International Summer School on “The Regulation of Robotics in Europe: Ethical, Legal and Economic Implications”.

We are pleased to announce the first edition of the International Summer School on “The Regulation of Robotics in Europe: Ethical, Legal and Economic Implications”.

This unique initiative, funded by the European Commission through the Jean Monnet Program, stems from the successful experience of the RoboLaw (www.robolaw.eu) project and its subsequent developments.

The aim of the summer school is to provide students with a broad understanding of the many relevant implications of the regulation of robotics in Europe by

(i)                  Analyzing applicable European regulation and the standards enterprises need to conform to;

(ii)                Discussing the relevant ethical and societal issues existing and foreseeable;

(iii)               Analyzing the economic and management challenges robotic enterprises face

The teaching body is extremely diversified, including Lawyers, Engineers, Philosophers, Business and Management Experts, many of which directly participated in the RoboLaw project, to provide the most interdisciplinary perspective.

The coordinator of the Summer School is Dr. Bertolini, Assistant Professor of Private Law at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, and one of the leading experts in the regulation of robotics in Europe. Dr. Bertolini advised the European Parliament and Commission on multiple occasions in particular on issues regarding the regulation of robotics, liability and risk management and product standardization. His research is widely covered by national and international press, including The Economist, The Times, The Guardian, BBC Radio, Wired, Motherboard, Robotic Business Review, Corriere della Sera, Sole 24 Ore, La Stampa, Quotidiano Nazionale.

This unique initiative, funded by the European Commission through the Jean Monnet Program, stems from the successful experience of the RoboLaw (www.robolaw.eu) project and its subsequent developments.

The aim of the summer school is to provide students with a broad understanding of the many relevant implications of the regulation of robotics in Europe by

(i)                  Analyzing applicable European regulation and the standards enterprises need to conform to;

(ii)                Discussing the relevant ethical and societal issues existing and foreseeable;

(iii)               Analyzing the economic and management challenges robotic enterprises face

The teaching body is extremely diversified, including Lawyers, Engineers, Philosophers, Business and Management Experts, many of which directly participated in the RoboLaw project, to provide the most interdisciplinary perspective.

The coordinator of the Summer School is Dr. Bertolini, Assistant Professor of Private Law at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, and one of the leading experts in the regulation of robotics in Europe. Dr. Bertolini advised the European Parliament and Commission on multiple occasions in particular on issues regarding the regulation of robotics, liability and risk management and product standardization. His research is widely covered by national and international press, including The Economist, The Times, The Guardian, BBC Radio, Wired, Motherboard, Robotic Business Review, Corriere della Sera, Sole 24 Ore, La Stampa, Quotidiano Nazionale.

More info: www.europeregulatesrobotics-summerschool.santannapisa.it

Dr. Andrea Bertolini, LL.M. (Yale)

Assistant Professor of Private Law Scuola Superiore S. Anna

Adjunct Professor of Private Law University of Pisa

Attorney licensed in Italy and New York

Scuola Superiore S. Anna
Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33
56127 Pisa (PI), Italy.

Secessions from EU Member States: The Imperative of Union's Neutrality

Dimitry Kochenov 

Princeton University - Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; University of Groningen - Faculty of Law

Martijn Van den Brink 

European University Institute - Department of Law (LAW)

March 12, 2016

Edinburgh School of Law Research Paper No. 2016/06 

Europa Working Paper No 2016/04 

Abstract:      

We argue that EU law and the ethos of European integration, premised on inclusiveness and the taming of the state requires the Union to remain neutral in the context of the permutations of statehood at the national level leading to the emergence of new state entities in Europe. We show that the matter of permutations of statehood is not new or exceptional, unlike what is sometimes claimed, and demonstrate that the EU is not to blame for facilitating the viability of newly-emerging states in Europe, since this is one of the natural bi-products of the very nature of the Union. In this context intervening in national constitutional secession politics and making threats to prevent the newly-emerging states from joining the EU would not only be an ultra vires action for the EU to take. It would also be both counter-productive and deprived of any purpose, which leads us to conclude that EU law should be deployed as inventively as is necessary to ensure continued membership of the EU of the entities seceding from the current Member States.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 28

Keywords: European Union, secession

Full text available at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2746846

Scuola Sant'Anna, Pisa. Bando PROCEDURA DI TRASFERIMENTO DI UN RICERCATORE UNIVERSITARIO

Pubblicazione Bando: 10.03.2016 Termine per la presentazione della domanda: 11.04.2016

PROCEDURA DI TRASFERIMENTO DI UN RICERCATORE UNIVERSITARIO

Ai sensi dell’art. 3 della legge 210/1998, dell’articolo 29 comma 10 della legge 240/2010 e del “Regolamento recante modalità di espletamento delle procedure per la copertura dei posti vacanti di professore universitario e di ricercatore di ruolo mediante trasferimento nonché per la mobilità interna a norma dell’art. 1 comma 2 della legge 3.7.1998 n. 210” emanato con D.D. n. 6279 del 10 maggio 1999, la Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa indice una procedura di trasferimento per la copertura di una posizione di Ricercatore Universitario nel Settore Concorsuale 12/D1 Diritto Amministrativo – Settore Scientifico Disciplinare IUS/10 Diritto Amministrativo per le esigenze dell’Istituto  di Diritto, Politica, Sviluppo  (DIRPOLIS) – Classe Accademica di Scienze Sociali – Settore di Scienze Giuridiche, con decorrenza presa di servizio entro il 30 aprile 2016.

Further info: http://www.santannapisa.it/it/selezioni-e-concorsi/procedura-di-trasferimento-di-un-ricercatore-universitario-0

Convocatoria del proceso selectivo GP Fellowship CEPC Madrid

El CEPC contratará a 1 investigador postdoctoral que haya obtenido el doctorado en la disciplina de ciencia política o derecho público en los cinco años anteriores a la fecha de cierre de la convocatoria.

Condiciones

El contrato tiene una duración de tres años y tiene por finalidad desarrollar trabajos de investigación en el marco de las líneas de investigación del CEPC. El investigador se integrará asimismo en el conjunto de actividades que se desarrollan regularmente en el CEPC y presentará los resultados de sus trabajos en el Seminario de Investigadores.

La remuneración anual es de 50.039,68 euros. El CEPC abonará además la cuota correspondiente a la Seguridad Social.

Líneas de investigación

El investigador trabajará en las siguientes líneas de investigación del CEPC:

España e Iberoamérica

1.- Cohesión social, derechos sociales y reducción de asimetrías y desigualdades en Iberoamérica

2.- Fortalecimiento institucional, Estado de Derecho y Cultura de la Legalidad. Lecciones desde y hacia España y Latinoamérica

3.- Pluralismo jurídico y reconocimiento de la diversidad

4.- Perspectivas contemporáneas del constitucionalismo latinoamericano

Solicitud

La presentación de solicitudes de forma presencial se realizará en el Registro General del Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales o en la forma establecida en el artículo 38.4 de la Ley 30/1992, de 26 de noviembre, de Régimen Jurídico de las Administraciones Públicas y del Procedimiento Administrativo Común, y se dirigirán al Director del Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales.

Los interesados que dispongan de un DNI Electrónico u otro certificado digital reconocido incluido en la lista de certificados admitidos también podrán presentar su solicitud ante el Registro Telemático del Ministerio de la Presidencia, siguiendo este enlace, a partir del momento en que quede abierto el plazo de presentación de instancias 

Quienes deseen participar en ese proceso selectivo deberán cumplimentar el modelo que figura como Anexo III a esta convocatoria, que está disponible en el CEPC, Plaza de la Marina Española, 9, 28071, Madrid, así como en el sitio web del mismo: www.cepc.gob.es.

Las solicitudes deben ir acompañadas de los siguientes documentos:

1. Curriculum vitae, en castellano o en inglés (modelo normalizado ANEXO V). 

2. Declaración responsable de que todo lo expresado en el Anexo V relativo al curriculum vitae es veraz y de que no se encuentra incurso en ninguno de los supuestos recogidos en el apartado 2 del artículo 13 de la Ley 38/2003 General de Subvenciones, así como que se encuentra al corriente del cumplimiento de las obligaciones tributarias y con la Seguridad Social, conforme al modelo del ANEXO VI.

3. Proyecto de investigación redactado en castellano o en inglés (modelo normalizado ANEXO IV). 

4. Tres cartas de presentación de profesores o investigadores dirigidas al Director del CEPC en castellano o en inglés. 

5. Fotocopia compulsada del título de doctor, en el que conste de forma expresa la fecha en la que se obtuvo el grado de Doctor. 

6. Documentación acreditativa de la/s estancia/s de investigación. Si dicha estancia ha sido desarrollada en periodo predoctoral deberá aportarse documentación acreditativa de la inscripción en el programa de doctorado. 

7. Los aspirantes que se acojan a los supuestos de interrupción contemplados en la base 2.1.4 deben hacerlo constar en el modelo de solicitud y acreditarlo documentalmente. 

8. Los aspirantes con discapacidad con un grado de minusvalía igual o superior al 33% que soliciten adaptación de tiempo y/o medios deberán adjuntar dictamen técnico facultativo emitido por el órgano técnico de valoración que dictaminó el grado de minusvalía.

Plazo de presentación de solicitudes

El plazo de presentación de solicitudes finalizará el día 21 de marzo de 2016, a las 24:00 horas.

Further info:

http://www.cepc.gob.es/en/research/generalinformation/convocatoria-programa-garc%C3%ADa-pelayo-2016

Post Doc WZB Berlin

Dear all,

Please find attached an advertisement for a Post-Doc Position at the Center for Global Constitutionalism at the WZB in Berlin.

Deadline March 15, 2016

Job offer

The WZB Berlin Social Science Center and its Center for Global Constitutionalism headed by

Professor Dr. Mattias Kumm is offering a position for a

Senior Researcher (post-doc).

The successful applicant will also be the Managing Editor of Global Constitutionalism, a leading

Cambridge University Press Journal in the field.

The position is to be filled full-time (currently 39 weekly hours of work) from June 1, 2016

(earliest) for the expected period of two years.

Responsibilities:

1. Research on comparative, European or international constitutional law or the history

and theory of constitutionalism within the research program of the Center of Global Constitutionalism.

2. Serving as Managing Editor of Global Constitutionalism - Human Rights, Democracy and the

Rule of Law (CUP), esp. managing the online submission process, corresponding with authors,

editors, CUP etc..

Requirements:

Excellent Doctoral degree preferably in Law, possibly in Political Science or Political Philosophy;

Background and research orientation in themes related to Global Constitutionalism;

International research experience.

Ability to work well independently and as part of a team; Good time- and self-management;

Structured and analytical work style; Good communication skills.

Salary: In accordance with German Public Service Collective Agreement Pay Scale we offer

pay group EG 14 TVöD, depending on qualifications, experience and specific allocation of

tasks.

Equally well-qualified disabled persons will be given preference.

The WZB expressly invites women and people with an immigrant background to apply.

Candidates are kindly requested to submit a comprehensive application consisting of a

cover letter, CV, list of publications, and two references as well as a one- to three-page outline

of their research proposals in electronic format (no more than two pdf files) by

March 15, 2016 to:

Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH

Hilde Ottschofski

Reichpietschufer 50, 10785 Berlin

email: hilde.ottschofski@wzb.eu

Erasmus+ Joint Master Degree on “Parliamentary procedure and legislative drafing” (EUPADRA) - New deadline for scholarsips' applications: 21st March 2016‏

Erasmus+ Joint Master Degree on “Parliamentary procedure and legislative drafing” (EUPADRA) - New deadline for scholarsips' applications: 21st March 2016‏

On Behalf of Prof. Nicola Lupo

"Dear Colleagues, 

I hope this message finds you well and apologies for the collective message.

I am writing you because, as you probably remember, you and your institution kindly accepted to support the EUPADRA Master Degree.

The three partner institutions have just decided to postpone the deadline for EUPADRA scholarships’ application from the 15th March to 21st March 2016.

The applications to date are less numerous than we were expecting: it is the first year of the program and this is understandable.

Therefore, it would be excellent if you could inform graduate students and practitionners that could be interested in apply: if they have a good cv, the chances to obtain one of the rich scholarships granted by EACEA are rather high!

Please find attached a message, in case you want to circulate it (of course, amend it as you wish).

For further info, you or potential candidates could consult the website www.eupadra.eu (on which you find the most of the syllabi of the courses offered) and write to eupadra@luiss.it.

Kind regards,

Nicola Lupo

EUPADRA Director

**

Dear Colleague/s

I would like to draw your attention on the new EU Joint Master, funded by the European Commission Erasmus + Programme, on "Parliamentary Procedures and Legislative Drafting (EUPADRA)" co-organised by LUISS Guido Carli University of Rome, Complutense University of Madrid and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London. Information available at http://eupadra.eu/

The teaching and training schedule of this Joint Master, which will start on October 3, 2016, at LUISS Guido Carli University, in Rome, is arranged as follows (more info at www.eupadra.eu):

- October-December 2016: Module on "The 'shape' of parliaments in European constitutional democracies", LUISS, Rome

- January-March 2017: Module on "Parliamentary procedures", Complutense, Madrid

- April-June 2016: Module on "Parliamentary legislative drafting", IALS, London

- September-December 2017: Students' internships

- February 2018: Submission of the Master Thesis

The applications are now open for the first edition of the Master, a.y. 2016/2017, for the students (deadline March 21, 2016: please, visit http://eupadra.eu/index.php/2015/10/29/application/) and for visiting professors (deadline April 15, 2016: please, visit http://eupadra.eu/index.php/2015/10/29/application-procedure/)

Information on the EUPADRA scholarships are available at: http://eupadra.eu/index.php/2015/10/29/erasmus-mundus-scholarship/ 

Thanks in advance for your attention and best regards",

Research Handbook on Global Administrative Law

Research Handbook on Global Administrative Law

Edited by Sabino Cassese, Emeritus Justice, Italian Constitutional Court and Emeritus Professor, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy 

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd – 2016

Further info at:

http://www.irpa.eu/area-bibliografica/volumi/research-handbook-on-global-administrative-law/

Max Weber Lecture: Same-Sex Marriage and Backlash: Constitutionalism through the Lens of Consensus and Conflict‏

http://www.eui.eu/SeminarsAndEvents/Events/2016/March/MaxWeberLecturewithRevaSiegelYaleUniversity.aspx

"In the decades before the United States Supreme Court recognized the right of same-sex couples to marry in Obergefell v. Hodges, Americans disdained, denounced, and debated same-sex marriage. When state courts recognized the right of same-sex couples to marry, opponents passed laws and state constitutional amendments that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman. This fierce conflict provoked argument about the capacity of courts to defend minority rights.
Critics argued that judicial judgments shutting down politics were counterproductive and provoked a backlash that exacerbated political polarization. Conversation about the backlash ranged widely from academics and advocates to judges. These "realist" accounts of judicial review depicted courts as majoritarian institutions whose authority is tied to public consensus.

In this lecture, I will argue that the backlash narrative and the consensus model of constitutionalism on which it rests simultaneously underestimates and overestimates the power of judicial review. The Court's decision in Obergefell was possible not simply because public opinion changed, but also because the struggle over the courts helped change public opinion and forge new constitutional understandings. Even so, Obergefell has not ended debate over marriage but instead has channeled it into new forms. Constitutions do not merely reflect consensus; they also structure conflict. I employ concepts of constitutional culture to explore how constitutions can give contested beliefs legal form and structure conflict in ways that help sustain community in disagreement

STALS Newsletter March 2016

Dear friends and colleagues,

we are pleased to announce the contents of this new STALS newsletter.

STALS events

17 March 2016

Antonella Angelini

“The turn from structural reform to procedural improvement in discussions about the Security Council”

http://stals.sssup.it/files/Locandina%20Angelini.pdf

15 April 2016

“II STALS Doctoral Workshop”

http://stals.sssup.it/files/STALS%20DOCTORAL%20WORKSHOP%20II%20def.pdf

News

CSF- Sant’Anna Working Paper Series

J. C. Piris, "Which Options Would Be Available to the United Kingdom in Case of a Withdrawal from the EU?", CSF-SSSUP Working Paper No 1/2015

http://www.santannapisa.it/sites/default/files/Piris_1_2015_sssup-csf.pdf

A.F. Tatham, “The Art of Falling Apart?”: Constitutional conundrums surrounding a potential Brexit, CSF-SSSUP Working Paper No 2/2015

http://www.santannapisa.it/sites/default/files/u39/tatham_wp_final.pdf

S. Sciarra, G. Nicastro, ‘Speech acts’ and judicial conversations. Preliminary references from the Italian Constitutional Court to the Court of Justice of the European Union, CSF-SSSUP Working Paper No 1/2016

http://www.santannapisa.it/sites/default/files/u39/sciarra-nicastro_wp_finale.pdf

P. Hustinx, Surveillance, privacy and transatlantic relations. Concluding Remarks, CSF-SSSUP Working Paper No 2/2016

http://www.santannapisa.it/sites/default/files/u39/hustinx_wp_finale.pdf


Special Issue Perspectives on Federalism (Vol. 7, Issue 3/2015): “Solidarity In Hard Times” (edited by J. Maillo and J. Corti)

Link to the full issue:


http://www.on-federalism.eu/attachments/004_Volume%207%20-%20issue%203%20-%202015.pdf

All the best from Pisa,



the Editors