Ramses A. Wessel
European Law | EU External Relations | Foreign and Security Policy | International Organizations Law
OLD NEWS (News)
- 18 June 2020: Opiniestuk in De Standaard: Solidair tegen de prijs van vier kopjes koffie
- 16 June 2020: Opiniestuk in Financieel Dagblad: Vrijhandelsverdrag met Canada versterkt het rechtssysteem
- 26 May 2020: Ramses co-signed the Joint Statement in Defense of the EU Legal Order: National Courts Cannot Override CJEU Judgments (Verfassungsblog)
- 19 May 2020: Ramses participates in the Senate Hearing on the CETA Agreement and the Investment Court System (position paper; video)
- 21 April 2020: Registration open! Joint ESIL/EUGlobal-ILAG workshop on The European Union’s External Action and International Law: A View From the Outside, webinar.
- 1 April 2020: Call for papers: The EU after Brexit: New Options for Differentiated Integration? (EP-JMN Workshop - Salamanca - deadline 30 May 2020)
- 20 March 2020: University of Groningen moves to online teaching and meetings for the remainder of the academic year to help fight CIVID-19
- 18 December 2019: Call for papers: The European Union’s External Action and International Law: A View From the Outside, Joint ESIL IG ‘EU as a Global Actor’ – City Law School, International Law and Affairs Group (ILAG), 12 June 2020 (deadline 15 February 2020)
- 16 December 2019: Call for papers: The EU & its Member States’ Joint Participation in International Agreements, 15-17 April 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland (deadline 13 January 2020)
- 1 November 2019: BREAKING NEWS: Ramses Wessel appointed as Professor of European Law at the University of Groningen (1 January 2020); message by by the Executive Board of the UT (in English)
- 1 November 2019: Call for papers Looking for Trouble: Major Issues in EU Law and the Near Future, The Swedish Network for European Legal Studies (SNELS), Stockholm, Sweden (deadline 10 January 2020)
- 24 October 2019: Call for papers European Union in International Affairs (#EUIA20) conference, Assessing the EU’s Capacity to Act, 27-29 May 2020, Brussels (deadline 31 October 2019)
- 14 August 2019: The new and fully updated edition of our textbook on EU External Relations Law: Text, Cases and Materials (2nd edition) will be available in March 2020!
- 31 July 2019: Jean Monnet Network project approved! A cooperation with the universities of Salamanca, Rome, Paris, Oslo and VU Amsterdam (610707-EPP-1-2019-1-ES-EPPJMO-NETWORK): European Papers: A Journal on Law and Integration
- 22 May 2019: Call for Papers Joint ESIL IG ‘EU as a Global Actor’ – CLEER Workshop: EU Trade Agreements and the Duty to Respect Human Rights Abroad (deadline 15 July 2019)
- 14-18 October 2019: PLATO conference on the Post-Crisis Legitimacy of the European Union, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
- 26-27 September 2019: Co-organisation and speaking at the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law – 50th Anniversary Seminar: Yearbooks in International Law: History, Function and Future, T.M.C. Asser Instituut, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 19-20 September 2019: Co-organisation of the 5th Geneva Jean Monnet Doctoral Workshop: 'Bilateralism versus Multilateralism', Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
- 12-14 September 2019: 15th ESIL Annual Conference Sovereignty: A Concept in a State of Flux?, Athens, Greece
- 12 September 2019: Co-organising and chairing the workshop on Sharing Sovereignty: The EU, Its Member States and International Law of the ESIL Interest Group The EU as a Global Actor, Athens, Greece
- 4 April 2019: Call for Papers ESIL Interest Group The EU as a Global Actor, Sharing Sovereignty: The EU, its Member States and International Law (deadline 1 June 2019)
- 27 March 2019: Call for Papers COST project: The Determinants of EU Foreign Policy Contestation (deadline 30 April 2019)
- 19 February 2019: Young Researchers Workshop The New Generation of EU FTAs: External and Internal Challenges, University of Rennes 1 (deadline 15 April 2019)
- 3 February 2019: Programme available of the workshop EU External Relations after Brexit — Implications under EU and International Law, a cooperation between the universities of Salamanca, Twente and others (7-8 March 2019)
- 23 January 2019: Call for Papers 5 th Jean Monnet Doctoral Workshop, Bilateralism versus Multilateralism (deadline 15 March 2019)
- 12 December 2018: Now out: our Special issue on 'Exiting International Organizations', International Organizations Law Review, No. 2, 2018
- 8 November 2018: Call for papers: EU External Relations after Brexit – Implications under EU and International Law (deadline 30 November 2018)
- 20 June 2018: Call for papers: Interdisciplinary Doctoral Symposium Democracy, Rule of Law and Human Rights in Europe and the World in Times of Contestation, Leuven, Belgium (deadline 2 July 2018)
- 18 June 2018: Call for papers: The Role of the State in Times of Globalisation: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Conference Netherlands Institute for Government (NIG), The Hague, 1 November (submit here by 4 September 2018; 13:00)
- 30 May 2018: Call for papers: The EU as a Global Actor in Maritime Security: Competences - Obligations - Accountability, co-organised by the ESIL Interest Group The EU as a Global Actor (deadline 30 June 2018)
- 30 May 2018: Call for papers (available 13 June): Interdisciplinary Doctoral Symposium: Democracy, Rule of Law and Human Rights in Europe and the World in Times of Contestation, Leuven, 20-21 September 2018
- 20 April 2018: Call for papers: 10th Anniversary CLEER Conference - EU external relations: Tackling global challenges? (deadline 30 June 2018)
- 17 April 2018: Call for papers: Taking Stock of Global Constitutionalism – To What Extent did it Really Change International Law? (deadline 15 June)
- 17 April 2018: Applications for the 4th CLEER Summer School on the Law of EU External Relations open until 28 May!
- 28 February 2018: Applications for the EUI Summer Course of The Law of the EU are now open and will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis
- 22 January 2018: Our two new CAVV advisory reports are now available in English: Subsequent agreements and practice related to the interpretation of treaties and The identification of customary international law
- 15 January 2018: New international research project: Cyber Attacks and Sovereignty: The New Challenge of the International Order, in cooperation with the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla
- 22 December 2017: All Brexit options analysed in one roadmap: The Brexit Roadmap: Mapping the Choices and Consequences During the EU/UK Withdrawal and Future Relationship Negotiations
- 14 September 2017: Ramses Wessel appointed President of the Serra Húnter international selection committee (Law) to reinforce the internationalisation of the Catalan universities, Barcelona, Spain/Catalunya
- 1 September 2017: Call for papers: The European Union in International Affairs (#EUIA18)
- 22 March 2017: Mogelijkheden, betekenis en wenselijkheid van het gebruik door politici van de term genocide, CAVV/EVA Advisory Report, 2017
- 15 March 2017: Call for Papers: Exiting International Organisations; ESIL IGs on International Organizations and on the EU as a Global Actor
- 19 February 2017: Call for papers 3rd Jean Monnet Doctoral Workshop The EU as a Global Actor in...
- 22 December 2016: New blog: The EU Solution to Deal with the Dutch Referendum Result on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
- 19 December 2016: New article on Brexit and Article 50 TEU (in Dutch)
- 10 December 2016: Ramses Wessel appointed Chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee on Issues of Public International Law (CAVV)
- 9 December 2016: Save the date! The Immunity of International Organisations: Stuck Between Different International Obligations?, 16 February 2017, The Hague
- 18 October 2016: Internship at the Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER)
- 17 October 2016: Call for 15 vacant fully-funded PhD positions on the European Union and Legitimacy, including 2 in Twente
- 2 October 2016: Workshop Multilevel Learning: Sharing Governance Experiences between Global, Regional, National and Sub-National Public Authorities, Jubileumcongres 40 Jaar Bestuurskunde, Universiteit Twente, 21 October 2016
- 28 September 2016: NYIL Call for Papers: Shifting Forms and Levels of Cooperation in International Economic Law
- 15 September 2016: Out in English: The Responsibility of International Organisations, CAVV Advisory Report No. 27, 2016
- 6 September 2016: Papers available Workshop ESIL Interest Group ‘The EU as a Global Actor’: The Contribution of the European Union to the International Legal Order
- August 2016: Editorial on Brexit: You Can Check Out Any Time You Like, But Can You Really Leave? On ‘Brexit’ And Leaving International Organizations
- May 2016: Horizon 2020 project awarded on The Post-Crisis Legitimacy of the European Union (PLATO)
- 1 May 2016: Call for papers: The Contribution of the EU to the International Legal Order (closed)
- 27 April 2016: First issue European Papers online free of charge (Journal on Law and Integration)
- 20 April 2016: Interview over de Verenigde Naties in Nieuwsuur
- 8 April 2016: Dutch farce on Ukraine: Is there a way out?
- 7 April 2016: Wat nu? Opties voor de regering na het Oekraïne-referendum
- 17 March 2016: Ramses Wessel appointed as Member of the Coordinating Committee of the Interest Group The European Union as a Global Actor of the European Society of International Law
- 10 March 2016: OUT NOW: Judicial Decisions on the Law of International Organizations
- 23 February 2016: Register now for the 3 rd CLEER Summer School on EU External Relations Law
- 2 February 2016: Studium Generale - Associatieverdrag EU-Oekraine: voor of tegen?, De Vrijhof, Universiteit Twente (video available)
- 29 January 2016: Interview on EU-Ukraine referendum on RTV Oost
- 22 January 2016: Parliamentary Hearing on crisis management downing flight MH17, Houses of Parliament
- December 2015: Rapport Evaluatie Nationale Crisis-Beheersingsorganisatie Vlucht MH17 (R. Torenvlied, E. Giebels, R.A. Wessel, J.M. Gutteling, M. Moorkamp, W.G. Broekema)
- June 2015: M. Ambrus and R.A. Wessel (Eds.), Between Pragmatism and Predictability: Temporariness in International Law, ESIL Reflections, 2015
- May 2015: Report on the EU and Subnational Governments: Europa als kans: Better Regulation voor Nederlandse medeoverheden
- January 2015: The European Court of Justice blocks the EU’s accession to the ECHR, CEPS Commentary
- August 2014: Humanitaire hulpverlening, Report of the Advisory Committee of Issues of Public International Law
- May 2014: Extern optreden van de Europese Unie en international recht, Report of the Advisory Committee of Issues of Public International Law
- March 2014: Registration open for the 2nd CLEER Summer School on The Law of EU External Relations, June 2014, Brussels
- November 2013: EEAS Commentary published online: S. Blockmans, M. Cremona, D. Curtin, G. De Baere, S. Duke, C. Eckes, C. Hillion, B. Van Vooren, R. Wessel, and J. Wouters, European External Action Service 2.0: Recommendations for the 2013 EEAS Review
- October 2013: International law and drones, Main conclusions of the Advisory Committee of Issues of Public International Law
- 19 October & 5 November 2013: De wereld anno 2050: (h)eerlijke nieuwe wereld?, Universiteit Twente
- October 2013: Registration open Conference Human Security as a Tool for a Comprehensive Approach to Human Rights and Security Linkages in EU Foreign Policy, Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER), The Hague
- September 2013: Flyer Informal International Lawmaking available
- August 2013: forthcoming: EU External Relations Law: Text, Cases and Materials, Cambridge University Press
- June 2013: Free access for 3 months to issue 9.2 of the International Organizations Law Review
- May 2013: Call for papers International Organizations: New Centres of Governance, NIG Annual Conference, 28-29 November 2013
- 24-28 June 2013: 1 st CLEER Summer School on The Law of EU External Relations, Brussels
- 8 February 2013: EEAS Commentary published: EEAS 2.0: A Legal Commentary on Council Decision 2010/427/EU Establishing the Organisation and Functioning of the European External Action Service
- 11 January 2013: OUT NOW: The 2 nd Informal International Lawmaking book is full-text available - A. Berman, S. Duquet J. Pauwelyn, R.A. Wessel, and J. Wouters, (Eds.), Informal International Lawmaking: Case Studies, The Hague: Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher, 2012
- 4 January 2013: OUT NOW: R.A. Wessel and S. Blockmans (Eds.), Between Autonomy and Dependence: The EU Legal Order Under the Influence of International Organisations, The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press/Springer, 2013
- 21 December 2012: OUT NOW: Aurel Sari and Ramses A. Wessel (Eds.), Human Rights in EU Crisis Management Operations, CLEER Working Papers
- 9 November 2012: Workshop Linking Trade and Non-Commercial Interests: The EU as a Global Role Model?, Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER), The Hague
- October 2012: Launch of the EEAS 2.0 project – Redrafting the 2010 Council Decision on the organisation and functioning of the European Action Service
- 29 September 2012: OUT NOW: Informal International Lawmaking, edited by J. Pauwelyn, R.A. Wessel and J. Wouters – Oxford University Press
- 9 September 2012: OUT NOW: Principles and Practices of EU External Representation, CLEER Working Paper series
- 1 December 2011: New Online submissions International Organizations Law Review
- 28 October 2011: Out Now International Law as Law of the European Union, edited by Enzo Cannizzaro, Paolo Palchetti and Ramses A. Wessel
- 14 September 2011: Reappointed in the Advisory Committee on Issues of Public International Law (CAVV)
- 1 August 2011: Release Internationaal en Europees recht: Een verkenning van grondslagen en kenmerken, Groningen: Europa Law Publishing, 2011 (3rd ed.)
- July 2011: Call for papers The European Union in International Affairs III, Brussels, 3-5 May 2012
- June 2011: Out now Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2010 (theme: Necessity Across International Law)
- 28 June 2011: CLEER Seminar The EU as a Polity in International Law, Peace Palece, The Hague
- 23 March 2011: Appèl voor internationale rechtvaardigheid voor alle slachtoffers van het gewapend geweld tijdens de Gaza-oorlog (Pax Christi)
- 17 March 2011: Seminar Is the EU a Human Rights Organization?, Centre for the Law of EU External Relations (CLEER), The Hague
- December 2010: Nomination Best Teacher Award
- November 2010: New Book Series Nijhoff Studies in European Union Law
- January 2010: Out Now De Europese Unie na het Verdrag van Lissabon en Internationaal en Europees recht (sinds het Verdrag van Lissabon)
- 29 October 2009: Studium Generale lezing Wat maakt een land tot land?
- 24 June 2009: HiiL tender on New Transnational Constitutionality: Democracy and Accountability in the Context of Informal International Public Policy-Making awarded to a consortium of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva), the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and the Centre for European Studies (University of Twente)
- 28 April 2009: Research program in which Ramses Wessel participates (Innovation of Governance) rated as ‘excellent’ and ‘at the international top’
- 23 February 2009: Interview Radio Nederland Wereldomroep on Military Missions of the European Union
- 25 August 2008: Interview NOS Radio 1 on South Ossetia and Abkhazia