Irish Journal For European Law: Call for Papers 2016

The Irish Society for European Law recently re-launched the Irish Journal of European Law as an e-journal. The Journal, which has been published since 1992, is a leading international journal […]

XXVII FIDE Congress, 18-21 May 2016

The ISEL is delighted to announce the XXVII FIDE Congress, which will be held in Budapest, Hungary on 18-21 May.  This year’s Congress is organised by the Curia of Hungary and […]

EU Law Update: EU court refers alcohol pricing law back to national court

Health has been an important theme in the work of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the last month. In case C-333/14, in a reference arising from a challenge […]

EU Law Update: Two states ordered to recover unpaid corporation tax

The European Commission has ordered Luxembourg and the Netherlands to recover unpaid tax from Fiat and Starbucks in the region of €20 million to €30 million each. On October 21st, competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager condemned tax rulings ordered […]

EU Law Update: Travelling time is ‘working time’

There were developments in September in relation to the European Law obligation on airlines to pay compensation where a flight is delayed or cancelled. A European Court of Justice judgment on September […]

Competition Law Essay 2015/2016

We are delighted to announce the launch of the 2015/2016 Competition Law Essay Competition. The aim of the Competition is to promote and encourage written work on the subject of […]

Irish Journal of European Law – Special Volume – Changing Sovereignty

Welcome to the Irish Journal of European Law (IJEL)’s Special Volume  – Changing Sovereignty in Europe – with Guest Editorial by Imelda Maher Table of Contents – IJEL Vol 18 […]

European agenda on migration launched

CATHERINE DONNELLY Following the terrible loss of life in the Mediterranean in April, the EU introduced a European agenda on migration on May 13th. In the short term, the focus […]

Winner of the Competition Law Essay Competition 2014/2015

Séan O’Dea has been selected, unanimously, as the winner of this year’s Competition Law Essay Competition, for his essay “Developing a Competition Culture”.  The Society would like to congratulate Séan […]

Court decisions show variety of areas influenced by EU law

The Opinion of Advocate General Bot indicating a failure by Ireland to comply with the EU Working Time Directive in respect of doctors’ hours issued on March 19th has understandably garnered significant […]