Episode #16 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Judge Niilo Jääskinen in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley) and Professor Mark Pollack (Temple). Judge Jääskinen first joined the Court of Justice as Advocate General from 2009 to 2015. After returning to the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland from 2015 to 2019, Judge Jääskinen was nominated and appointed as a Judge at the Court of Justice in October 2019, where he continues to serve. This interview covers many key historical and legal EU developments, including Finland’s accession to the then-European Economic Area (EEA) in 1994 and to the European Union in 1995; the rare experience of serving as both Judge and Advocate General at the CJEU; and the ongoing balancing between rights and freedoms with security, encompassing both data privacy protection and criminal jurisprudence during the evolution of the Information Age.

About this series: UC Berkeley Law’s Borderlines podcast host, Professor Katerina Linos, and guest co-host, Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University), conduct a special interview series profiling the Judges and Advocates General serving at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg.

For a full transcript, show notes and links, please visit the episode page on the Berkeley Law Podcast Hub. Thanks for listening!

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Episode #15 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Advocate General Anthony Michael Collins in conversation with Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University). Appointed by the Member States as Advocate General to the Court of Justice in 2021, where he served in that role until 2024, Advocate General Collins’s career also includes work as a référendaire at the Court of Justice, as a judge at the General Court of the European Union, and as a Barrister-at-Law and Senior Counsel at the Bar of Ireland. The interview features Advocate General Collins’s incisive perspective on the broader set of legal issues and challenges facing the Court today. Learn how the General Court of the European Union is both different from and similar to the CJEU, and gain a rare inside glimpse into cases such as C-204/21, Commission v. Poland (4) and its relationship to Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union. The singular role of Advocates General at the Court is further elucidated for listeners.

About this series: UC Berkeley Law’s Borderlines podcast host, Professor Katerina Linos, and guest co-host, Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University), conduct a special interview series profiling the Judges and Advocates General serving at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg.

For a full transcript, show notes and links, please visit the episode page on the Berkeley Law Podcast Hub. Thanks for listening!

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Episode #14 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Judge Eugene Regan in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos. Judge Regan has served at the Court of Justice since October 2015, following a distinguished career in agricultural policy and as a Barrister in Dubin and member of the Irish Senate. In the interview, Judge Regan shares insights into the impacts of the United Kingdom’s 2020 withdrawal from the EU (“Brexit”) on Europe and the Court. He also educates on differences between common and civil law approaches to jurisprudence, the CJEU process for drafting single collective rulings and paths for cases to reach the Court, and the prominent role of Judge Rapporteurs. Cases discussed cover issues of national and international resonance, including border controls, rule of law enforcement, balancing privacy rights and public security, and the role of courts in examining and regulating governmental legislation.

About this series: UC Berkeley Law’s Borderlines podcast host, Professor Katerina Linos, and guest co-host, Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University), conduct a special interview series profiling the Judges and Advocates General serving at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg.

For a full transcript, show notes and links, please visit the episode page on the Berkeley Law Podcast Hub. Thanks for listening!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.