Wednesday 25 October 2023 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Faculty of Law, G24
About
Speaker: Eleanor Sharpston KC, Advocate General, CJEU (2006-2020) and Goodhart Professor, University of Cambridge (2023/2024)
Abstract: The CJEU is unique in having 24 equally valid languages of procedure, plus an informal and unofficial working language (French) which is not necessarily spoken by as great a percentage of staff members in 2023 as it was when the Court was first set up by the original six founding Member States. What does running a 24-language court mean in theory and in practice? How does the diversity of language – and indeed of legal tradition (in the sense of how legal argument is presented) – impact upon the way the CJEU functions, how it handles its caseload, and how it writes its judgments?
This event is a hybrid event and will take place in G24 (preceded by a sandwich lunch in G26 at 12.30pm) - if you wish to attend, please register your interest via: cels@law.cam.ac.uk.
If you wish to attend online, please register to do so via Zoom.