Prof Michael Dougan speaks at Edinburgh Law School Europa Institute's annual Mitchell Lecture - Watch now
Thu 26 November 2020
The Mitchell Lecture 2020: ‘From the EU to the UK Internal Market: Big Fish Makes Bad Rules for Small Pond?’ was delivered by Prof Michael Dougan of the University of Liverpool.
Michael is the latest in a series of prominent academics and practitioners of European law who have lead the annual European law lecture. Comprising of a 50 minute webinar and Q&A session, Michael spoke about the UK Internal Market proposals and their damaging impacts both on devolution and for the island of Ireland.
This year, the event took place virtually which allowed for wider participation. Over 175 people joined the live stream on Thursday 19 November - the highest number of attendees of any Mitchell Lecture to date.
Named after its founder Prof JDB Mitchell, The Mitchell Lecture is hosted by the Europa Institute at Edinburgh Law School and the School of Social and Political Science. The Europa Institute is a multi-disciplinary research centre within the University of Edinburgh devoted to the study of the governance, institutions, law and policies of the European Union, and of Europe more broadly.
Michael Dougan is a Professor of European Law at the University of Liverpool and Joint Editor of the Common Market Law Review – the world’s leading journal for European legal studies. He graduated in Law from the University of Cambridge (BA Hons in 1996; PhD in 2001). He has previously worked as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge and at University College London. He was appointed Professor of European Law at the University of Liverpool in 2004.
Missed the lecture? See the full recording below.
Merci merci merci to Europa Institute for the immense honour of inviting me to give the Mitchell Lecture, on the UK Internal Market Bill. The vibrancy and rigour of intellectual life in Edinburgh remains, as ever, an inspiration.
Watch: The Mitchell Lecture 2020 - Michael Dougan
In case you missed the lecture, and for anyone with an interest in the controversies surrounding the UK Internal Market Bill and its impact on devolution - the recording is now available to watch in full.