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Academy of European Law

Fostering research in EU Law, international law, and human rights

About us

Learn more about the Academy

The Academy of European Law (AEL) is a free-standing unit within the Department of Law. The Academy was established in 1990 by Professors Antonio Cassese and Joseph H. H. Weiler. The AEL promotes excellence in teaching and research on European and international themes through its annual summer courses and authors’ workshops, its publications, and its wide range of projects. The Academy also houses the Secretariat of the European Society of International Law.

Academy Summer Courses

The Academy offers two advanced-level courses: Human Rights; The Law of the European Union. Next edition: 16-27 June 2025. (Note: Applications open in February 2025, and are assessed on a rolling basis).

Publications

The publications programme includes the Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law series, based on the Academy summer courses, published by Oxford University Press.

ESIL-SEDI

The Academy hosts the Secretariat of the European Society of International Law/ Société européenne de droit international. Staff members at the Secretariat are Walter Ilardi & Maria Grazia Dusina.

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Research Projects

The Academy coordinates several research projects, and organizes conferences, workshops and symposia linked to the projects.

EJIL articles on tradition and innovation in international law

The latest edition of the European Journal of International Law (EJIL) includes a co-edited symposium by AEL Directors, Sarah Nouwen and Neha Jain, as well as articles by Lorenzo Gradoni, Adil Hasan Khan, and Kirsten Sellars.

Law Professor Sarah Nouwen delivers Peace and Justice seminar in Buenos Aires

Students of the Universidad Torcuato di Tella excel in EUI seminar 'Negotiating Peace and Justice in the Shadow of the Rome Statute', taught by Sarah Nouwen, Law Professor and Co-Director of the EUI's Academy of European Law.

AEL awards four diplomas to participants of its 2024 summer courses

This year, the EUI's Academy of European Law (AEL) has awarded diplomas to four participants of the 2024 summer courses on 'Human Rights’ and 'The Law of the European Union'.