EU Constitution in War: Legal Responses to Russia's Aggression against Ukraine

The seminar, which is based on a monograph published by Oxford University Press in 2025 (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-eu-constitution-in-time-of-war-9780198963486?q=fabbrini&lang=en&cc=gb# ) examines how the European Union has responded to Russia's illegal aggression against Ukraine across five key policy areas: foreign, security, and defense policy; economic and fiscal policy; justice and home affairs; energy and industrial policy; and enlargement and reform. The speaker investigates how EU treaties have been interpreted to authorize war-related actions, and whether these responses have adhered to constitutional limits, but also evaluates the long-term constitutional implications of war for EU governance and proposes legal reforms that could shape a more perfect EU for both times of war and peace.

Admittance is on a first come–first served basis. Tea and Coffee Provided.

Image Caption: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification Valdis Dombrovskis address a media conference regarding Ukraine's financing needs for 2026-2027 at EU headquarters in Brussels, Dec. 3, 2025.