Jean Monnet Chair of European Constitutional Law
Francisco Balaguer Callejón
Academic Year 2005-2006

 

Teaching activities:

European Constitutional Law. First semester of the academic year 2005-2006. Taught by Francisco Balaguer Callejón

The European Constitution. The system of sources of law in the institutional and competencial framework of the European Union. Second semester of the academic year 2005-2006. Taught by Francisco Balaguer Callejón

Course III on the European Constitution, 5-6 April, 2006.

Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón and taught by:

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Peter Häberle (Profesor of Constitutional Law, University of Bayreuth ( Germany ) and St. Gallen ( Switzerland ) <<The juridical consequences of the double no in France and Holland >>. Prof. Dr. Juan Rivero Lamas (Professor of Labor Law at the University of Zaragoza ), <<Sources of law and the Constitutional Treaty >>. Prof. Dr. José Luis Monereo Pérez (Professor of Labor Law at the University of Granada ), <<The “labor Constitution” and the Constitutional Treaty>>. Prof. Dr. Fernando Valdés Dal-Ré (Professor of Labor Law at the University Complutense of Madrid), <<Participation rights of the workers in the Constitutional Treaty>>. Prof. Dra. Rosa Quesada Segura (Professor of Labor Law at the University of Malaga ), <<Labor Law and employment politics in the Constitucional Treaty >>. Prof. Dr. Antonio Ojeda Avilés (Professor of Labor Law at the University of Sevilla ), <<Social Security and the Constitutional Treaty>>. Prof. Dr. Gonzalo Maestro Buelga (Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of País Vasco ), <<Division of competences in the “Economic Constitution: the Union and the States >>. Prof. Dr. Roberto Miccù (Professor of Constitutional Law at << La Sapienza >> University of Roma), <<Market forms and Union 's finalism: constitutional options and the modernization of competences rules >>. Professors. Drs. Eduardo Gianfrancesco (Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Teramo ) and Ennio Di Salvatore (Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Teramo ), <<The liberalization of services at the European Union >>. Prof. Dr. Antonio Cantaro (Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Urbino ), <<Labor in the European Constitution: from Tocqueville to Bolkstein>>. Prof. Dra. Delia Larocca (Professor of Private Law at the University of Catania ), <<The patrimonalization of rights in the European law science >>. Prof. Dr. Miguel Ángel García Herrera (Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of País Vasco ), <<The European Central Bank >>. Prof. Dr. Eduardo Vírgala Foruria (Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of País Vasco ), <<Regulatory and independence agencies in the European Union>>. Prof. Dr. Alberto López Basaguren (Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of País Vasco ), <<The transport common policy in the European integration >>. Prof. Dr. Carlos de Cabo Martín (Professor of Constitutional Law at the Complutense University of Madrid), <<The economic European Constitution >>.

 

Course IV on the European Constitution, 26-27 April, 2006.

Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón and taught by:

Prof. Dr. Klaus Adomeit (Emeritus Professor of Law Theory and Labor Law, at the Free University of Berlin), <<The influence in Germany of European Law (directives against discrimination) on the trade unions autonomy >>. Prof. Dr. Gregorio Cámara Villar (Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Granada ), <<The fundamental rights in the history of the European Union and its efficacy in the Constitutional Treaty >>. Prof. Dr. Agustín Menéndez Menéndez (Ramón y Cajal Researcher in the Department of Public Law at the University of León ), <<The constitutionalization of social and economics rights, social deficit or democratic deficit? >>. Prof. Dr. Klaus Jochem Albiez Dohrmann (Professor of Civil Law at the University of Granada ), <<Internal Market, the contract and competence law >>. Prof. Dr. Javier Barnés Vázquez (Professor of Administrative Law Professor at the University of Huelva ), <<The property in European and comparative law >>. Prof. Dr. Charles Powell ( Instituto Elcano de Estudios Estratégicos), <<The European Union as a world actor: from the Convention to the Constitutional Treaty >>. Prof. Dra. Paloma Biglino Campos (Faculty Dean and Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Valladolid ), <<The division of competences in the European Unión and the States >>. Prof. Dr. José Acosta Sánchez (Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Córdoba ), <<Democracy and Federalism in the European Unión >>. Prof. Dra. Teresa Freixes Sanjuán (Professor of Constitutional Law at the Autónoma University of, Barcelona ), <<Social and Economics rights in the Constitutional Treaty >>. Prof. Dr. Antonio López Castillo (Professor of Constitutional Law at the Autónoma University of Madrid), <<Principles of the economic and social policy in the Constitutional Treaty: social and economics rights or objectives mandates?>>. Prof. Dr. Luis Miguel Hinojosa Martínez (Professor for International Law at the University of Granada ), <<Free capitals in the European Union>>. Excmo. Sr. D. Alberto Navarro González, State Secretary for European Affairs <<Today's situation of the European Union >>.

Seminar about <<Modernization, conflict and cooperation in the Mediterranean societies>>. 18 th November, 2005. Directed by Balaguer Callejón and with the participation of:

Prof. Dr. Miguel Martínez Cuadrado, Professor of Constitutional Law at the Complutense University of Madrid and Jean Monnet Professor, <<Modernization, change and conflict in the Euromediterranean societies >>. Professor Dra. María Grazia Melchionni, Jean Monnet Professor at “La Sapienza” University of Rome , <<The transmediterranean observatory >>. Prof. Dr. Francisco Balaguer Callejón, Professor of Constitutional Law, Dr. José Ignacio Cases Méndez-Vigo, Professor of Political Science at the Carlos III University of Madrid, <<The cooperation in the European Union – Spain , Rumania and Bulgaria in public administration >>.

Seminar VIII on the European Constitution. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Professor. Dr. Teresa Freixes Sanjuán, Professor of Constitutional Law and Jean Monnet Professor at the Autónoma University of Barcelona , <<The Constitutional Treaty for Europe >>.

Seminar IX on the European Constitution. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Peter Häberle, Professor of Public Law at the University of Bayreuth (Germany) and the University of St. Gallen (Swizertland), <<Human dignity and pluralist democracy. Methodology and practice >>.

Seminar X on the European Constitution. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Javier Jiménez Campo, Professor of Constitutional Law, <<New perspectives of the constitutional jurisdiction in the European Union >>.

Seminar XI on the European Constitution. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, and with the participation of Giancarlo Rolla, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Genova , <<The codification of human rights in the European Union >>.

I Seminar <<Talking about Europe : the crisis of the Constitutional Treaty>>. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Francisco Rubio Llorente and Alessandro Pizzorusso.

Doctorate Programme <<European Constitutional Law>>, Constitutional Law Department and Jean Monnet Chair, University of Granada (biannual 2005-2007). Doctorate Programme with the Mención de Calidad (quality nomination) from the Ministry of Education and Science. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón and with the participation of:

Peter Häberle, University of Bayreuth (Germany) and St. Gallen University (Switzerland), Professor of Constitutional Law; Paolo Ridola, “La Sapienza” University of Rome (Italy), Professor of Constitutional Law; Javier Jiménez Campo, Professor of Constitutional Law; Antonio D'Atena, Tor Vergata University of Rome (Italy), Professor of Constitutional Law; Giancarlo Rolla, University of Genova (Italy), Professor of Constitutional Law; Teresa Freixes Sanjuán, Autónoma University of Barcelona, Professor of Constitutional Law and Jean Monnet Professor; Angel Rodríguez, University of Málaga, Professor of Constitutional Law; Ricardo Chueca, University of La Rioja, Professor of Constitutional Law; José Antonio Montilla Martos, University of Extremadura, Professor of Constitutional Law; José Sánchez López, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Agustín Ruiz Robledo, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Ricardo Martín Morales, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Marcelo Huertas Contreras, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; José María Porras Ramírez, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; José Ángel Marín Gómez, University of Jaén, Professor of Constitutional Law; Baldomero Oliver León, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Juan Francisco Sánchez Barrilao, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Enrique Guillén López, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; M. Concepción Pérez Villalobos, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; M. Dolores Martínez Cuevas, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; María Salvador Martínez, National Distance University of Madrid, Professor of Constitutional Law; Miguel Azpitarte Sánchez, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Adoración Galera Victoria, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law.

 

Impact of the teaching activity

Within the University

Activities of Francisco Balaguer Callejón as Jean Monnet Professor:

Lectures, seminars and doctoral courses

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<The Statute's reform within the constitutional frame>>, paper presented to the XI Seminar of the Law Assistant Department of Junta de Andalucía . Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, November the 25th, 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<The Andalusian Autonomy Statute>>, in Seminar about the new Statutes , organized by the Revista Andaluza de Administración Pública , the Andalusian Institute of Public Administration and the University of Sevilla, Sevilla, January the 20th, 2006.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<The internal reforms and the process of European integration>>, in The constitutional reform between European integration and territorial autonomy , XVII European Courses, University of País Vasco, San Sebastián, July, the 14 th , 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<The reform of the Andalusian Autonomy Statute in the framework of Autonomic State and the constitutional process of the European Union>>, in the Course Where is the Autonomic State going?, organized by the Andalusian Studies Centre and the University of Córdoba . Córdoba, July the 20 th , 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <Sources of Law in the European Union>>, lecture given in the Course European Constitution and Spanish Constitution , in the Complutense Summer School, 2005, Complutense University of Madrid, July the 26, 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<Relationships between European Law and National Law >> lecture given in the Course European Constitution and Spanish Constitution , in the Complutense Summer School, 2005, Complutense University of Madrid, July the 26, 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<The Autonomy Communities and the European Law >> lecture given in the Course The Spanish Constitution and the European Constitution , in the Complutense Summer School, 2005, Complutense University of Madrid, July the 26, 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<Judicial Power and relationships between legal orders >>, lecture given in the Seminar in the V Centenary of the creation of the Real Chancillería de Granada . Granada , October, the 13 th , 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<Constitutional reform and territorial organization of the State >>, in the course The Constitution reform in Spain : an actual perspective, INAP, Granada , October the 20 th , 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<The European Constitution and the constitutional development of the Mediterranean States>>. Lecture given in the Seminar Modernization, conflict and cooperation in the Mediterranean Societies, organized by the Jean Monnet Chair of European Constitutional Law and the Transmediterranean Observatorie (Jean Monnet action). Granada , November, the 18 th , 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<The reform of the Catalonian Statute >>. lecture given in the Seminar about the Statutes Reform , organized by the Constitutional Department at the University of La Coruña , Law Faculty, A Coruña, November the 24 th , 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<Constitution and the European Union>>, Doctorate Course given in the University of Alicante, within the Programme European Constitution and Fundamental Rights , Alicante, January the 12 th , 2006.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<Relationships between legal orders >>, Course given in the Constitutional and Political Study Centre, within the Specialization Course in Constitutional Law and Political Science 2005-06 , Madrid, February 13-17th, 2006.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<The ratification of the Constitutional Treaty and the crisis in the constitutional process of the European Union >>. Lecture given in the European Seminar: market and utopia, organized by the Diputación Provincial de Córdoba and the University of Córdoba , March the 23rd, 2006.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<The Constitutional Treaty>>, Doctoral Course given in the Doctoral Programme <<European Constitutional Law>> in the Constitutional Law Department at the University of Granada and the Jean Monnet Chair for European Constitutional Law at the University of Granada (biannual programme 2005-2007). Doctoral Programme with a quality recognition from the Education and Science Minister. Granada , March, the 14th, April the 18th, 19th, 24th and 26th, 2006.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<Reforms in the territorial organization and the Spanish Constitution >>, paper in the Seminar about <<The reform of the territorial organization of the State>>, organized by the Constitutional Law Department at the University of Málaga . Málaga, May the 10 th , 2006.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<Constitutional Justice and normative configuration of the fundamental rights in a European perspective>>. Doctoral Course given in the Dottorato in Giustizia costituzionale e diritti fondamentali. University of Pisa . May the 26th, 2006.

 

Ongoing doctoral theses on European integration

Director: Francisco Balaguer Callejón.

1.-Jorge Jiménez Martin, <<The Judge's role in the Spanish juridical system: the principle of legality and the ability to create Law. The perspective of the European constitutional Law>>.

2.-Mª Soledad Sánchez Merino, <<The principle of legality in the Constitutional Treaty>>.

3.-Pedro Serrano León, <<Delegated european regulations in the Constitutional Treaty>>.

4.-Luis Felipe Medina Rey, <<The principle of institutional autonomy and the distribution of competences among the European Union, the State and the Autonomous Communities>>.

 

Others activities

• -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: participation in the Round Table: Law, innovation and technology. The Constitutional and European Law perspective , in the I International Seminar about Innovation, Technology and Law, organized by the Research Group of the Junta de Andalucía SEJ 169: Law and Social Care, and the Jean Monnet Chair, of European Constitutional Law. Granada , October the 25 th , 2006.

• -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: participation in Präjudiz und Sprache (Language and Prejudice) . First Research colloquium “Peter Häberle” –Fundation at the University of St. Gallen , St. Gallen , Switzerland , October, 28-29th 2005.

• -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: participation in the round table,: Autonomy Statute's reform , in the Seminar about the Statute's reform , organized by the Constitutional Department at the University of Coruña, Law Faculty, A Coruña, November the 24 th , 2005.

• -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: participation in the round table: Do we need to reform the Spanish Constitution?, organized by the Public Administration School of Extremadura, Mérida, December, the first, 2005.

• -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Coordinator of the Doctoral Programme <<European Constitutional Law >>, Constitutional Law Department and Jean Monnet Chair at University of Granada (biannual programme 2005-2007). Doctoral Programme with the quality nomination by the Education and Science Ministry.

• -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: member of the Doctoral Thesis Comission: <<La configuración constitucional del derecho al disfrute de un medio ambiente adecuado: concepto, contenido, naturaleza>> (The juridical protection of the nature), Juan Esteban Arlucea Ruíz, University of País Vasco, July, 2005.

• -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: member of the Doctoral Thesis Comission <<El derecho fundamental a la protección de datos personales en Europa>> (Personal Data protection in Europe), Mónica Arenas Ramiro, University of Alcalá de Henares, November the 17th, 2005.

• -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: member of the Doctoral Thesis Comission: <<Jueces, Derechos Fundamentales y relaciones entre particulares>>, (Judges, fundamental rights and relations between individuals) Rafael Sarazá Jimena, Universidad of Sevilla, April the 21st, 2006.

   

Outside the University:

Participation in local, regional or national initiatives

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Member of the Andalusia Committee for the commemoration of the <<European year of the citizenship through the education >>.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Participation in the Working Group on The future of the Europea Union, Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos, Madrid, July the 27th, (constitutive session).

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Participation in the Working Group on The future of the European Union , Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos, Madrid, September the 27th, 2005, about the ratification of the Constitutional Treaty: situation, options and perspectives.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Session of the Andalucía Committee for the commemoration of the European Year of the citizenship through Education . Granada , October the 7 th , 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Participation in the Working Group about The future of the European Union , Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos, Madrid, November the 29th, 2005, session about Legitimacy, democracy and citizenship in the European Union.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Session of the Working Group Activities for the commemoration of the European Year of the Citizenship through the Education . Granada , December, the 2 nd , 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Participation in the Forum about The structural reform in the territorial State , organized by the Constitutional and Politics Study Centre, Ministry of the Presidency. Session of December the 15, 2005, about the Statute Autonomy of Catalonia .

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<The European dimension in the education. Perspectives and challenges>>. Lecture given in the course The European dimension of the education. CEP, Granada , December the 12 th , 2005.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: <<The European dimension of the education and education towards citizenship >>. Lecture given in the course The European dimension of the education. CEP, Jaén, January, th 11 th , 2006.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Participation in the Working Group The future of the European Union , Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos, Madrid, session, May the 4th, 2006, about Immigration policies in the EU an the integration of immigrations.

• -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Participation in the Working Group The future of the European Union , Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos, Madrid, session, June the 8 th , 2006. Seminar with Deputes of the European Parlament.

 

Others

•  Francisco Balaguer Callejón. Director of the Revista de Derecho Constitucional Europeo (European Constitutional Law Review) http://www.ugr.es/~redce .

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Leading researcher of the Research Group <<Andalucía, the European Union and the Welfare State >>, with financial aid from the directory of the Junta de Andalucía.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Leading researcher of the Research Project BJU2003-06526: <<The constitutional process in the European Union >>. Project with the financial aid from the State Secretary for Research Policy, Education and Science Ministry, with a duration of three years.

•  -Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Leading researcher of the Excellence Project: <<The constitutional and statutory reforms in the context of the European Union >>. Junta de Andalucía, with a duration of three years. (2005-2008).