Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has raised unprecedented challenges for the European Union\, forcing it to face the reality of war more than at any time since its establishment. Thi s event—which builds on Federico Fabbrini’s book\, The EU Constitution in Time o f War: Legal Responses to Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine (Oxf ord University Press\, 2026)—explores the constitutional consequences of th e return of war in Europe from a comparative and transatlantic perspective. Fabbrini’s book is the first comprehensive study of EU war-related legal d evelopments\, covering foreign affairs\, fiscal powers\, justice and home a ffairs\, economic security and industrial policy\, as well as enlargement. The topics of the book will be examined by a panel of leading scholars with diverse expertise\, contextualizing changes in EU integration in light of broader transformations in international law\, human rights enforcement and geo-economic competition.
Lunch will be provided!
Federico Fabbrini< /strong> is a Full Professor of EU Law at Dublin City University\, the Foun ding Director of Brexit Institute and Dublin European Law Institute\, and a Fulbright Schuman Fellow in the International Security Program at the Harv ard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs. Fab brini holds a Ph.D. from the European University Institute and previously h eld academic appointments in the Netherlands\, Denmark\, France\, Japan\, A ustralia\, and the United States—where he was a Fellow in Law & Public Poli cy at the School of Public & International Affairs at Princeton.
Alex Whiting is a Professor at Harvard Law S chool where he teaches\, writes and consults on domestic and international criminal prosecution issues. He recently served in the Special Counsel’s Of fice at the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant Special Counsel. Pre viously\, Whiting was at the Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor’s Office in The H ague\, as the Head of Investigations\, Deputy Specialist Prosecutor\, and A cting Specialist Prosecutor. From 2010 until 2013\, he was in the Office o f the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague as the Investigations Coordinator\, and then as Prosecutions Coordinator.
< p>Mark Wu is the Henry L. Stimson Professor at Harvard Law School where he specializes in international trade and international econo mic law. His writings cover a broad range of topics\, including the impact of emerging economies on global governance\, digital technologies\, trade r emedies\, environment\, and foreign investment. In addition\, Wu serves as the Faculty Director for the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University and as a Faculty Co-Director of the Berkman Klein Center for In ternet and Society.Gerald Neuman (moderator) is the Director of the School’s Human Rights Program\, and the J. Sinclair Armstr ong Professor of International\, Foreign\, and Comparative Law at HLS. Neum an teaches courses in international human rights law\, immigration and nati onality law\, and U.S. constitutional law. From 2011 to 2014\, he served as a Member of the UN Human Rights Committee. Neuman holds a JD from HLS and a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
This event is co-sponsored by the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School\, the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School\, the Harvard H uman Rights Journal\, and the Harvard European Law Association.
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