Jean Monnet Chair of European Constitutional Law
Francisco Balaguer Callejón
Academic Year 2009-2010

Teaching activities:

European Constitutional Law. 60 hrs., optional, undergraduate level, 63 students. First semester of the academic year 2009-2010. Taught by Francisco Balaguer Callejón

The European Constitution. The system of sources of law in the institutional and competencial framework of the European Union. 60 hrs., optional, undergraduate level, 35 students. Second semester of the academic year 2009-2010. Taught by Francisco Balaguer Callejón.

Official Master of the Law Faculty at the University of Granada : <<European Constitutional Law>>. Official Postgraduate 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, 33 students, Postgraduate students. Academic year 2009-2010. 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.

Course VII on the European Constitution : "The Lisbon Treaty" Program

Impact of the teaching activity

Within the University

Activities of Francisco Balaguer Callejón as Jean Monnet Professor:

Lectures, seminars, doctoral courses

1. <<Los retos de la construcción europea: el Tratado de Lisboa. ¿Un nuevo modelo de participación autonómica en la UE?>> (The challenges of the European integration: the Lisbon Treaty, a new model of autonomous participation in the EU?) Lecture given in the Conference on Andalusia in the European Union, organized by the IAAP, Granada, 6 November 2009.

2. <<La entrada en vigor del Tratado de Lisboa y su incidencia sobre el ordenamiento constitucional y los ordenamientos autonómicos en España>>, (the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and its impact on the constitutional and autonomous legal orders in Spain) Lecture given in the Congress Spain in Europe: the Spanish Presidency of 2010, organized by the UNED, Madrid, 12 November 2009.

3. <<El Tratado de Lisboa en el contexto del proceso de constitucionalización de la Unión Europea>> (The Lisbon Treaty and the process of constitutionalisation of the Europea Union) Doctoral course taught in the Official Master at the Law Faculty of the University of Granada <<European Constitutional Law>>. Official Postgraduate 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 2009-2010. Sessions of the 16 and 17 November 2009.

4. <<La evolución del Estado autonómico>> (the evolution of the Autonomous State), Lecture given in the Congress on Challenges and current perspectives of the Autonomous State, organized by the Cátedra Fernando de los Ríos of Granada University, Granada, 2 December de 2009.

5. <<La Constitución Española de 1978: texto y contexto>> (Spanish Constitution of 1978: text and context), Lecture given in the commemoration of the XXXI Anniversary of the Spanish Constitution at the Law school of Salamanca University, Salamanca, 3 December 2009.

6. <<L'entrata in vigore della Carta dei Diritti Fondamentali dell'Unione Europea>> (The entry into force of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union), Conference given in the Congress on Diritti della persona e diritti umani, organized by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Brussels, 10 December 2009.

7. <<Il Trattato di Lisbona nella prospettiva del Diritto costituzionale europeo>> (The Lisbon Treaty from the perspective of European Constitutional Law), Lecture given at the Law School of the Seconda Università Degli Studi Di Napoli, Naples 27 January 2010.

8.  <<Diritto e giustizia nell'ordinamento costituzionale europeo>> (Law and justice in the European constitutional system). Lecture given in the Congress on Giustizia e Diritto nella scienza giuridica contemporanea, Università degli Studio di Urbino (Italy), Urbino, 25 March 2010.

9.  <<Las aportaciones de Andalucía a la descentralización política española>> (The contributions of Andalusia to the Spanish political decentralization). Lecture given in the XX Seminario de estudios autonómicos: 30 años de modelo autonómico, organized by the Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales de Toledo. Toledo, 15 April 2010.

10.  <<La protección de los Derechos Fundamentales a nivel supranacional>> (The protection of the Fundamental Rights at supranational level). Course given in the I Curso de Especialização em Direitos Fundamentais, Escola Superior da Magistratura da Paraíba, João Pessoa (Brazil), 22 April 2010.

11.  <<Fuentes del Derecho y garantías normativas de los Derechos Fundamentales>> (Sources of law and normative guarantees of the Fundamental Rights) course given in the I Curso de Especialização em Direitos Fundamentais, Escola Superior da Magistratura da Paraíba, João Pessoa (Brazil), 23 April 2010.

12.  <<El Tratado de Lisboa y el sistema de fuentes de la Unión Europea>> (The Lisbon Treaty and the system of sources of European Union Law). Lecture given at the Law School of the Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande (Brazil), 23 April 2010.

13.  <<La Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea>> (The Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union). Lecture given in the IX Seminário Internacional: Os Direitos Fundamentais e o Direito Internacional, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre (Brazil), 26 April 2010.

14.  <<Las relaciones entre el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea y los tribunales constitucionales nacionales>> (The relationships between the Tribunal of Justice of the European Union and the national constitutional courts). Lecture given at the Escola Superior de Direito Municipal de Porto Alegre (Brazil), el 26 April 2010.

15. <<La división territorial del poder en un contexto supranacional: el ejemplo de España en la Unión Europea>> (The territorial division of the power in a supranational context. The example of Spain in the European Union). Lecture given at the Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público, on the Program Diálogos Acadêmicos - Temas de Direito Constitucional e Internacional, Brasilia (Brazil), 28 April 2010.

16.  <<La división territorial del poder en un contexto supranacional: el ejemplo de España en la Unión Europea>> (The territorial division of the power in a supranational context. The example of Spain in the European Union). Lecture given in the 8º Congresso Internacional de Direito Constitucional, Federalismo e Separação dos Poderes: Avanços e Retrocessos, organized by the Escola Brasileira de Estudos Constitucionais, Natal (Brazil), 1 May 2010.

17. <<L'entrata in vigore della Carta dei dirittí fondamentali dell'Unione europea>> (The entry into force of the EU Charter of fundamental rights). Lecture given at the Law School of the Università di Pisa, Dottorato di ricerca in Giustizia costituzionale e diritti fondamentali, Pisa (Italy) 8 May 2010.

18. <<Le questioni costituzionali spagnole collegate al processo di integrazione europea fino al Trattato di Lisbona>> (The Spanish constitutional matters connected to the process of European integration until the Lisbon Treaty). Lecture given at the Libera Università internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli-LUISS, Rome (Italy), 10 May 2010.

19.  <<Il Trattato di Lisbona>> (The Lisbon Treaty). Lecture given at the Law School of the Università degli studi di Roma la Sapienza, Ciclo di Lezioni Magistrali su Il Trattato di Lisbona e la formazione del Diritto Costituzionale Europeo, Rome (Italy), 12 May 2010.

20. <<L’entrata in vigore della Carta dei Diritti Fondamentali dell’Unione Europea>> (The entry into force of the EU Charter of fundamental rights). Conference given in the Congress on Diritti della persona e diritti umani, organized by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, London, 21 July 2010.

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 acts in 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.-Mariana Rodrigues Canotilho: <<The principle of equality in the European Constitutional Law>>

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 defended during this year:

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 ). Public examination 27 January 2010. Highest qualification.

Others activities

Within the University:

Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Coordinator of the Official Master at the Law Faculty of the University of Granada: <<European Constitutional Law>>. Official Postgraduate 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 2009-2010.

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):

-Votos y vetos (Votes and vetoes), 30 October 2009.
-La Presidencia Española de la UE (The Spanish Presidency of the EU), 10 January 2010.
-Entrar en la Unión Europea (To join the European Union), 20 March 2010.
-La “Desunión” Europea (The European “Disunion”), 24 June 2010.

Participation in local, regional or national initiatives

Participation in the Conference on The integration process from the perspective of the national courts: the Lisbon Decision of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, organized by the Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, Madrid, 18 February 2010.

-Participation in the Global Jean Monnet/ESCA-World Conference 2010 "The European Union after the Treaty of Lisbon", Brussels, 25- 26 May 2010.

Others

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

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

-Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Leading researcher of the Research Group <<Andalucía, the European Union and the Welfare State >>, with financial aid from the directory of the Junta de Andalucía.

-Francisco Balaguer Callejón: Leading researcher of the Research Project BJU2003-06526: <<The constitutional process in the European Union>>. Project with the financial aid from the State Secretary for Research Policy, Education and Science Ministry, with a duration of three years.

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