EU & UN Counter Terrorism Sanctions: Reacting to Kadi II

“courts ought to get involved, in order to ensure that the political necessities of today do not become the legal realities of tomorrow”

~Opinion Advocate General Miguel Poiares Maduro
Kadi I

On 30 September 2010 the EU General Court handed down its decision in Case T-85/09 Kadi II. The judgment will be the latest in a line of case-law that has considered the legality of the EU’s implementation of UN counter-terrorism sanctions. The Centre of European Law at King’s College London is pleased to host an evening conference examining the implications of the judgment for the European and international legal orders. Leading experts will discuss the future of the UN and EU sanctions regime in light of recent developments.

Panellists will include:

Cameron Doley (Managing Partner, Carter Ruck)
Marie Demetriou (Brick Court Chambers)
Maya Lester (Brick Court Chambers)

Professor Takis Tridimas (Queen Mary University of London)
Professor Piet Eeckhout (Director, Centre of European Law)
David Anderson QC (Brick Court Chambers and Visiting Professor King's College London)
Dr Cian Murphy (King’s College London)

In the chair: Professor Sir Francis Jacobs QC (King's College London)

20 October 2010
18.00 - 21.00, Old Anatomy Lecture Theatre
Strand Campus, King's College London

The evening will conclude with a drinks reception for attendees.

Free of charge, all welcome.

Part of the ‘Fundamental Rights in Europe’ Project with CIRDCE (University of Bologna) & Fondazione Basso (Rome) funded by the European Commission.