Title, organized by the Centre of Excellence, and published by the Instituto de Cie^ncias Jurídico-Políticas, Law Faculty, University of Lisbon.

José Antonio Montilla Martos, University of Granada, Chair. Presentations by Alessandra Silveira, Hugo César Araújo de Gusmão, Valentina Faggiani, Pablo Guerrero Vázquez, Francisco Javier Sanjuán Andrés.

Antonio D'Atena , University Tor Vergata, Rome, Final Speech.

 

· Co-Direction (with Alexandre Viala) of the International Congress “Droit constitutionnel national, intégration supranationale et mondialisation” (National Constitutional law, supranational integration and globalization)), organized by the Centre of Excellence on European Integration and Globalization (Ei&G), CERCOP and Peter Häberle Foundation. Granada, Spain, 16.10.2015.

Participants

Francisco Balaguer Callejón, University of Granada, Chair of the discussion panel “La souveraineté, la démocratie et le pouvoir constituant national dans le cadre supranational et global” (Sovereignty, democracy and constituent power under supranational and global perspective), with speeches of Alexandre Viala, University of Montpellier; Stéphane Pinon, University of La Rochelle; and Enrique Guillén López, University of Granada.

Enrique Guilén López, University of Granada, Chair of the discussion panel, “Les identités nationales et régionales et la construction d'une identité supranationale” (The national and regional identity and the construction of a supranational identity), with speeches of Jordane Arlettaz, University of Montpellier and José Antonio Montilla Martos, University of Granada.

Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen, University of Paris I, Chair of the discussion panel, “Juridictions constitutionnelles nationales et juridictions supranationales” (National Constitutional jurisdiction and supranational jurisdictions) with speeches of Julien Bonnet, University of Montpellier and Adoración Galera Victoria, University of Granada.

Alexandre Viala, University of Montpellier, Chair of the discussion panel, “Les derniers développements du droit constitutionnel face à la crise économique” (The last developments of constitutional law under the economic crisis), with speeches of Francisco Balaguer Callejón, University of Granada and Pierre-Yves Gahdoun, University of Montpellier.

Book Presentation “Le Droit constitutionnel européen à l'épreuve de la crise économique et démocratique de l'Europe” (European Constitutional law at the light of the economic and democratic crisis in Europe).

 

B) SEMINARS

· Direction (Francisco Balaguer) of the following Seminars:

1.- Ricardo Alonso García, Complutense University of Madrid, “Los derechos fundamentales” (Fundamental rights), Granada 5.5.2016.

2.- Francesca Pellegrino, University of Messina, “La política de transportes de la UE Hacia un sistema de transporte sostenible” (Transportation policy in the UE. Towards a sustained system of transportation), Granada, 9 and 10.3. 2016.

3.- Francesco Bilancia, University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti – Pescara, “Crisi dell'Euro e tutela dei diritti sociali in Europa” (European euro crisis and protection of social rights in Europe), Granada 25.1.2016.

4.- Luigi Ferraro, University of Napoli, "La reforma de la Constitución italiana" (The reform of the Italian Constitution), Granada 13.1.2016.

5.- Presentation of the Documental “Un Tribunal para la Constitución” (A Court for the Constitution), directed by M. Beltrán de Felipe and D. Sarmiento Ramírez-Escudero. Introduced by Francisco Rubio Llorente, Granada, 9.10.2015.

6.- Jean-Franc¸ois Gaudreault-Desbiens, Titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les identite´s juridiques et culturelles nord-ame´ricaines et compare´es, Université de Montréal, “Accommodating Quebec within Canada: between recognition and secessionism”, Granada, 11.7.2016.

 

CONGRESSES ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRE AND DIRECTED BY YOLANDA GÓMEZ SÁNCHEZ:

• Direction of the IV International Congress on European Union: new problems, new solutions, Brussels, Belgium, 24/25-9-2015.

Participants

Introduction to the Congress: Olga Lutz Herrera, Director of the UNED Center in Brussels; Vicente Pérez Menayo, Counsel of the Spanish Embassy; Yolanda Gómez Sánchez, UNED.

Pablo Luis de Diego Ángeles, UNED, “EU Budget, EU sustainability and Eu Austerity”; Teresa Freixes Sanjuna, Autonomous University of Barcelona, “Los valores en lA Unión Europea” (Values in the EU); Yolanda Gómez Sánchez, UNED, “La adhesión de la UE al Convenio Europeo: el Dictamen 2/12 TJUE” (The EU and the ECHR: Opinion 2/12); Leyre Burguera Ameave, UNED, “Participación ciudadana e integración: el reto de la construcción y consolidación de la identidad europea” (Citizen participation and integration: building and consolidating European Integration); Mónica Herránz Ballesteros, UNED, “Medidas de la UE en relación a los matrimonios fraudulentos” (EU meausures in ilegal matrimonies); Valentina Colcelli, National Research Council-Isafom, Perugia, Italy, “Mutually agreed terms, patents, equitable sharing of benefits from the Nagoya Protocol to Regulation (EU) 511/2014: General principles of EU law?”; José Daniel Pelayo Olmedo, UNED, “Nuevos alcances del principio de no discriminación en la UE: aclaraciones del TJUE sobre la discapacidad en materia laboral y la Directiva 2000/78/CE: el caso Kaltoft de 2014” (New dimension of the non-discrimination principle in the EU: EC on the handicap persons and their labor rights, Directive 2000/78/CE: the case Kaltoft, 2014); Almudena Rodríguez Moya, UNED, “Asilo por cuestiones religiosas, la postura del Tribunal de Luxemburgo” (Religion and Asylum: the EC position). José María Porras Ramírez, University of Granada, “La exigencia democrática de buen gobierno en el constitucionalismo multinivel: apertura, transparencia y participación ciudadana en el ejercicio del poder público” (Good Governance and democracy in multilevel constitutionalism: openness, transparency and citizen participation in the exercise of public power”; José Antonio Montilla Martos, University of Granada, “La asimetría regional europea como límite para la gobernanza multinivel” (The regional asymmetry as a limit to the multilevel governance); Francisco Balaguer Callejón, University of Granada, “El modelo europeo de integración en el contexto global” (The European model of Integration in the global context); Gregorio Cámara Villar, “La articulación multinivel de los derechos fundamentales en Europa” (Multilevel articulation of fundamental rights in Europe);

Closing Speeches: Olga Lutz Herrera, Director of the UNED Center in Brussels; Vicente Pérez Menayo, Counsel of the Spanish Embassy; Yolanda Gómez Sánchez, UNED.

 

ACTIVITIES OF FRANCISCO BALAGUER CALLEJÓN, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE:

Lectures, seminaries and doctoral courses:

1.“La reforma federal de la Constitución” (The federal reform of the Constitution), lecture given at the Course The Horizon of the Federal State, organized by the Autónoma University of Madrid, , Miraflores de la Sierra, 6.9.2015.

2. “Derecho Constitucional Europeo, crisis económica y globalización” (European Constitutional Law, economic crisis and globalization), Course of ten hours taught as a Visiting Professor at the University of Lisbon, 14-18.9. 2015.

3. “El modelo europeo de integración en el contexto global” (The European model of integration in the global context), lecture given at the IV International Congress on European Union: new problems, new solutions, organized by the Jean Monnet Chair, ad personam on European Constitutional Law, European Constitutional Law Multilevel Constitutionalism and Globalization y el Centre of Excellence on European Integration and Globalization (Ei&G). UNED, Brussels, 25.9.2015.

4. “Les derniers de´veloppements du droit constitutionnel face a` la crise e´conomique” (The last developments of Constitutional law under the economic crisis), lecture given at the International Congress on National Constitutional Law, supranational integration and globalization organized by the Centre of Excellence on European Integration and Globalization (Ei&G), the Centre d'Études et de Recherches comparatives, Constitutionnelles et Politiques (CERCOP), and the Peter Häberle Foundation, 16.10.2015.

5. “Regeneración democrática y reforma constitucional” (Democratic regeneration and constitutional reform), lecture given at the International Congress on Public and Private powers in front of the democratic and constitutional regeneration, organized by the University Miguel Hernández, Elche, 26.10. 2015.

6.“Constitutional Courts under Pressure –New Challenges to Constitutional Adjudication. The Case of Spain”, lecture given at the Congress Constitutional Courts under Pressure –New Challenges to Constitutional Adjudication organized by The National University of Public Service, The institute for legal studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and The Embassy of France in Budapest, Budapest (Hungary), 29.10.2015.

7. “El Tratado de Lisboa en el contexto del proceso de constitucionalización de la Unión Europea” (The Lisbon Treaty in the context of the constitutionalization of the European Union), course taught at the Official Master of the Law Faculty, University of Granada, “European Constitutional Law”. Official Post grade in Law. Granada 3, 4, 17 and 18.11. 2015/ 15 and 16.2. 2016.

8. “Le evoluzioni della forma di governo dell'Ue dopo Lisbona” (The evolution of the system of government in the EU after Lisbon), seminar taught in the cycle of seminars on the Present and the Future of the European Union, organized by the Centro Studi sul Federalismo, University of Milan, Milan, 13.11. 2015.

9. “Federalismo y calidad democra´tica: la aportacio´n del pluralismo territorial a la democracia constitucional” (Federalism and democratic quality: territorial pluralism and constitutional democracy), lecture given at the Congress on Secession calls and federalism. The Spanish case under the federal experience (2º Congress WoF), organized by the Constitutional Law and History of Thought Department at the University of Basque Country, Bilbao, 26.11.2015.

10. “Le Autorita` indipendenti in Spagna tra costituzione economica europea e principi costituzionali” (Independent Authorities in Spain –Economic Constitution and constitutional principles), lecture given at the Congress on Independent Agencies between regulatory functions and judicial review, organized by the Jurisprudence Department of the University of Naples, Naples (Italy), 4.12.2015.

11. “Potere costituente e limiti alla revisione costituzionale visti dalla Spagna” (Constituent power and limits to the constitutional reform in Spain), lecture given at the Congress on Constituent power and limits to the constitutional review, organized by the Master on parliamentary institutions “Mario Galizia” (Political Science Department, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”,) and the Foundation “Paolo Galizia – Storia e Liberta`”, Rome14.12. 2015.

12. “Parlamenti nazionali e Unione europea nella governance multilivello” (National parliaments and European Union at the multilevel governance), lecture given at the Congress on National Parliaments and European Union at the multilevel governance. In memory of Antonio Zorzi Giustiniani (1949-2015), organized by the Department of Political Science at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Roma (Italia), 28.1.2016.

13. “Derecho Constitucional Europeo y Globalización” (European Constitutional Law and Globalization), course taught at the Official Master of the Law Faculty, University of Granada, “European Constitutional Law”. Official Post grade in Law. Granada. 17 and 23.2 and 5.5. 2016.

14. “Democrazia e cittadinanza nello scenario della crisi europea” (Democracy and citizenship at the scenario of the European crisis), lecture given at the Congress on European Citizenship and democracy in Europe. Crisis of representation and participation, organized by the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Catania (Italy), 11.3.2016.

15. “Primato del diritto europeo e identità costituzionale nell'esperienza spagnola” (European law primacy and constitutional identity in the Spanish experience”, lecture given at the Congress on European law primacy and defense of constitutional principles, organized by the Jurisprudence Department, University of Ferrara, (Italy), 7.4. 2016.

16. “Pluralismo territorial y democracia” (Territorial pluralism and democracy), lecture given at the XXVI Seminar of Autonomic Studies: Thinking again on the Autonomic State, organized by the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo. 14.4. 2015.

17. “La proyección de la Constitución sobre el ordenamiento jurídico: especial referencia al rol del Ministerio Público” (The projection of the Constitution on the law system: special reference to the Public Prosecutor), lecture given at the Academic meetings on the Anniversary of the Public Prosecutor, organized by The Public School of the Public Prosecutor. Lima (Perú), 2.5.2016.

18. “La fragmentation du pouvoir constituant” (The fragmentation of constituent power), lecture given at the Congress on Constituent Power in the XXI Century, organized by the Centre d'Études et de Recherches comparatives, Constitutionnelles et Politiques (CERCOP), Centre of Excellence on European Integration and Globalization (Ei&G) and the Peter Häberle Foundation, University of Montpellier (France), 13.5.2016.

19. “Good Bye Lenin! Le proble`me de la ve´rite´ dans la transition constitutionnelle allemande et sa projection sur le processus d'inte´gration europe´enne” (Good Bye Lenin! The problem of truth in the German constitutional transition and its incidence on the European integration process), lecture given at the International Law Seminar on Constitutional Debates in theater and novels, organized by the Centre d'Études et de Recherches comparatives, Constitutionnelles et Politiques (CERCOP) Commanderie du village - salle capitulaire, Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon (France), 14.5. 2016.

20. “Cittadinanza e identita` europea nel modello attuale di integrazione” (Citizenship and European identity into the actual integration process), lecture given at the International Seminar on Which Citizenship for the Unión? Models and perspectives for a common European Citizenship, organized by the Centre of excellence Altiero Spinelli (CeAS), University “Roma Tre”, Rome (Italy), 10.6.2016.

21. “Autonomie territoriali e integrazione europea” (Territorial autonomy and European integration), lecture given at the Congress on Territorial autonomy facing the European integration process and the constitutional reform, organized by the Assemblea Regionale Siciliana, Palazzo Reale di Palermo, Palermo (Italy), 8.7.2016.

 

PARTICIPATION IN TRIBUNALS OF DOCTORAL THESIS AND DISSERTATIONS

As President:

Marta Capesciotti: “The foreigners' access to housing in the Spanish and Italian law. A comparative analysis”, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Rome (Italy), 20.11. 2015. Direction of Franciso Balaguer Callejón and Marco Benvenuti. Grade: Sobresaliente Cum Laude (unanimous)

Karen Giovanna Añaños Bedriñana: “Fundamental rights protection in the Interamerican system and the aplication of international treaties in the Peruan Constitutional Law” (President). University of Granada, 22.12 2015. Direction of Enrique Guillén López. Grade: Sobresaliente Cum Laude (unanimous)

As a Member of the Tribunal:

Enrique Serrano Salazar: “Pluralismo, pacto y constitución” (Pluralism, Agreement and Constitution (reflections on the objectivity of democracy)”, University of Salamanca, 4.2. 2016.

 

OTHERS ACTIVITIES OF PROFESSOR FRANCISCO BALAGUER:

Within the University:

1.- Director of the Journal Revista de Derecho Constitucional Europeo: http://www.ugr.es/~redce .

2.- Codirector of the Journal La Cittadinanza Europea, Rome (Italy)

http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/sommario.asp?IDRivista=165

3.- President of the Peter Häberle Foundation.

4.- Member of Editorial Boards and Committees of 41 Journals of Constitutional Law and Comparative Law as well as editorial councils in Italy (15), Brazil (11), Spain (10) Mexico (2), Portugal (1), Peru (1), and Malta (1).

5.- Leading researcher of the Research Group “Andalucía, the European Union and the Welfare State”, with financial aid from the Junta de Andalucía (Andalusian Government).

6.- Leading researcher of the Research Project of Excellency SEJ-4931: “Statutory reforms and statutory implementation in the framework of the European Union”, supported by the Government of Andalusia (2011-2015).

7.- Participation in the la Jean Monnet ECSA Conference 2015: A Union of shared values – the role of education and civil society, Brussels (Belgium), 9 and 10.11 2015.

8.- Participation at the Seminar “Territorial organization of the State”, organized by the Centre of Political and Constitutional Studies, Madrid. Sessions of the 1.2, 29.2 and 6.62016.

9.- Participation of the ELPIS Annual Meeting, 2016. Lisbon 2-4.6 2016.

10.- Presentation at the Ateneo of Madrid of the Book: Miguel Angel García Herrera, José Asensi Sabater and Francisco Balaguer Callejón (Coordination) Critic constitutionalism. Liber Amicorum Carlos de Cabo Marti´n. Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, 2016. Madrid, 8.6. 2016.

11.- Presentation at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche de Roma, of the book: Francisco Balaguer Callejón, Pedro Cruz Villalón, Pierfrancesco Grossi, Peter Häberle, Stelio Mangiameli, Gianpiero Milano, Jorge Miranda e Dian Schefold, Scritti in onore di Antonio D'Atena, Giuffrè, Milano, 2015. Rome (Italy), 16.6 2016.

12.-Participation in the Round Table “Per l'Europa di Ventotene, oggi” (For the Europe of Ventotene today) organized by the Associazione onlus “Per l'Europa di Ventotene”, Sala Polivalente “Umberto Elia Terracini”, Comune di Ventotene (Italy), 16. 7..2016.

Mass Media

1.- 14.12.2015, Radio Radicale: “Costantino Mortati. Potere Costituente e limiti alla revisione costituzionale” (Costantino Mortati. Constituent Power and limits to the constitutional reform).

https://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/461292/costantino-mortati-potere-costituente-e-limiti-alla-revisione-costituzionale

2.- 28.1.2016, Radio Radicale: “Parlamenti nazionali e Unione europea nella governance multilivello. In memoria di Antonio Zorzi Giustiniani (1949-2015)” (National Parliament and European Unión in the multilevel governance. In memory of Antonio Zorzi Giustiniani (1949-2015).

https://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/465013/parlamenti-nazionali-e-unione-europea-nella-governance-multilivello-in-memoria-di

3.- 19.7.2016, Radio Radicale: Conversazione sul libro "Parlamenti nazionali e Unione Europea nella governance multilivello" a cura di Fulco Lanchester (Giuffrè Editore)

http://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/481715/conversazione-sul-libro-parlamenti-nazionali-e-unione-europea-nella-gov

PUBLICATIONS OF FRANCISCO BALAGUER CALLEJÓN (SEPTEMBER 2015-JUNE 2016)

1. “L'articolazione territoriale del potere politico in Europa. Il pluralismo costituzionale di fronte alla crisi económica” (Territorial articulation of the public power in Europe. Constitutional pluralism under the economic crisis) in Francisco Balaguer Callejón, Pedro Cruz Villalón, Pierfrancesco Grossi, Peter Häberle, Stelio Mangiameli, Gianpiero Milano, Jorge Miranda e Dian Schefold, Scritti in onore di Antonio D'Atena, Giuffrè, Milano, 2015, pp. 81-100. ISBN-10: 8814200432, ISBN-13: 978-8814200434.

2. “Profili metodologici del Diritto Costituzionale europeo” (Methodological profiles of the European Constitutional Law), La cittadinanza europea, nº 1/2015, pp. 39-62. ISSN 2039-2788, ISSNe 2039-9383.

3. Francisco Balaguer Callejón (Coordination), Gregorio Cámara Villar, María Luisa Balaguer Callejón, José Antonio Montilla Martos, Introducción al Derecho Constitucional (Constitutional Law – An introduction), 4th edition, Tecnos, Madrid, 2015. Coordination of the book and elaboration of the chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 y 5. ISBN 978-84-309-6311-9.

4. Francisco Balaguer Callejón (Coordination), Gregorio Cámara Villar, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, María Luisa Balaguer Callejón, José Antonio Montilla Martos, Manual de Derecho Constitucional (Handbook on Constitutional Law), 10th edition, 2 vol., Tecnos, Madrid, 2015. Coordination of the Handbook and elaboration of the Chapters I, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XII, XIV, XV, and XXIV.1. ISBN: 978-84-309-6410-9 (Vol. I) 978-84-309-6328-7 (Vol. II).

5. Francisco Balaguer Callejón (Coordination), Gregorio Cámara Villar, José Antonio Montilla Martos, Código de Derecho Constitucional (Constitutional Law Code), 9th edition, Tecnos, Madrid, 2015. I.S.B.N.: 978-84-309-6354-6.

6. “Costituzione europea e democrazia pluralista nella globalizzazione” (European Constitution and pluralist democracy in the globalization), Cultura giuridica e diritto vivente. Rivista on line del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza Universita` di Urbino Carlo Bo, Special Issue (2015), pp. 27-31. ISSN 2384-8901.

7. “La investigacio´n en las Ciencias Juri´dicas” (Researching in social science), Revista General de Derecho Constitucional nº 21, November 2015.

8. Preface to the book Juan Francisco Sánchez Barrilao De la ley al reglamento delegado. Deslegalización, acto delegado y transformaciones del sistema de fuentes. Aranzadi, Pamplona, 2015, pp. 15-20. ISBN: 978-84-9098-894-7.

9. “Verdad y Certeza en el Derecho y en la Literatura” (Truth and Certainty in Literature) , in Marci´lio Franca Filho, Geilson Saloma~o Leite y Rodolfo Pamplona Filho (Coord.) AntiManual de Direito & Arte, Editoria Saraiva, Sa~o Paulo, 2016, pp. 333-351. ISBN 978-85-02.

10. “La integración del pluralismo territorial infraestatal en los procesos normativos de la Unión Europea” (The integration of territorial pluralism in the normative processes of the European Union), in Francisco Rubio Llorente, Javier Jiménez Campo, Juan José Solozábal Echavarría, M. Paloma Biglino Campos, Angel José Gómez Montoro, La constitución política de España: estudios en homenaje a Manuel Aragón Reyes, Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, Madrid, 2016, pp. 401-416. ISBN 978-84-259-1697-7.

11. “La dimensione costituzionale dello Stato sociale di Diritto” (The constitutional dimension of the Social State under the rule of law), in Michele Buquicchio, Roberto Caranta, Alfonso Celotto, Antonio Colavecchio, Cosimo Pietro Guarini, Giovanni Luchena, Anna Maria Nico, Studi in onore di Francesco Gabriele, Cacucci Editore, Bari, 2016, pp. 1-22. ISBN: 978-88-6611-512-0.

12. “Potere costituente e limiti alla revisione costituzionale visti dalla Spagna” (Constituent power and limits to the constitutional reform under the Spanish perspective), Nomos | Le attualità nel diritto, Anticipazioni n. 2 2016: http://www.nomos-leattualitaneldiritto.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Balaguer_Anticipazioni_Nomos2-2016.pdf

13. “Parlamenti nazionali e Unione europea nella governance multilivello” (National Parliaments and European Union in the multilevel governance), Nomos | Le attualità nel diritto, Anticipazioni CONVEGNO FINALE PRIN 2010-2011: "Parlamenti nazionali e Unione europea nella governance multilivello". In memorial di Antonio Zorzi Giustiniani (1949-2015) (Roma, 28 January 2016): http://www.nomos-leattualitaneldiritto.it/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Parlamenti-nazionali-e-Unione-europea-nella-governance-multilivello.pdf

14. “European Integration and Limitation of the Power of Constitutional Reform”, in Rainer Arnold (Editor) Limitations of National Sovereignty through European Integration, Springer, 2016, pp. 15-25. ISBN: 978-94-017-7469-7 (Print) 978-94-017-7471-0 (Online).

15. “Il modello europeo di integrazione e la sua incidenza sulle Corti costituzionali e sui Parlamenti nazionali” (The European model of integration and its incidence on Constitutional Courts and National Parliaments) in Parlamenti nazionale e Unione Europea nella governance multilivello, Fulco Lanchester (coord.), Giuffrè, Milano, 2016, pp. 695-714. ISBN: 9788814214585.

 

ACTIVITIES OF YOLANDA GÓMEZ:

Lectures, seminaries and doctoral courses:

 

1. “El impacto de las medidas contra la crisis” (The impact of the.anti-crisis measures), lecture taught in the Course Democracy in the Europe of the XXI Century. Social changes and political forces. El Escorial, 29.6. 2015.

 

2. “El control económico de los partidos políticos” (The economic control of political parties), lecture taught at the Course A new configuration of the political realm. University of Málaga. 14-16.7. 2015.

 

3. “Gobernanza y Derechos Humanos” (Governance and Human Rights), lecture taught at the Course Cooperation, conflict and global order. A critical approximation to the international studies, Autonomous University of Madrid, 8.7. 2015.

 

4. “ La igualdad de mujeres y hombres en la sociedad actual” (Men and women equality in the contemporary society), lecture taught in the Course Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, UNED-Denia, 20-24.7. 2015.

 

5. “La reforma de la Constitución” (The reform of the Constitution), in the III National Workshop on civil society. Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, 5.11. 2015.

 

6. “Utilización de muestras de fallecidos en investigación” (Using death bodies samples to research), III Congress of the Bioethics. Ethical aspects of health data, 19-20.11. 2015.

 

7. “El futuro de la UE. El documento de los cinco presidentes” (The future of the EU. The document of the five presidents), Round Table. European Movement/Spanish Representation at the European Commission. 1.12.2015.

 

8. “El estatuto del paciente: especial referencia a los menores” (The Patient ‘statute: special reference to minors), in Multidisciplinary reflections on the Patient' statute. II Research Workshop, IMI-ENS. 7.3 2016.

 

9. “Vestimenta halal y sociedades multiculturales” (Halal dressing and multicultural society), in Freedom of religion problems in multicultural societies, University of Granada. 8.4. 2016.

 

OTHERS ACTIVITIES OF PROFESSOR YOLANDA GÓMEZ

Videoclasses:

1. Jurisdiction in the European Union/La jurisdicción en la Unión Europea

https://canal.uned.es/mmobj/index/id/22576

2. Governance and Multilevel constitutionalism in the European Union (I): Decision making in the process of European integration

https://canal.uned.es/mmobj/index/id/22575

3. Governance and Multilevel constitutionalism in the European Union (I): Multilevel system of fundamental rights.

https://canal.uned.es/mmobj/index/id/22574

 

Radio-UNED:

1. Interview. “Mundo Noticias”; Radio Internacional, 11.3.2016.

2. UNED-Radio: “The Spanish Constitution: what must be reformed”, 6.12. 2015.

3. Current issues in the European Union, 22.11. 2015.

 

TV/Radio:

1. TVE (National). Las Mañanas, 28.1. 2016. The President of the Government.

2. TELE-5 (National) News. 30.1. 2016, The vote of Investiture in Parliament.

3. La Sexta (National), 30.1 2016. The vote of Investiture.

4. ONEMAGAZINE. 1.2. 2016. The vote in the Spanish Parliament.

http://www.onemagazine.es/nacional-politica-rey-felipe-convocatoria-elecciones.

5. LA SER. Hora 14.2.2016. Vote of Investiture.

6. National-TV, 4.4. 2016, On the President of the Government.

 

Press:

1. BEZ (online newspaper)

http://www.bez.es/290177656/la-doble-irresponsabilidad-del-Rey-Juan-Carlos.html?preview=1

2. EL PAIS (National), 19.2 2016. On the competences of the King.

3. EUROPA PRESS, 19.2.2016. On the competences of the King.

4.Cambio 16.3.2016.

http://www.cambio16.com/actualidad/y-tras-el-fracaso-de-sanchez-que/

PUBLICATIONS OF YOLANDA GÓMEZ (SEPTEMBER 2015-JUNE 2016)

“La vischiosità del quadro normativo italiano in tema di biobanche. L'esperienza spagnola del Banco Nacional de Líneas Celulares” (The viscosity of the Italian normative order in bio-bank. The Spanish experience of the National Bank of cell's lines), Biodiritto, 1-2 (2015) pp. 53-81. ISBN 978-88-548-8904-0. ISNN 2280-9945-14001.

 

ACTIVITIES OF MIGUEL AZPITARTE-SÁNCHEZ:

Lectures, seminaries and doctoral courses:

 

- “La degradación del Estado de Derecho en los Estados Miembros” (The degradation of the rule of law in the Member States), lecture taught in the Congress The Rule of law in the Union after thirty years of Spanish membership. Organized by the Jean Monnet Chair of Almería, the Research Group (SEJ-133) and the Research Project (DER 14-57213).

 

- “El Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea y el Convenio Europeo para la protección de los Derechos Fundamentales” (The European Court of Justice of the Union and ECHR for the human rights), lecture taught at the Seminar on Mutual Confidence and fundamental rights in Europe. 8.1.2016, Ciudad Real.

 

- “La organización y las fuentes de la regulación bancaria a la luz del Estado de Derecho” (The organization and the sources of law on the bank regulation under the rule of law), lecture taught in the Congress The new roll of the State and the Law on the bank regulation”, Girona, 6.11.2015.

 

OTHERS ACTIVITIES OF PROFESSOR MIGUEL AZPITARTE-SÁNCHEZ

• Member of the Research Project DER2013-42960-P “The constitutional dimension of the European integration on the context of globalization”. Financed by the Economy Ministry. 2013-2016.

• Member of the Research Project SEJ 106 “Andalucía, the European Union and the Social State”. Financed by the Andalusian Government.

• Referee of the research scholarships La Caixa Foundation and DAAD.

• Secretary of the Revista de Derecho Constitucional Europeo. Since 2004.

• Member of the Council of the Journal Procura. Since 2011.

• Referee of the folowing Journals: Revista Española de Derecho Comunitario (since 2014), Revista Juris Poiesis (Brasil –since 2013), Revista Española de Derecho Constitucional (since 2012), Revista Publius –Journal of Federalism (since 2012), Revista de Estudios Autonómicos y Federales (since 2011); Revista Teoría y Realidad Constitucional (since 2009), Revista Española de Derecho europeo (since 2009).

 

PUBLICATIONS OF MIGUEL AZPITARTE-SÁNCHEZ (SEPTEMBER 2015-JUNE 2016)

1. “Commentary to the book Dieter Grimm, Sobre la identidad del derecho público”, Fundación Coloquio Jurídico Europe-Cepc, 2015, pp. 65-79, (ISBN: FJCE 978-84-606-9335-2/CEPC 978-84-259-1661-8).

2. Preface to the book Augusto Aguilar Calahorro, La dimensión constitucional del principio de primacía, Civitas, 2015, pp. (978-84-9098-271-6).

3. “El agotamiento del bipartidismo. Crónica política y legislativa del año 2015” (The exhaustion of bi-partidism. Political and Constitutional chronicle of the year 2015”. Revista Española de Derecho Constitucional, 2016, pp. 205-232.

4. “Los derechos fundamentales de la Unión en busca de un nuevo equilibrio. Acerca del Dictamen 2/13 del Tribunal de Justicia” (The European Union's fundamental rights in search of a new equilibrium. On the Opinion 2(13 of the Court of Justice). Revista Española de Derecho Constitucional, 104, 2015, pp. 243-268.

5. “Los espacios del consenso y del conflicto. Crónica política y legislativa del año 2014” (The spaces of consensus and conflict. Political and Constitutional Chronicle of the year 2014), Revista Española de Derecho Constitucional, 103, 2015, pp. 159-185 (ISSN 0211-5743).

 

PUBLICATIONS OF THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND GLOBALIZATION (EI&G):

 

REVISTA DE DERECHO CONSTITUCIONAL EUROPEO, número 24

Director: Francisco Balaguer Callejón

Secretary: José Antonio Montilla Martos

 

SUMARIO NÚM. 24, JULIO-DICIEMBRE DE 2015

 

EL IMPACTO DE LA CRISIS ECONÓMICA EN LAS INSTITUCIONES DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA Y DE LOS ESTADOS MIEMBROS (I)

 

FRANCISCO BALAGUER CALLEJÓN

Presentación

 

ESTUDIOS

 

MARCO BENVENUTI

Las medidas anticrisis adoptadas por la Unión Europea: una mirada de conjunto (entre continuidad de las decisiones institucionales, integración negativa y desconstitucionalización del derecho supranacional)

 

CRISTÍNA ELÍAS MÉNDEZ

Las instituciones europeas ante la crisis económica: análisis y propuestas para politizar y democratizar el proceso de toma de decisiones a nivel europeo

 

SABRINA RAGONE

La incidencia de la crisis en la distribución interna del poder entre Parlamentos y Gobiernos nacionales

 

AUGUSTO AGUILAR CALAHORRO

La posición del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea frente a las medidas de la crisis económica

 

ARTÍCULOS

 

PAULO R. BARBOSA RAMOS Y BRUNO D. VALE CASTRO

Tratados internacionales de protección de los derechos humanos: su impacto en el ordenamiento jurídico brasileño

 

ALBERT NOGUERA FERNÁNDEZ

Los nuevos instrumentos de gobernanza económica europea y sus consecuencias sobre los derechos sociales en Grecia (periodo 2009-2015)

 

MERCÈ SALES JARDÍ

La vida familiar de los detenidos y los reclusos en la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos

 

PERFILES/NOTICIAS

RICARDO ALONSO GARCÍA

In Memoriam: Eduardo García de Enterría y su proyección internacional

 

TEXTOS CLÁSICOS

CARLO ESPOSITO

Igualdad y justicia en el artículo 3 de la Constitución italiana (I)

 

JURISPRUDENCIA

MIRYAM RODRÍGUEZ-IZQUIERDO SERRANO

El Tribunal de Justicia y los derechos en la sociedad de la información: privacidad y protección de datos frente a las libertades informativas

 

LEGISLACIÓN

MARÍA LUIS BALAGUER CALLEJÓN

Crónica de legislación

 

FORO

DANIELA POLI

Alemania y la crisis económica: fragilidad oculta y contradicciones evidentes

 

NOTICIAS DE LIBROS

Stephane Pinon, Les systèmes constitutionnels dans l'Union européenne. Allemagne, Espagne, Italie et Portugal. Ed. Bruylant, coll. Larcier, 2015.

Ugo Adamo, La questione dei principi e dei diritti negli statuti delle regioni e delle Comunità autonome, A. Giuffrè Editore, Milano, 2015.

 

 

REVISTA DE DERECHO CONSTITUCIONAL EUROPEO, número 25.

(Journal of European Constitutional Law)

Director: Francisco Balaguer Callejón

Secretary: Miguel Azpitarte Sánchez

 

SUMARIO NÚM. 25, ENERO-JUNIO DE 2016

 

EL IMPACTO DE LA CRISIS ECONÓMICA EN LAS INSTITUCIONES DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA Y DE LOS ESTADOS MIEMBROS (II)

 

FRANCISCO BALAGUER CALLEJÓN

Presentación

 

ESTUDIOS

 

ANGELO SCHILLACI

Gobierno de la economía y desarrollo económico de las instituciones

 

LAURA FROSINA

Reformas en la gobernanza e incertidumbres en la culminación de la Unión económica y monetaria

 

TOMASSO POLI

Los procesos de integración política en la espiral de la gobernanza económica

 

 

ARTÍCULOS

 

PETER HÄBERLE

Cinco crisis europeas – posibilidades y límites de una teoría constitucional para Europa

 

LAURENCE BURGORGUE-LARSEN

Sobre un acercamiento dialógico al derecho constitucional europeo

 

PATRICIA GARCÍA MAJADO

El presupuesto habilitante del decreto-ley ante la crisis económica

 

PERFILES/NOTICIAS

ANDREAS VO b KUHLE y THOMAS WISCHMEYER

El jurista en su contexto: Peter Häberle en su 80 aniversario

 

TEXTOS CLÁSICOS

CARLO ESPOSITO

Igualdad y justicia en el artículo 3 de la Constitución italiana (y II)

 

JURISPRUDENCIA

LAURA GÓMEZ ABEJA

Objeción de conciencia

 

LEGISLACIÓN

MARÍA LUIS BALAGUER CALLEJÓN

Crónica de legislación

 

FORO

JUAN LÓPEZ MARTÍNEZ

La financiación del Estado de bienestar: de tangos y milongas

 

NOTICIAS DE LIBROS

Ricardo Chueca (dir.), Dignidad humana y derecho fundamental

 

M.A. García Herrera, J. Asensi Sabater y F. Balaguer Callejón, Constitucionalismo crítico, Lieber amicorum Carlos de Cabo Martín.