Dr Marie-Pierre Françoise GRANGER

Main expertise

EU Law and policy, comparativepublic law, judicial process, access to justice, human rights, citizenship

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2 children

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Csevi u. 26, fszt. 2Central European University

Budapest 1025, HungaryDepartments of Public Policy, Legal Studies and International Relations/European Studies

Nádor utca 9, Budapest 1051, Hungary

+ 36 (06) 034541573 (mobile)+36 1 328 3434

Nationality: FrenchE-Mail:

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Office: Nador 11 Building, Office 201A

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Full-time faculty positions

September 2009 -

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Central European University, Department of Public Policy, Nádor u. 9, Budapest 1051, Hungary.

  • Courses:

European Union Law (MA), Jean Monnet Module on European Integration (MA), European Union Human Rights Law and Policy (MA-LL.M.), Law and Public Policy(MA), European Union Competition Law and Policy (MA), Research in EU Governance and Integration(PhD); Public Administration (PhD).

  • Other tasks and responsibilities:

Head of the Public Policy Track , Doctoral Program in Political Science (2011-2013).Course Director for the annual Total Law ™ Summer Course in Advanced European Union Legal Practice, CEU, Budapest (2005-2012).Coordinator of the CEU Team for the Allianz Summer Academy on Europe (2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2012-2013). Founding member of the Centre for European Union Research. Member of CEU Summer University Board. Student Counsellor. Chair of the Nomination and Vote-Counting Committee for the CEU Senate Elections (2012-2013).Member of the CEU Sustainability Academic Committee (2011-2013). Member of the Equal Opportunity Committee (from 2013).

October 2004 – September 2009

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Central European University, Legal Studies Department, Nàdor u. 9, Budapest 1051, Hungary.

  • Courses:

Jean Monnet Module on European Integration, EU Constitutional Law, EU Administrative Law: Introductory and Advanced levels; Constitutionalism, Democracy and Citizenship in the EU, Protection of Fundamental Rights in the EU, French Constitutional Law, Legal Terminology, Public Authorities Liability in Comparative Perspectives, Introduction to Human Rights, Introduction to Public International Law, Academic Legal Writing and Research, Persuasive Argumentation and Advocacy workshops (all LL.M. level).

Introductory course tothe Total Law™ Summer Course in ‘Advanced European Legal Practice’ (aimed at practitioners).

  • Other tasks and responsibilities:

Course Director for the annual Total Law™ Summer Course in ‘Advanced European Legal Practice’, CEU, Budapest.Jessup International Law Moot Competition coaching.LLM and MA theses supervision and assessment; Participation in SJD defence committees.Program Director (Human Rights and the Environment) at the CEU Centre for Environment and Security (CENSE).Member of the CEU Research Board.Member of the Educational Offerings Working Group for the US Re-accreditation.

August 2002-September 2004

LECTURER IN LAW

University of Exeter, School of Law,Amory Building, Rennes Drive, EXETER, EX4 4RJ, United Kingdom.

  • Courses:

European Union Law, French Constitutional and Administrative Law, European Community Litigation, Jean Monnet Module on European Integration, Constitutional Law in Europe, Legal Research, Induction Programme for Ph.D/M.Phil Research Students.

  • Other tasks and responsibilities:

Coordination of Postgraduate Research Seminars; Member of the Post-Graduate Committee. Postgraduate Admissions Officer.Institute of Learning and Teaching Training.

July 2001-July 2002

TUTOR IN LAW

University of Exeter , School of Law, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, EXETER, EX4 4RJ, United Kingdom.

  • Courses:

European Union Law, French Constitutional Law, French Administrative Law,Public Law of the EU and the UK, Judicial Control in the EU, Jean Monnet Module on European Integration.

  • Other tasks and responsibilities:

Member of the Post-Graduate Committee.Seminars towards the National Accreditation for Teachers in Higher Education (Staff and Educational Development Association, SEDA).Tour leader for Annual Tour of the European Institutions.

October 1997- May 1998

TEACHING ASSISTANT

Nottingham Trent University, Department of Modern Languages, Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS, United Kingdom.

  • Courses: French Legal Methodology, French for Law students, French for Business students.
  • Others tasks: Language Lab Assistant.

Part-time faculty positions

November 1998-June 2001

RECOGNISED TEACHER

University of Exeter, School of Law,Amory Building, Rennes Drive, EXETER, EX 4 4RJ, United Kingdom.

  • Courses:European Union Law, French Constitutional Law, French Administrative Law, Public Law of the EU and the UK and EU Law.
  • Other tasks and responsibilities: BP Team Skills Development Course Leader.Organiser of Post-Graduate Research Seminars. Tour leader for Annual Tour of the European Institution.

Visiting faculty positions

  • Visiting facultyat Deusto University in Bilbao (March 2003) and the University of Maastricht(March 2004).

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Memberships and fellowships
  • Fellow of the European Law Institute.
  • Member of the European Consortium of Political Science Research, European Union Study Association, European Environmental Law network, Research Network on EU administrative Law (ReNEUAL).
Expert missions, consultancy work
  • (October 2011) Expert - Mission on the future development of the Croatian Office for Representation before the Court of Justice of the EU (JHA IND/EXP 47076), funded under TAIEX, European Commission, DG Enlargement, Institution Building Unit.
  • (2004-2005) Expert advisor on a research project on European Union Litigation Strategy funded by The Hungarian Ministry of Culture, led by Professor Varnay, Debrecen University, Hungary.

Others

  • (2008-2010) Country correspondant and national editor – contribution to Caselex comparative legal databasis. Caselex S.A.R.L., 32 Montée Willy Goergen, LU-7322. Fax: (+352) 26 17 64 82.
  • Reserve List – EU Competition – Administrator: EPSO AD/26/05 Administrators AD5
  • (November-December 1999) Free lance translator– translation of legal reports on migrants’integration - Caritas European Co-ordination for Foreigners’ Right to Family Life, 23a rue Belliard. B-1040 BRUSSELS.
  • (1998-2002)Free lance translator - Cross-Channel Communications, 18 Sherbrooke Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 2BE, United-Kingdom.
  • Intern – Contributions to CD-Roms codifying French administrative law. Agorel , Consultancy firm specialised in local governance - 84 Rue de Marseille, 69007 Lyon.

EDUCATION

June 1998- November 2001

PhD in Law

  • University of Exeter, School of Law, United Kingdom.

Subject: ‘The Influence of Member States’ Governments on the Community Case Law – A Structurationist Perspective on the Influence of EU Governments in and on the Decision-Making of the European Court of Justice’. Supervisor: late Prof. L. Betten. Examiners: Professor T. Koopmans, Dr D. Perrot, and Dr F. Rolland. Full University Scholarship.

July1999 and 2000

Summer Courses of the Academy of European Law, EU law.
European University Institute (Fiesole, Italy)

Sept.1996-Oct. 1997

Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (research LL.M equivalent) – European and Community Law

  • Law faculty, University of Montpellier I (France).

Sept. 1995-Oct.1996

Maîtrise in Political Sciences (MA. Equivalent)

  • Aristotle University, Thessaloniki (Greece).

Sept. 1994- July 1995

Maîtrise in Public Law (LL.M. equivalent)
University Lyon III-Jean Moulin (France).

Sept. 1991-Octobre 1994

Diploma in political sciences – public administration track (BA equivalent)

  • Institut d’Etudes Politiques (‘Sciences Po’), Lyon (France). Stream: ‘Politics and Public Administration’.

July 1991

Baccalauréat B (Economics and Humanities)

  • Lycée jean Moulin, Lyon (France).

PUBLICATIONS

Articles and case notes in peer-reviewed/refereed journals

  • (Forthcoming Dec. 2014) ‘The Court of Justice and the Data Retention Directive in Digital Rights Ireland – Telling Off the EU Legislator and Teaching a Lesson in Privacy and Data Protection’ 30:6 European Law Review
  • (2011). ‘The Preamble(s) of the French Constitution: content, status, uses and amendment’. Acta Iuridica Hungarica. 52:1, 1-18.
  • (2008) ‘France is “already” back in Europe: the Europeanization of French Courts and the influence of France in the EU’ 14:3 European Public Law 333-373.
  • (2007) 'Francovich and the construction of a European administrative jus commune by national courts’ 32:2 European Law Review157-192.
  • (2006) ‘States as successful litigants before the European Court of Justice: lessons from the ‘Repeat-Players’ of European litigation’ 2 Croatian Yearbook of European Law 27-50.
  • (2005) ‘The future of Europe: judicial interference and preferences’ 3 Comparative European Politics 155-179.
  • (2004) ‘When governments go to Luxembourg…: the influence of governments on the European Court of Justice’ 29:9 European Law Review 1-31.
  • (2003) ‘Judicial Review of Community Acts: Standing for the protection of environmental interests – The state of the law after Jégo-Quére and UPA’ 5 Environmental Law Review 45-66.
  • (2002) ‘Towards a liberalisation of standing conditions for individuals seeking judicial review of Community acts: Jégo-Quéré et Cie SA v Commission and Unión de Pequeños Agricultores v Council’ 66 Modern Law Review 124-138.
  • (2002) ‘Standing for the Judicial Review of Community Normative acts: Closing Pandora’s box?’ C- 50/00 Union de Pequeos Agricultores (UPA) v Council of the European Union (2002) 11 Nottingham Law Journal 60-66.

Book chapters

  • (forthcoming) ‘Chapter 10: The Court of Justice’s dilemma – between ‘more Europe’ and ‘constitutional mediation’, in C. Bickerton, D. Hodson, and U. Puetter, The New Intergovernmentalism: States and Supranational Actors in the Post Maastricht Period (Oxford University Press)
  • (2013) “From the margins of the European Legal Field – The governments’ agents and their influence on the development on European Union law” in Vauchez and De Witte (eds), Lawyering Europe – European Law as a Transnational Social Field(Hart Publishing) 55-72
  • (2009) ‘Les stratégies contentieuses des Etats devant la Cour’, In Dans la Fabrique du Droit Européen: scènes, acteurs et publics de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes(Brussels, Editions E. Bruylant) 64-124.

Others

  • (2011) Book review - A. Lazowski (ed,), The Application of EU Law in the New Member States - Brave New World.T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, 2010) 46 The Irish Jurist.
  • (2010) Book review - Karen Alter: The European Court’s Political Power, Selected Essays’,(2010) 73:3 The Modern Law Review693-696
  • (2007)‘The “New Life” of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Status of Human Rights in Europe’ European Current Law (2007) July Focus Article xi-xvi.
  • (2003- Today) Main editor and contributor to the legal ‘web-dossier’ Francovich Follow Up tracing national, European and international case law dealing with State liability, hosted by the T.M.C Hasser Institute, Environmental Law Network, available at and from
  • (2002) ‘The Community Judicial System at the Dawn of the Third Millenium: A Revolution or a Simple Face-lift?’ (2002) 34 Bracton Law Journal 7-34 (peer-edited).
Case notes (for legal databases)
  • Conseil d’Etat, Sect. Contentieux, 2ème et 7ème sous-sections, 25.04.06, Association Avenir Navigant(Caselex)
  • Conseil d’Etat, Section du Contentieux, 22.10. 2004 , Mr Lamblin v Département du Nord (Caselex)
Participation in research projects
  • (2013-2018) - Hungarian Academy of Sciences Lendület HPOPs (Policy Opportunities of Hungary in the European Union - the analysis of the legal framework) – member of the Steering Committee.
  • (2013-2017) –EU funded large scale integrating project (CP-IP) bEUCitizenship ‘All Rights Reserved? Constraints and Contradictions of European Citizenship’ (FP7-SSH-2011-1) – member of the Executive Board, Work Package coordinator (WP7 Civil rights), senior researcher (WP 7 Civil rights and WP 5 Economic rights).
  • (Since 2009) Member of the Research Group Polilexes (Politics of International Legal Expertise in European Societies), .

SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS/SEMINARS/SPEECHES/GUEST LECTURES

  • 3-4 July 2014, Keynote speech, ‘Member States, the Court of Justice and European integration – revisiting old stories and writing new ones’. Conference on ‘The national interest in European Union Law and Governance’, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Center for Social Sciences (MTA TK Lendulet – HPOPs) . Budapest,
  • 5-7 June 2014, Paper ‘The ECJ’s contribution to the transformation of European: looking to the future but living in the past’ Panel ‘Coping with New Intergovernmentalism’, Pan_European Conference on the European Union, European Consortium for Political Research, The Hague.
  • 20 September 2013 – Keynote speech – Dutch Association for Migration Research, Autumn meeting, Utrecht . Topic: ‘EU citizens and their civil rights - a blurred picture’.
  • July 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012 – Guest lecturer - Annual Total Law Summer Course in Advanced EU Legal Practice - Guest lecturer – Central European University, Nador u. 9, Budapest, Hungary.
  • 20 October 2010: Guest speaker. International scientific conference on The Significance of Constitutional Preambles: Domestic and International Aspects. Topic: The Preamble(s) of the French Constitution: content, status, uses and amendments. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
  • 23-26 June 2010: Panelist - ECPR Pan European Conference and EU Politics, Porto, Portugal. Paper on ‘Governments in Luxembourg: How Do Governments Use EU Litigation to Protect National Policies or Influence EU Policy and Law-Making’ (attendance cancelled for medical reasons).
  • 12-13 March 2009, with Nicole Lindström, Guest speakers- Swedish Network for European Studies in Political Science Annual Meeting, Götenburg, Sweden. ‘The Influence of Governments on the European Court of Justice: The Laval and Viking Cases’.
  • May 16, 2008: Guest speaker- ‘Les stratégies contentieuses des Etats Membres devant la Cour de Justice des Communautés Européennes’. Colloquium ‘La fabrique du droit européen. Scènes, acteurs et publics de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes’, Institut de Droit Public de la Faculté de Droit de Poitiers, France. Guest speaker.
  • May 3, 2006: Guest speaker - Annual Agents’ Meeting, Hofburg Imperial Palace, Vienna, Austria; Topic: ‘Member States’ governments and European litigation’.
  • April 20-21, 2006: Guest Speaker - Conference ‘The ideological foundations of Europe: unity in diversity’, PPKE, Budapest, Hungary; Law Section; Topic: ‘Francovich Go Home: State liability for breaches of Community law in the national courts, towards a ‘pluralist’ ius commune’.
  • February 26 – March 5, 2006 : Panelist- Workshop ‘Advanced Issues of European Law’ - 4th session: European Law in Pre-accession Period: Implementation, Effectiveness and Legal Culture, paper on ‘States as successful litigants before the European Court of Justice: lessons from the ‘Repeat-Players’ of European litigation.’
  • June 22-24, 2005: Panelist- - Athens EATAW conference, ‘Teaching writing on line and face to face.’ Paper on ‘Improving Originality in Students’ Research: Identifying and Expressing the Contribution’, with R. Bellers (CAW)
  • May 13, 2005: Guest lecturer - University of Debrecen. Public Lecture on ‘Governments of the New Member States and their European Litigation Strategy.’
  • May 12, 2005: Guest speaker - Hungarian Europe Society. Presentation on ‘Governments and the European Court of Justice: interactions and influence.’
  • May 28-29, 2004: Panelist- University of Montreal (Canada), ECSA-C Biennial Conference, A Constitution for Europe? Governance and Policy Making in the European Union: paper on ‘The ECJ and the European Constitution: judicial preferences and constitutional reform.’
  • November 14-15, 2003:Guest speaker - School of Politics & Sociology, Birkbeck College, University of London: Deciding the EU’s Future: Preference Formation and Visions of Europe;Convenors: Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos and Hussein Kassim November 2003, paper on ‘The European Court of Justice’.
  • September 18-21, 2003: Guest speaker - the European Consortium for Political Research, Marburg (Germany). Symposium on ‘The European Courts,’ paper on ‘Member States’ governments and the ECJ decision-making process: control versus influence by persuasion.’
  • May 14, 2003, Guest speaker - European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), Maastricht, The Netherlands: - seminar presentation on ‘The Participation of Member States' Governments in proceedings before the European Court of Justice: an analysis of governments' strategies and their potential influence on the making of the Community case law.’
  • March 27-29, 2003: Presenter - European Union Study Association (EUSA) Biennial Conference, Nashville (USA): ‘Member States’ Governments and the European Court of Justice: Governments as ‘Repeat Players’ in Judicial Decision Making at European Level.’
  • April 3-5, 2002 : Presenter - Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference, Aberystwyth UK): 'Defusing the Hunting Bomb: An Inquiry into Obstacles to Efficient Hunting Regulation’ and 'National Governments: Repeat Players in EU litigation?'

INTERVIEWS/NEWSPAPER ARTICLES & CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Interviewed by Cillian O’Donogue for an article published in the Prague Post, ‘Orban wants to scrap private pensions’, 8 December 2010, available at

Contribution to news portal article to the outer EU borders, ‘Sveiki atvykę į Europos Sąjungą... Gvadelupoje’, by Vija Palkalkaite, available at prize, EuroMedia journalists awards, 2010, category "Euro Virtual")

External referee

Journals, reviews

  • Oxford University Press, Journal of European Public Policy, the Irish Jurist, Conweb.

Funding bodies

  • European Research Council - Advanced Grant applications
  • Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) - NWO Council for the Social Sciences (MaGW) - Innovational Research Incentives Scheme

LANGUAGES

  • French: native;
  • English: fluent;
  • German, Spanish,Modern Greek, Hungarian:intermediate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Computer skills: Word, Access, Excel, SPSS, Powerpoint, Moodle E-learning, Infosys, Internet and e-mail.
  • Sports and hobbies: running (100-200m, 5 k, 10k, and half-marathon), skiing, volleyball and beach-volley, horse riding, cooking, trekking, mountaineering, Art-Cinema, reading, music, wine.

REFEREES

  • Prof. Damian Chalmers

Professor of European Law, London School of Economics, Department of Law, European Institute, Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7263; ,

  • Prof. Helene Lambert

Professor of International Law, University of Westminster, Advanced Legal Studies Department, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW. Tel: +44 (0)20 7911 5000 Ext. 2505,

  • Prof. Antoine Vauchez

Directeur de recherche (Research Professor), University Paris-Sorbonne and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Tel: + 363 6 63362398. .