Academy of European Law, European University Institute, Florence
2015 Summer School

The 2015 Summer School on Human Rights Law (15 June – 26 June) comprises a General Course on ‘The Future of Human Rights Fact-Finding’ by Philip Alston (John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law, New York University Law School), and a series of specialized courses on the topic of ‘The Futures of Human Rights’ by leading scholars from universities all over the world. The Summer School will also include a distinguished lecture by Juan E. Méndez (Professor of Human Rights Law in Residence, Washington College of Law; UN Special Rapporteur on Torture).

The 2015 Summer School on the Law of the European Union (29 June – 10 July) comprises a General Course on ‘What’s Left of the Law of Integration’ by Julio Baquero Cruz (Member of the Legal Service of the European Commission; Visiting Professor at Sciences Po, Paris and Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Madrid), and a series of specialized courses on the topic of ‘Harmonization in a Changing Legal Context’ by leading scholars and practitioners in the Law of the European Union. The Summer School will also include a distinguished lecture by David Anderson Q.C. (Brick Court Chambers and King’s College London; UK Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation).

Full details of both courses are available on the Academy website.

The application form is available online and the deadline for applications is 8 April 2015.