CELS Lunchtime Seminar: 'The Ambiguity of (De)-harmonisation in EU Environmental Law'

A lecture by Professor Maria Lee, University College London

Professor Maria Lee will speak on the topic of "The Ambiguity of (De)-harmonisation in EU Environmental Law".

The location of authority, at the EU or national level, is frequently sensitive in EU environmental law. Enhanced centralisation is not unusual, as policies evolve, norms mature and we ‘learn by doing’.  Less commonly, high levels of dissent and mistrust lead to a fresh emphasis on the autonomy of the Member States in a controversial policy area. Looking in particular at the apparent centralisation of the 2010 Industrial Emissions Directive, and the ‘de-harmonisation’ of the Commission’s proposed ‘new approach’ to the cultivation of GMOs, this paper will explore the role and ambiguity of hierarchy in the EU, the shared and unclear competence in key and controversial areas.

Date    :  Wednesday 6th March 2013

Time    :  1pm (with a sandwich lunch from 12.45pm)

Venue  :  B16, Faculty of Law

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