ELPIS / US Law Schools – Transatlantic Legal Lectures | PROGRAM 2021/2022

1st Semester

November 2nd



7 p.m. Hannover/Granada time
6 p.m. Lisbon time
1 p.m. in Knoxville, Villanova and Louisville
12 p.m. in New Orleans
11 p.m. in Pune



Professor Patrick Hugg | Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (EUA)

Constitutional Judicial Legitimacy: Germany, Poland, and the United States

November 8th



7 p.m. Hannover/Granada time
6 p.m. Lisbon time
1 p.m. in Knoxville, Villanova and Louisville
12 p.m. in New Orleans
11 p.m. in Pune


Professor Vasco Pereira da Silva | University of Lisbon | Faculty of Law (Portugal)

Green Constitution – The Right to the Environment

November 30th



7 p.m. Hannover/Granada time
6 p.m. Lisbon time
1 p.m. in Knoxville, Villanova and Louisville
12 p.m. in New Orleans
11 p.m. in Pune


Professor Sydney Beckman | Lincoln Memorial University - Duncan School of Law (EUA)

The Differences in Digital Privacy in the EU and the US

Professor Willie Santana | Lincoln Memorial University - Duncan School of Law (EUA)

Establishing a Canon for the New Insular Cases

December 6th



7 p.m. Hannover/Granada time
6 p.m. Lisbon time
1 p.m. in Knoxville, Villanova and Louisville
12 p.m. in New Orleans
11 p.m. in Pune

Professor Shashikala Gurpur | Symbiosis Law School Pune (India)

Business and Human Rights – Law and Policy Reflections from India

December 7th



7 p.m. Hannover/Granada time
6 p.m. Lisbon time
1 p.m. in Knoxville, Villanova and Louisville
12 p.m. in New Orleans
11 p.m. in Pune

Professor Arndt Künnecke | Federal University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration
(Germany)

Updating EU Consumer Law – The new Directives on Sales of Goods and Digital Content

December 14th



7 p.m. Hannover/Granada time
6 p.m. Lisbon time
1 p.m. in Knoxville, Villanova and Louisville
12 p.m. in New Orleans
11 p.m. in Pune

Professor Diane Edelman | Villanova University | Charles Widger School of Law

Integrating International/Comparative Legal Issues into Legal Skills Classes: Their Importance in Everyday Law Practice

December 21st



7 p.m. Hannover/Granada time
6 p.m. Lisbon time
1 p.m. in Knoxville, Villanova and Louisville
12 p.m. in New Orleans
11 p.m. in Pune

Professor Russell L. Weaver | University of Louisville | Louis D. Brandeis School of Law (EUA)

Free Speech, Advancing Technology and the Implications for Democracy

January 25th



7 p.m. Hannover/Granada time
6 p.m. Lisbon time
1 p.m. in Knoxville, Villanova and Louisville
12 p.m. in New Orleans
11 p.m. in Pune

Students’ Colloquium and Presentations


January 26th



7 p.m. Hannover/Granada time
6 p.m. Lisbon time
1 p.m. in Knoxville, Villanova and Louisville
12 p.m. in New Orleans
11 p.m. in Pune

Professor Francisco Balaguer | Callejón | University of Granada | Facultad de Derecho (Spain)

Constitutional Interpretation and Populism

2nd Semester

April 21st



5 pm Lisbon
6 pm Hannover, Rome and Budapest
7 pm Vilnius
12 (noon) Knoxville and Villanova
11:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City



Professor Vasco Pereira da Silva | University of Lisbon Faculty of Law (Portugal)

The Recovery and Resilience Plans and the Emergence of War in Europe - What future for Europe Now?

April 28th



6 pm Lisbon
7 pm Hannover, Rome and Budapest
8 pm Vilnius
1 pm Knoxville and Villanova
12 (midnight) Ho Chi Minh City

Professor Mohamed Akram Faizer | Lincoln Memorial University - Duncan School of Law (EUA)

Revitalizing American Federalism by Way of the U.S. Constitution's Taxing and Spending Clause

Professor Arléne Amarante | Lincoln Memorial University, Duncan School of Law (EUA)

Epistemic Injustice in Asylum Law

May 5th



6 pm Lisbon
7 pm Hannover, Rome and Budapest
8 pm Vilnius
1 pm Knoxville and Villanova
12 (midnight) Ho Chi Minh City

Professor Vonda M. Laughlin | Lincoln Memorial University - Duncan School of Law (EUA)

Obtaining Health Care in the U.S. as compared to Europe, Including Issues with Health Insurance and Medicare Benefits in the U.S.

Professor Katie Tolliver Jones | Lincoln Memorial University - Duncan School of Law (EUA)

Working with Students with Dyslexia and ADHD

May 19th



10.30 am Lisbon
11:30 am Hannover, Rome and Budapest
12:30 pm Vilnius
5:30 am Knoxville and Villanova
4:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City

Dr. Balázs Rigó | Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)

What is Legal History? - Some Methodological Questions Between History and Jurisprudence

June 2nd



1:30 pm Lisbon
2:30 pm Hannover, Rome and Budapest
3:30 pm Vilnius
8:30 am Knoxville and Villanova
7:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City

Professor Diane Penneys Edelman | Charles Widger Schoool of Law – Villanova University (EUA)

Bringing Legal Practice to Life - Hosting Guest Speakers and Alumni in the Classroom

June 16th



10.30 am Lisbon
11:30 am Hannover, Rome and Budapest
12:30 pm Vilnius
5:30 am Knoxville and Villanova
4:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City

Professor Tran Viet Dung | Ho Chi Minh City University (Vietname)

Vietnam’s Experience with Development of International Investment Agreements and Investor-State Dispute Settlement

June 23rd



10.30 am Lisbon
11:30 am Hannover, Rome and Budapest
12:30 pm Vilnius
5:30 am Knoxville and Villanova
4:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City

Professor Dovile Sagatiene | Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania)

Soviet Genocide in Lithuania from Legal History Perspective

June 30th



10.30 am Lisbon
11:30 am Hannover, Rome and Budapest
12:30 pm Vilnius
5:30 am Knoxville and Villanova
4:30 pm Ho Chi Minh City

Professor Massimo Luciani | Sapienza Università de Rima (Italy)

The State of Exception as a Legal Concept

July 14th

6 pm Lisbon
7 pm Hannover, Rome and Budapest
8 pm Vilnius
1 pm Knoxville and Villanova
12 (midnight) Ho Chi Minh City

Students' Colloquium and Presentations

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