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Martijn van den Brink
@martijnvandenbrink.bsky.social
Associate professor EU Law, Leiden university

EU lawyer. Writes about EU institutions, EU citizenship, free movement, and anti-discrimination law.
Great news for everyone who would like to participate in the ELU-S conference but didn't find the time in recent weeks to initiate a panel or submit a paper - the submission deadline has been extended to 15 April!!
🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION: The NEW deadline for the submission of papers and panels for the ELU-S Inaugural Conference is now April 15th!

For more information about the conference and submission process: europeanlawunbound.eu/call-for-pan...
March 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Equality law is an inherently comparative framework, as a claimant must compare themselves to a comparator to establish a presumption of discrimination.
What types of comparisons are used in equality claims? Is relying on comparators desirable in equality law?
My piece discussing this is out:
February 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The call for papers for the ELU-S inaugural conference is out!

More information on how to submit your abstracts is available here: europeanlawunbound.eu/annual-confe...

We look forward to receiving your paper and panel submissions and seeing you in Prague!
February 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Getting started on BlueSky with our call for papers for the 2025 EuConst Symposium, which we will host at Luiss University in the beautiful city of Rome on June 24. We welcome abstracts on any theme of European and comparative constitutional law. Application deadline March 3.
January 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Why do we need a new academic society for scholars interested in law in Europe? We've asked Gráinne de Búrca to share her thoughts on this question. See the video 👇

This is the first in a series of videos we will upload before the launch of the Call for Papers in a few weeks. Please stay tuned!
Why the European Law Unbound Society?
YouTube video by ELU-S
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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On First View: @dionkramer.bsky.social on the ways EU Law impacts on local efforts to keep cities from being Airbnbanised. Just wonderful work.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Airbnb, the city, and the drive for European integration | European Law Open | Cambridge Core
Airbnb, the city, and the drive for European integration
www.cambridge.org
January 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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And we have a website 😍👇

europeanlawunbound.eu

New features will be added in the new year, including a membership area, but information about ELU-S and the inaugural conference is already available online!
European Law Unbound Society – ELU-S
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europeanlawunbound.eu
December 24, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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Here's a little foretaste of the program of our inaugural conference in Prague on Sept. 25-27, 2025.

Věra Jourová will give the keynote speech. In addition, we have put together four exciting panels with wonderful speakers 👇

@marijabartl.bsky.social @candidaleone.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 8:26 AM
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We're experimenting a new marketing technique- sending out notice of our latest issue to zero followers. What can go wrong?

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Latest issue | European Law Open | Cambridge Core
European Law Open
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December 11, 2024 at 12:45 AM
New article out in European Law Open: 'Political, not (just) legal judgement: studying EU institutional balance'

The article is part of the Symposium "New Interdisciplinary Perspectives in EU Law" edited by @jamayoral.bsky.social Sabine Mair & Shai Dotan

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Political, not (just) legal judgement: studying EU institutional balance | European Law Open | Cambridge Core
Political, not (just) legal judgement: studying EU institutional balance - Volume 3 Issue 2
www.cambridge.org
December 10, 2024 at 8:01 AM
A new scholarly society focusing on European Law and Law in Europe has been launched.

See below for a save the date for the ELU-S inaugural conference

A call for papers and panels will be opened soon! Please share this information and follow the ELU-S Bluesky page for updates.
Save the date for the European Law Unbound Society inaugural conference!

We will meet at Charles University, Prague, on 25-27 September 2025 with four exciting plenary panels and several informal side events!

A CfP open to all interested scholars will open soon! Watch this space for updates.
December 9, 2024 at 9:32 AM
New OA publication, out now in the Modern Law Review!

In this essay, I review recent books by JanZglinski, VVelyvyte, and Ní Chaoimh, all three of which examine the institutional choices involved in the making of the internal market:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Institutional Choice in the Internal Market
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 24, 2024 at 6:18 AM
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🎃🦇 Join us on Halloween for our next European Governance Colloquium, where @svenschreurs.bsky.social will present his research on the EU Minimum Wage Directive.

Register here: www.delorscentre.eu/en/events-at...
October 25, 2023 at 1:19 PM