CRoLEV Summer School and Launch of CRoLEV Dashboard, 15 and 16 July 2024
The School of Law of the University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Rule of Law and European Values (CRoLEV), co-funded by the European Union and running at UCLan Cyprus for the period 2022-2025, held their second annual CRoLEV Summer School on the 15th and 16th of July 2024. The Summer School took place in hybrid format, with some participating in person on the UCLan Cyprus campus, and others joining online via MS Teams. The CRoLEV Summer School, this year focusing on ‘Rule of Law and Democratic Values in Times of Crisis’, promoted excellence in teaching and research and fostered dialogue among the participants to the Summer School. This year, we were particularly delighted to welcome esteemed guests who participated in the various workshops.
During the first day of the summer school, the launch of the CRoLEV Dashboard took place. The interactive dashboard, available here, is the platform on which the data collected during the CRoLEV project is presented. The Dashboard will be updated throughout the duration of the project.
For more information on the summer school, see here
CRoLEV Short Essay Competition
CRoLEV organised a Short Essay Competition in March 2024 on the topic: “Critically discuss the state of the Rule of Law and Democratic Values in the EU in light of widespread disinformation and propaganda” with submission deadline the 14th of June 2024.
The First Prize was awarded to Ms. Ksenia Fedoseeva, Law Student at UCLan Cyprus for her essay with title ‘Reinforcing the Rule of Law by Combating Disinformation: An Unreliable Path to Democratic Stability in the EU’ which can be found here.
On the 6th of August, the First Prize was awarded in person to the First Winner at the University premises, by CRoLEV’s Director Prof. Stephanie Laulhe-Shaelou and CRoLEV’s Senior Researcher Dr Katerina Kalaitzaki.
The CRoLEV team expresses their gratitude to all those who participated in the competition.
Social Dialogue Week
As part of the project’s outputs, CRoLEV is organising the Social Dialogue Week. A series of events have been planned, taking place on the 8th of November. Keep an eye on our website for information about the events, the schedule, and how to register!
CRoLEV Director Appointed as Visiting Professor at the Centre for International Affairs, Law Faculty of the University of Ruhr in Bochum
As of 1st April 2024, and until 30th September 2024, Professor Laulhé Shaelou, Professor of European Law and Reform, Head of the School of Law and Director of the EU-funded Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Rule of Law and European Affairs at UCLan Cyprus, has taken up the position of DAAD Visiting Professor at the Centre for International Affairs, Law Faculty of the University of Ruhr in Bochum , holding the Guest Chair of “Common Law in a Global Context”, for which her academic credentials, experience and high level of qualifications in relevant spheres were deemed of international standing and ideal for the appointment.
For more information, see here
Website Resources
Our website is constantly updated so keep an eye out not to miss anything!! The Didactic Materials section has been updated to include material from the latest intensive courses we have delivered. We have also made more videos available from our various activities—click here.
Updates on CRoLEV intensive courses and training courses
Our website has been updated to include materials from our latest intensive courses and other activities. Click here to access them!
That includes a course delivered by Dr Klearchos Kyriakides, Senior Visiting Fellow of English Law and Legal Practice, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus and Dr Demetra Loizou, Lecturer in International Criminal Law and Humanitarian Law, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus on ‘The challenges presented by terrorism, human trafficking, people smuggling and illicit financial transactions (3rd edition)’.
New Issue Interdisciplinary Journal of Populism
The fourth issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Populism was published in May 2024. Andreas Piperides and Nikandros Ioannidis acted as the Guest Editors for the latest issue that investigates ‘The Rise and Future of the Populist Radical Right in Europe’.
In order to read the excellent contributions to this issue, click here
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