Presentation

This Seminar delves into the influence of legal narratives, professional attitudes, and doctrines in shaping societal impacts. EU and comparative law scholars, lawyers, and jurists are increasingly challenged to recognize how legal frameworks both reflect and reinforce societal values like equality, efficiency, and redistribution. Law also holds a pivotal role in the ongoing struggles for emancipation of women and racialized communities, pushing us to consider the broader implications of our work. Focusing on "scholactivism" – the intersection of scholarship and activism –attendees will examine how anti-racist and feminist perspectives can enhance legal scholarship without compromising academic rigor. This gathering offers a unique platform for reflecting on the responsibilities of legal academia in advancing justice and inclusion.

Programme

Morning Session

8h30 : Reception of participants

9h00 : Opening Remarks
L. Clément-Wilz, University Paris Est Créteil
F.G. Nicola, AU Washington College of Law, visiting professor at Paris Est Créteil University

Panel 1 - Anti-racism and Feminist in European and Comparative Law

Moderator : Helena Alviar, Sciences Po, Paris

9h15 : Feminist and anti-racist perspectives on the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) : Research led teaching as activism
Jessica Guth, Leed Trinity University

Rising Gender Disparity at the CJEU
Laure Clément-Wilz, University Paris Est Créteil

De-colonising EU Law
Lionel Zevounou, University Paris Nanterre

De-colonizing World Bank Feminism
Fernanda G. Nicola, AU Washington College of Law, visiting professor Paris Est Créteil University

Comparative Law and Feminist Legal Theory
Bianca Gardella Tedeschi, University Piemonte Orientale

12h30 : Lunch break

Afternoon Session

Panel 2 - Feminism as Activism in Comparative and French Law

Moderator : Jorge Esquirol, Sciences Po, Paris

14h30 : Traveling Feminist Theories and Practices on Abortion : From Italy to Argentina and Vice Versa
Camilla Crea, University of Sannio, School of Law

Democracy and Abortion Law Reform : A Comparative View
Paola Bergallo, Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires

Becoming Provincia : the Latin American Care Debate
Isabel Jaramillo, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá

The 2024 Constitutionalization of Abortion in France : A Feminist Constitutional Amendment
Stéphanie Hennette-Vauchez, University Paris Nanterre

17h30 : Closure