Outputs (28)

A new legal order of international law: Scottish judges and the shaping of a supranational union. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
LYONS, C. 2023. A new legal order of international law: Scottish judges and the shaping of a supranational union. Presented at Scotland and the European Court of Justice, 1973-2023: looking back and thinking forward, 8-9 December 2023, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

This presentation examines the role of Scottish judges within the European Court of Justice, exploring their legacy and impact on the EU.

Human rights and the war in Ukraine. [Blog post] (2023)
Digital Artefact
LYONS, C. 2023. Human rights and the war in Ukraine. [Blog post]. Posted on the RGU Law School Blog [online], 19 April 2023. Available from: https://rgulaw.blog/2023/04/19/human-rights-and-the-war-in-ukraine/

The 1940 Katyn massacre, and its unexpected confluence with contemporary European human rights standards, is evoked here so as to give some context to an overview of the human rights consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Whil... Read More about Human rights and the war in Ukraine. [Blog post].

Borders of convenience: European legal measures and the migration crisis. (2023)
Book Chapter
ARNELL, P. and LYONS, C. 2023. Borders of convenience: European legal measures and the migration crisis. In Zaman, Q.M. and Hall, G.G. (eds.) Border urbanism: transdisciplinary perspectives. Cham: Springer [online], chapter 26, pages 421-431. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06604-7_26

The migration crisis has posed fundamental questions for European institutions. Amongst these are whether EU human rights reality matches its rhetoric. The answer is a resounding no. The reaction of the EU to the crisis has entailed an abdication of... Read More about Borders of convenience: European legal measures and the migration crisis..

Human rights and the Ukraine War. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
ARNELL, P. and LYONS, C. 2023. Human rights and the Ukraine War. Presented at the February 2023 In conversation with Paul Arnell and Carole Lyons webinar, 8 February 2023, [virtual event].

In this webinar, Paul Arnell and Carole Lyons (both affiliated with Robert Gordon University) discsuss the war in Ukraine from the Council of Europe perspective, focusing particularly on the human rights dimension. Specifically: what does the exclusi... Read More about Human rights and the Ukraine War..

Brexit done: the promised land? (2021)
Presentation / Conference
ARNELL, P. and LYONS, C. 2021. Brexit done: the promised land? Presented at the April 2021 In conversation with Paul Arnell and Carole Lyons webinar, 14 April 2020, [virtual event]. Hosted on YouTube [online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKvHF0KlIqc

In this webinar, Paul Arnell and Carole Lyons (both affiliated with Robert Gordon University) explore the legal context of Brexit, as well as the implications of and issues involved in implementing it. The discussion also considers the "unresolved" a... Read More about Brexit done: the promised land?.

A Brexit briefing. (2020)
Presentation / Conference
ARNELL, P. and LYONS, C. 2020. A Brexit briefing. Presented at the February 2020 In conversation with Paul Arnell and Carole Lyons webinar, 12 February 2020, [virtual event]. Hosted on YouTube [online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrfP76qyWg

In this webinar, Paul Arnell and Carole Lyons (both affiliated with Robert Gordon University) discuss various aspects of Brexit, including the referendum process, Article 50, the Brexit timeline and extensions, the withdrawal agreement and implicatio... Read More about A Brexit briefing..

The European Union migration crisis. (2016)
Journal Article
BORG-BARTHET, J. and LYONS, C. 2016. The European Union migration crisis. Edinburgh law review [online], 20(2), pages 230-235. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2016.0346

On 9 September 2010 the body of a man who had fallen from a British Airways flight to Heathrow was discovered in a wealthy west-London suburb. It is hard to pinpoint any one precise origin of the migration crisis currently unfolding in Europe, but th... Read More about The European Union migration crisis..

Just fatherlands? Judging the Shoah in Strasbourg. (2015)
Book Chapter
LYONS, C. 2015. Just fatherlands? Judging the Shoah in Strasbourg. In Kochenov, D., de Búrca, G. and Williams, A. (eds.) Europe's justice deficit? Oxford: Hart [online], chapter 26, pages 381-400. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474201193.ch-026

The primary preoccupation of this chapter is an examination of how Europe's highest human rights court works through the enduring effects of the 'moral catastrophe' of the Holocaust. The issue of the role of past inhumanity within Europe's present is... Read More about Just fatherlands? Judging the Shoah in Strasbourg..

Neighbourly murders, forced forgetting and European justice: Marguš v Croatia. (2014)
Digital Artefact
LYONS, C. 2014. Neighbourly murders, forced forgetting and European justice: Marguš v Croatia. [Blog post]. Posted on Strasbourg Observers [online], 30 June 2014. Available from: https://strasbourgobservers.com/2014/06/30/neighbourly-murders-forced-forgetting-and-european-justice-margus-v-croatia/

On 27 May 2014, a Grand Chamber of the ECtHR, in Margus v Croatia, pronounced upon the contentious issue of the use of amnesties in post-conflict settings. The case concerned a Croatian army commander who had been convicted of several murders of civi... Read More about Neighbourly murders, forced forgetting and European justice: Marguš v Croatia..

Just fatherlands? From Kristallnacht to Katyn. (2013)
Working Paper
LYONS, C. 2013. Just fatherlands? From Kristallnacht to Katyn. In de Búrca, G., Kochenov, D., Williams, A. and Roy, S. (eds.) Debating Europe's justice deficit: the EU, Swabian housewives, rawls and Ryanair. European University Institute working papers, LAW 2013/11. San Domenico di Fiesole: European University Institute [online], page 52. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1814/28798

This working paper contribution addresses the lack of formal recognition of the Holocaust and institutionalised killing in the European Convention on Human Rights. It focuses on three themes: 1) historical justice and the role of the courts; 2) memor... Read More about Just fatherlands? From Kristallnacht to Katyn..