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Centre for European Legal Studies provides a focus in the Cambridge University Law Faculty for activities in the field of European Legal Studies, Cambridge, UK, cels.law.cam.ac.uk

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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Delighted to attend the ELFA Conference 2026 @deusto.bsky.social - grateful to past president Prof Gormley for the invitation. Many thanks for so many new and renewed contacts for @eulegalstudies.bsky.social @cy-els.bsky.social and @cambridgelaw.bsky.social
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Do not miss the latest blog by our Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social and Denzil Davidson on the competence problem for the EU UK youth mobility. @cambridgelaw.bsky.social
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Great to hear our Director’s expert testimony on dynamic alignment.
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Thank you to Niamh and all who joined us today.
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Thank you to Professor Dame Eleanor Sharpston KC for her lecture on 'Challenging the EU’s Conscience: Frontex 'Operational Efficiency' and the Rule of Law' today @cambridgelaw.bsky.social discussing the @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social Grand Chamber Decisions in W.S and Hamoudi of 18 Dec 2025.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🚨 NEW REPORT🚨 🛣️ Our latest report looks at 'UK-EU alignment and divergence: the road ahead' The report finds that he UK has made very little use of its “Brexit freedoms” to diverge from EU law since 2021 and the Labour govt. is now increasingly pursuing alignment 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/uk-e...
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UK-EU alignment and divergence: the road ahead - UK in a changing Europe
This report charts the UK's regulatory journey over the last five years and the path ahead. The first half of the report is comprised of thematic chapters which gauge the scale of divergence across a ...
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Excited about today’s @eulegalstudies.bsky.social lunchtime seminar at 1pm, in @cambridgelaw.bsky.social B16 or on Zoom with Professor Morten Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen on the ‘The History of European Union Law - Constitutional Practice, 1950 to 1993' www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
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CELS Lunchtime Seminar: 'The History of European Union Law -
Speaker: Professor Morten Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen Biography: Morten Rasmussen is Associate Professor at the SAXO Institute, University of Copenhagen and a leading expert on the legal
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Do not miss the @eulegalstudies.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar this Wednesday at 1pm: 'The History of European Union Law - Constitutional Practice, 1950 to 1993' www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
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CELS Lunchtime Seminar: 'The History of European Union Law -
Speaker: Professor Morten Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen Biography: Morten Rasmussen is Associate Professor at the SAXO Institute, University of Copenhagen and a leading expert on the legal
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Join us open to all.
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Please join our in person or online Lunchtime Seminar: 'Norway’s Patchwork of Agreements with the EU: Challenges to ‘the Norway Model' with Professor Halvard H. Fredriksen, UIB Norway. Tomorrow Wed, 18 February 2026 - 1.00pm @cambridgelaw.bsky.social, B16 www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
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CELS Lunchtime Seminar: 'Norway’s Patchwork of Agreements with the
Speaker: Professor Halvard Haukeland Fredriksen, UIB, Norway Biography: Halvard Haukeland Fredriksen is professor of European law at the University of Bergen, Norway. Besides his Norwegian law
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Very grateful to EU Law Live and especially Prof Kerstin Fischer-Johnston for including our thoughts with Nick Scott in those blog on EU, AI and climate law. @climatehughes.bsky.social @eulegalstudies.bsky.social @hugheshall.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk eulawlive.com/op-ed-artifi...
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Op-Ed: “Artificial Intelligence’s Dual Role in EU Environmental Law: Both a Target of and a Tool for Enforcement?” - EU Law Live
This Op-Ed forms part of EU Law Live’s symposium on the Private Enforcement of European Environmental Law and Policy, which has featured Op-Eds by Clemens Kaupa, Christoph Sobotta, Alexandre Biard, an...
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
New blog by our Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social and Dr @fionacostello.bsky.social
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Editors @cy-els.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Please consider submitting your papers to our Yearbook.
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Call for submissions - please submit your piece.
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
"Simply making conditions harsher in the hope it will deter arrivals appears, based on the evidence, unlikely to achieve the desired effect." ✍️ @cbarnard.bsky.social, @fionacostello.bsky.social & Ali Ahmadi on whether stricter asylum policy will act as a deterrant 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/what-are-the...
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What are the pull factors for those seeking asylum in the UK? - UK in a changing Europe
Ali Ahmadi, Catherine Barnard and Fiona Costello look at the reasons why asylum seekers come to the UK and to what extent UK asylum policy is a factor in the decision.
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Fantastic new @ukandeu.bsky.social blog by @eulegalstudies.bsky.social Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social and Denzil Davidson. ukandeu.ac.uk/can-greenlan...
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Can Greenland join the EU? - UK in a changing Europe
Catherine Barnard and Denzil Davidson look at the legal process Greenland would have to follow if it were to decide to try and rejoin the EU, as well as the potential political obstacles.
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Our Lunchtime Seminar TODAY - 1pm - Dr András Csuri - 'Sense and Admissibility: Cross-Border Investigations Conducted by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office'. Join online or in person @cambridgelaw.bsky.social www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
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CELS Lunchtime Seminars: 'Sense and Admissibility: Cross-Border
Speaker: Dr András Csuri, Vienna University of Economics and Business Biography: András Csúri, PhD is a postdoctoral research fellow funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) at the Vienna University
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Please join us for our Lent term lunchtime seminars - starting next week. www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/weekly-semin...
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
New important Grand Chamber @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social decision forcefully reaffirming PFOS against Hungary- perhaps stronger action by @ec.europa.eu Judgment, 27/01/2026, Commission v Hungary (Reclassification du cannabis), C-271/23, ECLI:EU:C:2026:45 infocuria.curia.europa.eu/tabs/jurispr...
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Greatly looking forward to @eulegalstudies.bsky.social / CPL / @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social Roundtable : 'The Future of the European Convention on Human Rights in the United Kingdom' chaired by all 3 Centre Directors @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @echr.coe.int www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
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CELS/CPL/LCIL Roundtable: 'The Future of the European Convention on
CELS, CPL and the Lauterpacht Centre are holding a roundtable event on 'The Future of the European Convention on Human Rights in the United Kingdom' which will be at 2-5:15pm. The European Convention
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Editors @cy-els.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Delighted to offer First View of @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social's Dr Bernadette Zelger's 'A Crisis of Neo-liberalism and the Future of the EU: Socio-economic and Political Challenges to Its Legal-Constitutional Framework (and a Defence of Scharpf’s Asymmetry Theory)' www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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A Crisis of Neo-liberalism and the Future of the European Union: Socio-economic and Political Challenges to Its Legal-Constitutional Framework (and a Defence of Scharpf’s Asymmetry Theory) | Cambridge...
A Crisis of Neo-liberalism and the Future of the European Union: Socio-economic and Political Challenges to Its Legal-Constitutional Framework (and a Defence of Scharpf’s Asymmetry Theory)
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"Whether this will reduce delays and costs without increasing the risk of wrong decisions will be the central question about the reforms" ✍️ @cbarnard.bsky.social, @fionacostello.bsky.social & Ali Ahmadi on Labour’s proposals to overhaul the asylum appeals system 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/labours-asyl...
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Labour’s asylum appeals overhaul: what the new system means in practice - UK in a changing Europe
Ali Ahmadi, Catherine Barnard, Fiona Costello explain what Labour's proposed overhaul in the asylum appeals process will mean in practice.
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Very thoughtful @ukandeu.bsky.social post by our Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social @fionacostello.bsky.social and Ali Ahmadi - 'Whether this will reduce delays and costs without increasing the risk of wrong decisions will be the central question...' ukandeu.ac.uk/labours-asyl...
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Labour’s asylum appeals overhaul: what the new system means in practice - UK in a changing Europe
Ali Ahmadi, Catherine Barnard, Fiona Costello explain what Labour's proposed overhaul in the asylum appeals process will mean in practice.
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Our Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social has always found the principle of autonomy, so central to EU law, elusive. The conference hosted by the @ecb.europa.eu in September led to a short but fascinating book on the subject with some excellent contributions: www.ecb.europa.eu/press/legcon...
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Warmest congratulations indeed.
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Fantastic news from our friends @cambup-law.cambridge.org - our Cambridge Yearbook for European Legal Studies will be open access from 2026.
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The @cambridgelaw.bsky.social hosted an excellent and insightful seminar on the UK Employment Rights Bill. Thanks to Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social, John Hendy KC, Nick Denys and Prof Fotis Vergis for their insights. This is really worth a watch. youtu.be/YcIX9B-aB-c
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The Employment Rights Bill Panel, 4 December 2025
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Some refreshing insights on Commission v Malta chaired by Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social Thanks to Daniel Sarmiento, Takis Tridimas, Emilija Leinarte @mwgehring.bsky.social and Martin Steinfeld for their lively and engaging contributions. youtu.be/K4giAVdn0yE
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Investor Citizenship - Case C-181/23 Commission v Malta: CELS Roundtable Discussion
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Join us in person or online - this Wednesday.
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Do not miss this Roundtable: 'Commission v Malta' on Wed, 3 Dec 2025 - 1.00pm @cambridgelaw.bsky.social, Chaired by Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social w Profes @mwgehring.bsky.social Emilija Leinarte, @danielsarmiento.bsky.social, Martin Steinfeld and Takis Tridimas www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
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CELS Roundtable Discussion: 'Investor Citizenship - Case C-181/23
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION 'Investor Citizenship - Case C-181/23 Commission v Malta' Case C-181/23 Commission v Malta (investor citizenship) is one of the most important decisions the Court has handed
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Join us today.
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Please read Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social and @fionacostello.bsky.social's excellent @ukandeu.bsky.social Blog on Reform’s appetite to put the Brexit deal back in the oven - in my view, completely for the birds as the EU would go cold turkey on the UK. ukandeu.ac.uk/reform-and-t...
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Reform’s appetite to put the Brexit deal back in the oven - UK in a changing Europe
Catherine Barnard and Fiona Costello examine Nigel Farage's proposal to scrap welfare benefit access for EU nationals living in the UK.
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Do not miss next week's @eulegalstudies.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar @cambridgelaw.bsky.social with Professor Daniele Gallo, Luiss University on 'Controversial Contemporary Direct Effect: Directives and Beyond' 12.30pm lunch, 1pm lecture. In person or online. www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
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CELS Lunchtime Seminar: 'Controversial Contemporary Direct Effect:
Speaker: Professor Daniele Gallo, Luiss University, Italy Abstract: The seminar, building upon Professor Gallo’s book, Direct Effect in EU Law (EU Law Library Series, OUP, 2025), will explore the
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Delighted to join @uofglasgow.bsky.social Centre for Int'l Law and Security on Tuesday at 3pm for ‘Sustainable Development in EU Trade Agreements and New Informal Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (CTIPs) – Fit for the 21st Century?’ in the Gilbert Scott Building. gcils.org?events=marku...
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Markus W. Gehring – ‘Sustainable Development in EU Trade Agreements and New Informal Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (CTIPs) – Fit for the 21st Century?’ – Glasgow Centre for International Law...
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Our thanks to Dr Raphaële Xenidis from @sciencespo.bsky.social Law School, France for her Wednesday Lunchtime Lecture on EU Anti-Discrimination Law through the Lens of Critical Theory chaired by our own Dr Mohamed Moussa @cambridgelaw.bsky.social www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Do not miss the next @eulegalstudies.bsky.social seminar on Wed, 12 Nov 2025 - 1.00pm @cambridgelaw.bsky.social , B16 with Dr Raphaële Xenidis, Sciences Po Law School, France on the topic of 'EU Anti-Discrimination Law through the Lens of Critical Theory' www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
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CELS Lunchtime Seminar: 'EU Anti-Discrimination Law through the Lens
Speaker: Dr Raphaële Xenidis, Sciences Po Law School, France Title: 'EU Anti-Discrimination Law through the Lens of Critical Theory' Abstract: EU anti-discrimination law has been a subject of choice
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
We are delighted to welcome Prof @anandmenon.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social to our annual Mackenzie Stuart Lecture for his Reflections on the Brexit Revolution @cam.ac.uk @cambridgelaw.bsky.social - chaired by our Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Such an inspiring lecture by Prof @anandmenon.bsky.social - watch it again @eulegalstudies.bsky.social website
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Thank you for a brilliant lecture Prof @anandmenon.bsky.social
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Fantastic lecture by @ukandeu.bsky.social Prof @anandmenon.bsky.social for the annual @eulegalstudies.bsky.social Mackenzie Stuart Lecture @cambridgelaw.bsky.social, chaired by Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social reflecting on the 2015 general election and inequality in the run up to the Brexit.
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
We are delighted to welcome Prof @anandmenon.bsky.social of @ukandeu.bsky.social to our annual Mackenzie Stuart Lecture for his Reflections on the Brexit Revolution @cam.ac.uk @cambridgelaw.bsky.social - chaired by our Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Really looking forward to our annual lecture with Prof @anandmenon.bsky.social on Monday at 5.30pm @cambridgelaw.bsky.social
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Our Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social and Sarah Fraser Butlin KC contributed to a seminar in honour of Sir Patrick Elias (also @cam.ac.uk Commissary). They argue that Patrick's 'grounded and purposive' approach to discrimination law helps with its complexities. academic.oup.com/ilj/article/...
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
There is still time to join us next week - please register on our website - open to all. @cambridgelaw.bsky.social www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/press/events...
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2025-26 Mackenzie Stuart Lecture: 'Reflections on the Brexit
Speaker: Professor Anand Menon, Director, UK in a Changing Europe Biography: Anand Menon is Director of the UK in a Changing Europe and Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
New publication alert - CELS is delighted to announce the publication of the latest volume of the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies including the Mackenzie Stuart Lecture by the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds, MP. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies: Volume 26 - | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies - Volume 26 -
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Thank you again to Dr Julian Ghosh, KC for discussing what, post-Lipton the rules for REUL/AL are and for sharing examples of UK Court decisions which should but did not apply REUL/AL. Here the Q&A chaired by our Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Fantastic start to the CELS lunchtime lectures today with 'REUL/Assimilated Law: the Current Rules(?)' with Dr Julian Ghosh, KC chaired by our Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
"UK rules discourage or prohibit refugees from travelling back to the country they have fled, with specifics varying by status and scheme." ✍️ @cbarnard.bsky.social, @fionacostello.bsky.social & Ali Ahmadi explain whether refugees can visit their home countries ukandeu.ac.uk/can-refugees...
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Homeward bound: Can refugees visit their home country? - UK in a changing Europe
Catherine Barnard, Fiona Costello and Ali Ahmadi explain whether individuals granted refugee status in the UK can travel back to their home country
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CELS @eulegalstudies.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
A new @ukandeu.bsky.social blog on asylum by our Director Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social, Dres @fionacostello.bsky.social and @aliahmadi.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/can-refugees...
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Homeward bound: Can refugees visit their home country? - UK in a changing Europe
Catherine Barnard, Fiona Costello and Ali Ahmadi explain whether individuals granted refugee status in the UK can travel back to their home country
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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Happening tomorrow - join us. Open to all.
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