Dr Kate Farrant Shaw

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A Case for Judicial Caution? Advocate General Kokott’s Assessment of Hungary’s Law on Sovereignty from a Democratic Standpoint In Case C-829/24, Advocate General Kokott addresses Hungary’s Sovereignty Law with notable caution. This post argues that, rather than basing its democratic concerns on the value of democracy itself, ...

New analysis of interest out on the Advocate General's opinion on Hungary's sovereignty law in Case C-829/24
www.europeanlawblog.eu/pub/7gqi2z4b...

Spring skies over the majestic and historic York Minster at lunchtime today #medievalsky

Marking the 25th anniversary of the Charter of Fundamental rights Marking the 25th anniversary of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the latest “Judges’ Forum”, held on 9-10 March, between national judges and the Court of Justice of the European Union focuses on the...

CJEU/Judges' forum news of interest - Judges' forum marks the 25th anniversary of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union with reflections and various workshops on key issues relating to the Charter.
curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/p1...

A splendid treasure of medieval history - Christine and the Sibyl standing in a sphere of the cosmos, with the moon, sun and stars surrounding (from 'Le chemin de long estude', Harley MS 4431, f. 189v. Harley MS 4431, f. 189v.png)
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Forest magic

New European Commission report of interest out on the activities of the EU in 2025 and which includes a specific chapter on upholding European democracy and values
op.europa.eu/webpub/com/g...

A magnificent treasure of medieval legal history – the Welsh Laws of Hywel Dda #medievalsky

A purrfect academic companion on guard duty on World Book Day

'Judicial Bricolage: The Use of Foreign Precedents by Constitutional Judges in the 21st Century' - new book of interest presenting the results of empirical research on the use of foreign precedents in constitutional interpretation
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...

EU Antitrust law/NCA matters - New book out exploring EU Antitrust Public Enforcement by National Competition Authorities www.europalawpublishing.com/all-books/10...

A stunning treasure of Norwegian medieval legal history - the Codex Hardenbergianus (GKS 1154 folio) - an illustrated law book with magnificent red and gold leaf in the illustrations. permalink.kb.dk/permalink/20...
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EU Rule of Law - New and interesting book out exploring one of the EU's most pressing challenges: the erosion of the rule of law. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dealing-w...

A treasure of legal history for a medieval Monday - a splendid illuminated legal text - 'Bracton: the king’s duty to do justice' (BL MS Add 11353 fo 9. ©The British Library) #medievalsky

Op-Ed: “Tying Up Loose Ends: The Court of Justice’s Judgment in Petlichev (C-56/25) and Dual Preliminarity Situations Solved in Favour of EU law” - EU Law Live Introduction On Thursday, 12 February 2026, the Third Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘the Court of Justice’) delivered its judgment in Petlichev (C-56/25). The …

Compatibility of a national procedural constititional rule with EU law - Insightful EU law live analysis on the CJEU's ruling in Petlichev (C-56/25)
eulawlive.com/op-ed-tying-...

Competition law matters - the European Commission and the UK have recently signed the EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement which is the first dedicated EU-UK agreement fully focused on competition cooperation following the withdrawal of the UK from the Union.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

The magnificent Edinburgh castle and St Margaret window in St Margaret‘s chapel #medievalsky

A splendid owl in Edinburgh

A purrfect academic companion all packed and ready for adventure

New forthcoming and thought-provoking book of one of the world's most important courts - the Court of Justice of the European Union
www.wildy.com/isbn/9781509...

'Internal Market emergency' - recent article of interest out exploring this new legal concept in EU Law
journals.lub.lu.se/njel/issue/v...

Early signs of spring at York Minster gardens at lunchtime today

'The EU and Human Rights, Understanding a Singular Regional Player'- new book of interest out soon exploring the EU's role, as a regional international organisation, in the protection of human rights within national legal orders.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/european-...

Former Curia case-law search engine reinstated on the new InfoCuria platform - EU Law Live The Court of Justice of the European Union has reinstated the former Curia case-law search engine alongside the new InfoCuria platform. Users can again access the previous search interface, …

Good news from the Court of Justice of the EU - Former Curia case law search engine reinstated on the new Infocuria platform eulawlive.com/former-curia...

An amazing treasure of medieval legal history - The old collection of Icelands first laws - the Grágás - which offers a wealth of information about early European legal systems
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Listen: Are we serious about regulating AI? The EU needs to regulate smartly if it wants to have a real impact. Because globally, the US and China — the two biggest AI players — are not regulating AI use.

EU AI regulation matters - 'Are we serious about regulating AI?' EU observer podcast of interest euobserver.com/204027/liste...

Lecturing in an AI age - article of interest on 'Safeguarding the art of lecturing in an AI age'
wonkhe.com/blogs/safegu...

New forthcoming and thought-provoking book assessing the reasoning of one of the world's most important courts - 'The Reasoning of the Court of Justice of the EU - A Normative Assessment'
global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Purrfect academic companions chilling on a Sunday

Dramatic skies over the magnificent York Minster this afternoon