Jean Monnet Chair of European Constitutional Law
Francisco Balaguer Callejón
Academic Year 2008-2009 (September 2008, July 2009)

 

Teaching activities:

European Constitutional Law, 60 hrs., optional, undergraduate level, 59 students. First semester of the academic year 2008-2009.
Taught by Francisco Balaguer Callejón

The European Constitution. The system of sources of law in the institutional and competencies framework of the European Union, 60 hrs., optional, undergraduate level, 53 students. Second semester of the academic year 2008-2009.
Taught by Francisco Balaguer Callejón

International congress on The Construction of the European Constitutional Law, 20 hrs., optional, postgraduate level, 20 students. 14-15 May 2009.

Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón and taught by: Paolo Ridola, (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of La Sapienza, Rome), Laudatio. Markus Kotzur (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Leipzig) <<Fundamental Rights in Europe>>. Helmuth Schulze-Fielitz (Professor of Public Law, University of Würzburg, and President of the German Association of Professors of Public Law) << Levels of protection of the Fundamental Rights in Europe>>. Lothar Michael (Professor of Public Law, Heinrich-Heine University of Dusseldorf) <<The essence of the rights as common denominator of the fundamental rights in Europe?>>. J.J. Vasel (Constitucional Law Assistant Professor, University of Würzburg) <<The margin of appreciation as key element in the European constitucional Law>>. José Joaquim Gomes Canotilho (Professor of Constitutional Law. University of Coimbra) << The democratic principle. Between Constitutional Law and Administrative Law>>. Fulco Lanchester (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of La Sapienza, Rome), <<Democracy in Europe>>. Jorg Luther (Public Law Professor, University of Eastern Piedmont) <<Democracy and citizenship in Europe>>. Miguel Azpitarte Sánchez (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Granada) <<Democracy in the European Union>>. Carlos de Cabo Martín (Professor of Constitutional Law, Complutense University of Madrid) <<Constitutionalism of the social State and European Union in a global context>>. Antonio D´Atena (Professor of Constitutional Law, University Tor Vergata, Rome) <<The EU facing globalization >>. Rafael de Agapito Serrano (Professor of Constitutional Law and Dean of the Law School of the Salamanca University) <<Globalization and European Union in a theoretical perspective>>. Juan Fco. Sánchez Barrilao (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Granada) <<The challenges of the EU in a World of Globalization>>. Gregorio Cámara Villar (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Granada) << Historical profiles of the European Constitutional Law>>. Pedro Cruz Villalón (Professor of Constitutional Law, Autonomous University of Madrid and Former president of the Spanish constitutional court) <<Historical development of the European Constitutional Law>>. José María Porras Ramírez (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Granada) <<The foundation of the European Constitutional Law>>. Concepción Pérez Villalobos (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Granada) <<European common constitutional Law>>. Gilmar Ferreira Mendes (President of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil, Professor of Constitutional Law) <<The foundation of an Ibero-American Common Law>>. María Luisa Balaguer Callejón (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Málaga) <<Toward a Latin American Constitutional Law?>>. Ingo Wofgang Sarlet (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil) <<Possibilities and challenges of a Constitutional Latin American Common Law>>. Miguel Carbonell (Professor of Constitutional Law, UNAM, México) <<Toward a Latin American Constitutional common Law >>. Francisco Balaguer Callejón (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Granada, Jean Monnet Professor of European Constitutional Law) <<The contribution of Peter Häberle to the foundation of the European Constitutional Law>>. Roberto Miccù (Professor of Public Law, University La Sapienza de Roma) <<Methodology of the European Constitutional Law>>. José Antonio Montilla Martos (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Granada) <<Methodological perspectives of the European Constitutional Law>>. Enrique Guillén López (Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Granada) <<The contribution of Peter Häberle to the methodological development of the European Constitutional Law>>. Peter Häberle (Professor of Public Law, Universities of Bayreuth and St. Gallen) Closing address.

Seminar XXIII on the European Constitution, 2 hrs., optional, 10 students. 24 October 2008, undergraduate and postgraduate students. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Silvia Niccolai, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Cagliari and Jean Monnet Professor of European Law,<<The principle of non discrimination in the European Law >>.

Seminar XXIV on the European Constitution, 2 hrs., optional, 10 students. 24 October 2008, undergraduate and postgraduate students. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Francesco Cerrone, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Perugia, <<Constitutional Law and Europe: the crisis of the national doctrine>>.

Seminary XXV on the European Constitution, 2 hrs., optional, 10 students, undergraduate and postgraduate level. 23 February 2009. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Christian Hillgruber, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Bonn, <<Sovereignty, the defense of a juridical concept>>.

Seminary XXVI on the European Constitution, 2 hrs., optional, 15 students, undergraduate and postgraduate level. 23 February 2009. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Giancarlo Rolla, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Genoa, <<European Union and Fundamental Rights>>.

Seminary XXVII on the European Constitution, 2 hrs., optional, 10 students, undergraduate and postgraduate students, 20 April 2009. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Francisco Rubio Llorente, Professor of Constitutional Law, Jean Monnet Professor and President of the Council of State <<The Reform of the Constitution>>.

Seminary XXVIII on the European Constitution, 2 hrs., optional, 10 students, undergraduate and postgraduate students, 20 April 2009. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Alessandro Pizzorusso, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Pisa, <<The normative production in times of globalization>>.

Seminary XXIX on the European Constitution, 2 hrs., optional, 20 students, undergraduate and postgraduate students, 13 May 2009. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Peter Häberle, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Bayreuth, <<Autonomy as Value in the European Constitutional Common Culture>>.

Seminary XXX on the European Constitution, 2 hrs., optional, 15 students, undergraduate and postgraduate students, 14 May 2009. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Antonio D´Atena, Professor of Constitutional Law, University Tor Vergata, Rome, <<The implementation of the European Law in Italy>>.

Seminary XXXI on the European Constitution, 2 hrs., optional, 15 students, undergraduate and postgraduate students, 14 May 2009. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Paolo Ridola, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of La Sapienza, Rome, <<The principle of Subsidiarity>>.

Seminary XXXII on the European Constitution, 2 hrs., optional, 15 students, undergraduate and postgraduate students, 22 May 2009. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Yolanda Gómez Sánchez, Professor of Constitutional Law, UNED of Madrid and Jean Monnet Professor of European Constitutional Law, <<The Charter of fundamental rights and its implementation in the juridical systems of the EU Member States>>.

Seminary XXXIII on the European Constitution. 2 hrs., optional, 15 students, undergraduate and postgraduate students, 5 June 2009. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Javier Jiménez Campo, Professor of Constitutional Law and General Secretary of the Spanish Constitutional Court, <<The Constitutional Jurisdiction in Europe>>.

Seminary XXXIV on the European Constitution, 2 hrs., optional, 15 students, undergraduate and postgraduate students, 8 June 2009. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón, with the participation of Teresa Freixes Sanjuán, Professor of Constitutional Law, Autonomous university of Barcelona and Jean Monnet Professor of European Constitutional Law, <<Values, Principles and Objectives in the Treaty of Lisbon>>.

Institutions of European Law, José Antonio Montilla Martos, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Granada and Adoración Galera Victoria, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Granada (under the direction of Francisco Balaguer Callejón), two obligatory courses of 70 hours each one, 109 and 50 students respectively.

Official Master of the Law Faculty at the University of Granada: <<European Constitutional Law >>. Official Postgrade in Law, organized in cooperation with the Jean Monnet Chair of European Constitutional Law and adapted to the EEES. Master with Mención de Calidad (quality nomination) from the Ministry of Education and Science. 60 credits ECTS, optional, 21 students, Postgraduate students. Academic year 2008-2009. Directed by Francisco Balaguer Callejón and with the participation of:

Peter Häberle, University of Bayreuth (Germany) and University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) Professor of Public Law; Paolo Ridola, University of La Sapienza (Rome), Professor of Constitutional Law; Javier Jiménez Campo, Professor of Constitutional Law, and General Secretary of the Spanish Constitutional Court; Antonio D'Atena, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Professor of Constitutional Law; Giancarlo Rolla, University of Genoa, Professor of Constitutional Law; Teresa Freixes Sanjuán, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Professor of Constitutional Law and Jean Monnet Professor of European Constitutional Law; Yolanda Gómez Sánchez, Professor of Constitutional Law, UNED of Madrid and Jean Monnet Professor of European Constitutional Law; Ricardo Chueca, University of La Rioja, Professor of Constitutional Law; José Antonio Montilla Martos, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law, Professor of a Jean Monnet Module; José María Porras Ramírez, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Manuel Bonachela Mesas, Universidad de Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; José Sánchez López, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Agustín Ruiz Robledo, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Ricardo Martín Morales, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Marcelo Huertas Contreras, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; José Ángel Marín Gómez, University of Jaén, Professor of Constitutional Law; Baldomero Oliver León, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Juan Francisco Sánchez Barrilao, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Enrique Guillén López, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; M. Concepción Pérez Villalobos, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Miguel Azpitarte, Sánchez, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; M. Dolores Martínez Cuevas, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Susana Ruíz Tarrías, University of Almería, Professor of Constitutional Law; Adoración Galera Victoria, University of Granada, Professor of Constitutional Law; Sixto Sánchez Lorenzo, University of Granada, Professor of International Private Law; Francisco Javier Roldán Barbero, Universidad de Granada, Professor of International Public Law and Jean Monnet Professor; Manuel López Escudero, Universidad de Granada, Professor of International Public Law and Jean Monnet Professor; Rafael Barranco Vela, University of Granada, Professor of Administrative Law; María José Fernández Pavés, University of Granada, Professor of Tax Law; Leonardo Sánchez-Mesa, University of Granada, Professor of Administrative Law; Miguel Angel Recuerda Girela, University of Granada, Professor of Administrative Law; Francisco Javier Durán Ruiz, University of Granada, Professor of Administrative Law; Tomás Requena López, University of Granada, Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law.

Impact of the teaching activity

Within the University:

Activities of Francisco Balaguer Callejón as Jean Monnet Professor:

Lectures, seminaries and doctoral courses

1. <<The Treaty of Lisbon in the Context of the European Constitutional Law>>. Doctoral course taught in the Official Master at the Law Faculty of the University of Granada <<European Constitutional Law>>. Official Postgrade in Law, organized with the cooperation of the Jean Monnet Chair of European Constitutional Law and adapted to the EEES. Master with Mención de Calidad (quality mention) from the Ministry of Education and Science. Academic year 2008-2009. Sessions of the 19 and 20 November 2008, 8 and 16 June 2009.

2. <<The reform of the statutes of autonomy and the fundamental rights>>, Inaugural Speech in the Official Postgrade <<Law and Fundamental freedoms>> Univesity of La Rioja, Logroño, 24 November 2008.

3. <<Sources of European Union Law>> Doctoral course (12 hrs.) taught, in English, in the European Master Droit et Politiques de l´Intégration Européenne : droit constitutionnel européen et <<multilevel constitutionalism>>, University of Montpellier I, Montpellier (France) from 9 to 11 February 2009.

4. <<Identità europea e processo costituente europeo>> Doctoral course taught, in Italian, in the Dottorato di ricerca in Diritto costituzionale de la Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan (Italy), 10 March 2009.

5. <<The process of constitutionalisation of the European Union: from the Constitutional Treaty to the Treaty of Lisbon>>, Doctoral course taught at the University of Alicante, within the Program European Constitution and Fundamental Rights, Alicante, 30 April 2009.

6. <<The material ambit of the relationships among the Autonomous Communities>>, Lecture given in the II Congress on the Statutes of Autonomy. The relationships among the Autonomous Communities: a pending challenge in the Autonomous State. Organized by the Government of Aragon, Zaragoza, 1 October 2008.

7. <<The incidence of the Treaty of Lisbon in the system of sources of EU Law and their influence in the state juridical systems>>, Lecture given in the Congress The gestation, the content and the perspectives of the Treaty of Lisbon, Organized by the Instituto de Estudios Europeos, University of Valladolid, Segovia, 9 October 2008.

8. <<The day of reflection: prohibition of demonstrations, electoral surveys and use of new technologies>>, Lecture given in the Seminar on the reform of the general electoral system, organized by the CEPC and the Council of State, Madrid, 23 October 2008.

9. <<The Relations between the European Court of Justice and the Constitutional Courts of the Member States>>, Lecture given, in English, in the International Congress The constitutional structure of the European Union after the Treaty of Lisbon, organized by the University of Erfurt (Germany) under the patronage of the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Erfurt, 6-8 November 2008.

10. <<Der Konflikt zwischen Werten der Verfassung und Werten der Religion in Spanien: Das symbolische Beispiel des Widerstandes der katholischen Kirche gegen die bürgerliche Erziehung>>, Lecture given, in German, at the Congress Religionsfreiheit im Verfassungsstaat, Organized by the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, St. Gallen , 28-29 November 2008.

11. <<The statutory reforms and the new Statutes of Autonomy>>, Lecture given at the Congress on the 30th Anniversary of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the 25th Anniversary of the Statute of Autonomy of Extremadura, organized by the University of Extremadura, Cáceres, 4 December 2008.

12. <<The current situation of the Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia>>, Lecture given at the 19th seminar of Autonomous Studies: The current panorama of the autonomous State model, organized by the Faculty of Social and Juridical Sciences of Toledo. Toledo, 28 April 2009.

13. <<The contribution of Peter Häberle to the foundation of the European Constitutional Law>>, Lecture given at the International Congress on The Construction of the European Constitutional Law, organized by the Jean Monnet Chair of European Constitutional Law, University of Granada, Granada, 15 May 2009.

14. <<The charts of Rights in the reformed Statutes of Autonomy >>, Lecture given at the II Congress on Constitutional Law and Territorial Pluralism. Rights and Duties of the Citizens from Castile and León: the Title I of the new Statute of Autonomy, organized by the University of Valladolid with the support of the Government of Castile and León, Valladolid, 2 October 2008.

15. <<The European dimension of the new Statute of Andalusia>>, Conference given at the Seminar Multilevel Governance in Europe: challenges and opportunities for Andalusia organized by the Centro de Estudios Andaluces, Sevilla, 10 October 2008.

16. <<Prospettive metodologiche del diritto costituzionale europeo>>, Conference given, in Italian, at the Law School of the Seconda Universita' Degli Studi Di Napoli (Italy) Naples, 23 Januar 2009.

17. <<Le fonti del diritto dell’Unione Europea dopo il Trattato di Lisbona>>, course given, in Italian, at the Corso J. Monnet The EU evolution: a system of multilevel constitutionalism, Facoltà di Scienze Politiche, Dipartimento Giuridico-Politico, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italia) Milan, 11 March 2009.

18. <<Il “livello” regionale di applicazione del principio di sussidiarietà>>, course given, in Italian, at the Corso J. Monnet The EU evolution: a system of multilevel constitutionalism, Facoltà di Scienze Politiche, Dipartimento Giuridico-Politico, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italia) Milan, 12 March 2009.

19. <<La partecipazione delle entità regionali alla fase ascendente e discendente>>, course given, in Italian, at the Corso J. Monnet The EU evolution: a system of multilevel constitutionalism, Facoltà di Scienze Politiche, Dipartimento Giuridico-Politico, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italia) Milan, 13 March 2009.

20. <<Constitutional state and rule of Law>>, Conference given at the Course The construction of the rule of Law, organized by the University of Alicante, Alicante, 26 November 2009.

21. <<European Constitutional Law as a scientific discipline>>, Conference given within the Course on Law and Institutions of the European Union, Summer School of the Complutense University, Madrid, 22 July 2009.

22. <<The Treaty of Lisbon in the constitutional process in Europe>>, Conference given in the Course on Law and Institutions of the European Union, Summer School of the Complutense University, Madrid, 22 July 2009.

23. <<The new system of sources of EU Law in the Treaties reformed by the Treaty of Lisbon>>, Conference given in the Course on Law and Institutions of the European Union, Summer School of the Complutense University, Madrid, 23 July 2009.

24. <<Relationships between European Law an National law>>, Conference given in the Course on Law and Institutions of the European Union, Summer School of the Complutense University, Madrid, 23 July 2009.

Ongoing doctoral theses on European integration

Director: Francisco Balaguer Callejón.

1.-Jorge Jiménez Martin, <<The Judge's role in the Spanish juridical system: the principle of legality and the ability to create Law. The perspective of the European Constitutional Law>>.

2.-Pedro Serrano León, <<Delegated European regulations in the Constitutional and the Treaty of Lisbon>>.

3.-Luis Felipe Medina Rey, <<The principle of institutional autonomy and the distribution of competences among the European Union, the State and the Autonomous Communities>>.

4.-Augusto Aguilar Calahorro <<The principle of primacy in the European Law >>.

5.-Marina Salvetti: <<The principle of laity in the national and european institutional and normative dynamics>>. Codirection with Professor Lorenzo Chieffi, Second University of Naples (Italy).

6.- Arianna Cascelli, <<Citizenship and social Rights>>. Codirection with Professor Roberto Miccù, University of La Sapienza, Rome (Italy).

7.- Greta Massa Gallerano: <<The financing of the regions in Italy>>. Codirection with Professor Guerino D´Ignazio, University of Calabria (Italy).

8.- Giuseppe Re <<Relationships between European Law an National law>>. Codirection with Professor Andrea Piraino, University of Palermo (Italy).

Doctoral thesis already defended:

Vincenzo Carollo, <<The role of the family in the law system of the European Union>>. Codirection with Professor Lorenzo Chieffi, Second University of Naples (Italy). Public examination 23 January 2009. Highest qualification.

Other activities

Within the University:

Coordinator of the Official Master at the Law Faculty of the University of Granada: <<European Constitutional Law>>. Official Postgrade in Law, organized in cooperation with the Jean Monnet Chair for European Constitutional Law and adapted to the EEES. Master with a Mención de Calidad (quality mention) from the Ministry of Education and Science. Academic year 2008-2009.

Outside the University:

In the Media:

(Have been included only those with specific references to the European Union and the European integration)

Press articles in the Newspaper Público, Madrid (Editorials):

1. ¿Qué fue del Tratado de Lisboa? (What happened with the Treaty of Lisbon?) 11 December 2008.
2. Los años perdidos de Europa (The lost years of Europe) 2 January 2009.
3. La imposible respuesta europea a la crisis (The impossible European answer to the crisis) 9 April 2009.
4. Dividida en la adversidad (Divided in the adversity) 9 May 2009.
5. ¿Elecciones europeas? (European elections?) 7 June 2009.
6. Elefantes europeos (European elephants) 6 August 2009.

Participation in local, regional and national initiatives:

Participation in the Working Group on The future of the European Union, Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos (Royal Institute Elcano for International and Strategic Studies), Madrid, 29 January 2009.

Other activities

1.- Director of the Revista de Derecho Constitucional Europeo (European Constitutional Law Review) http://www.ugr.es/~redce .

2.- Member of the Group of Legal Experts of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRALEX: Fundamental Rights Agency Legal Experts).

3.- Leading researcher of the Research Group <<Andalucía, the European Union and the Welfare State>>, with financial aid from the Junta de Andalucía (Andalusian Government).

4.- Leading researcher of the Research Project SEJ 2007-66427/JURI: <<The Constitutional Interaction between the European Union and the States as a factor in the development of European Constitutional Law>>. Project with the financial aid from the General Direction of Research, Education and Science Ministry, with a duration of three years (2007-2010).

5.- Leading researcher of the Excellence Project: <<The Constitutional and Statutory Reforms in the context of the European Union>>. Junta de Andalucía, with a duration of three years. (2005-2008).

6.- Leading researcher of the Integrate Action for Scientific Research between Spain and Italy, with the University of Pisa, 2007. Reference: HI2007-0028, Project: <<Ordinary Jurisdiction and Constitutional Jurisdiction in the process of European Integration>>.