EURISE – Europeanization of Law: Research, Innovation, and Scholarly Engagement

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Deadline for Registration: March 27th, 2026

Period: May 18th – 22nd, 2026

Learning objectives

The EURISE Seasonal School offers a prospective and multidimensional view on a process shaping the substantive contents, functions and methods of contemporary legal research in the European context, namely the Europeanization of the domestic legal systems. It aims to strengthen the participants’ ability to: i) analyze, interpret and explain the ongoing Europeanization of three key components of national legal systems (private law, constitutional and administrative law, criminal law), as well as its implications for the development of a European jus commune;, ii) discuss how the Europeanization process affects a number of issues of particular importance for national legal systems, such as the relationships between innovation and law, the legal design of the ecological, digital and energy transition, the evolution of regulatory techniques, including the changing relationship between preventive and repressive measures; and iii) manage a plurality of research methods, including legal comparison, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, law in context, regulatory science and science engagement.

Teaching methodologies

The course aims at fostering critical legal thinking, promoting research-oriented discussions and facilitating dialogue and interaction between all participants.To do so, three complementary teaching methodologies will be used: i) highly interactive lectures, which start from the formulation of a problem and promote discussion by all participants; these lectures will be conducted by members of the faculty of the PhD in Law whose research focuses on the topics covered in the lectures; ii) laboratories led by one or more members of the faculty, with the goal of promoting cooperation among participants as well as the discussion of methodological issues or specific case studies that shed light on the real dynamics of the Europeanization process (Europeanization in action); iii) guest lectures, led by researchers who are not part of the faculty of the PhD in Law and bring an interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary perspective.

Target participants

Priority will be given to PhD students who are attending a doctoral programme in Law. However, the course is open to all PhD students whose doctoral research raises significant legal issues. Furthermore, those who have recently got a PhD in law or a law degree as well as fifth-year undergraduate students can also be admitted to the course.

SDGs

Decent work and economic growth; Industry, innovation and infrastructure Peace, justice and strong institutions; Affordable and clean energy; Climate action.

Coordinator and key teaching staff

Coordinators: Edoardo Chiti, Giacomo Delledonne and Erica Palmerini

Key teaching staff:

Denise Amram, Assistant Professor of Comparative Private Law
Andrea Bertolini, Associate Professor of Private Law
Francesca Biondi Dal Monte, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law
Edoardo Chiti, Full Professor of Administrative Law
Giacomo Delledonne, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law
Alberto di Martino, Full Professor of Criminal Law
Giuseppe Di Vetta, Assistant Professor of Criminal Law
Maria Gagliardi, Associate Professor of Private Law
Giuseppe Martinico, Full Professor of Comparative Public Law
Gaetana Morgante, Full Professor of Criminal Law
Erica Palmerini, Associate Professor of Private Law
Emanuele Rossi, Full Professor of Constitutional Law
Caterina Sganga, Full Professor of Comparative Private Law
Emanuele Sommario, Associate Professor of International Law
Elena Vivaldi, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law