Tony Arnull

Prof, Barber Professor of Jurisprudence

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Professor Arnull is happy to supervise doctoral students working on legal aspects of the European Union, particularly (but not exclusively):

The history, role and jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice
The configuration of the European Union’s judicial system
The legal mechanisms for protecting fundamental rights in the European Union
The relationship between European Union law and national law

Professor Arnull is currently supervising the following doctoral students:

Constantina Lazaridou, ‘The protection of fundamental rights in the European single market.’
Annalies Muscat, ‘The treatment of dominant undertakings under EU competition law: time for a new approach?’
Savas Turan, ‘Kurdish rights and prospects for Turkish accession to the European Union.’

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Personal profile

Research interests

Professor Arnull's research has focused mainly on the law of the European Union, in particular the role and jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice; the configuration of the European Union's judicial system; and the relationship between European Union law and national law, especially that of the United Kingdom. His monograph on the European Court of Justice, now in its second edition, has been described as ‘an excellent book…useful, well-conceived and thoroughly well-executed…’

His recent work has examined the response of the Member States to decisions of the European Court of Justice perceived as ‘activist’; the changing style of scholarship on European Union law; the approach of the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords to European Union law; the process which led to the Treaty of Lisbon and the various crises by which that process was punctuated; the events surrounding the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon by Ireland; the principle of effective judicial protection in European Union law; the effect of the Treaty of Lisbon on the European Court of Justice; judicial dialogue in the European Union; and the role academics might play in responding to the case law of the European Court of Justice.

Biography

After studying at the School of European Studies, University of Sussex, and the Institut d'Etudes EuropéennesUniversité Libre de Bruxelles, Professor Arnull qualified as a solicitor with a ‘magic circle’ firm in the City of London. He began his academic career in 1983 at the University of Leicester, where he was awarded his doctorate in 1988. From 1989 to 1992, Professor Arnull worked at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg as a référendaire in the chambers of Advocate General FG Jacobs. He was appointed Wragge Professor of European Law at the University of Birmingham in 1991 and took up his post there the following year. He became Barber Professor of Jurisprudence in 2008. He is currently serving as Director of Education for the College of Arts & Law.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Laws, The General Principles of EEC Law and the Individual, University of Leicester

19841987

Award Date: 1 Jun 1988

Bachelor of Arts, University of Sussex

Oct 1976Jun 1980

Award Date: 30 Jun 1980

Eleve libre, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Oct 1978Jun 1979

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  • The many ages of the court of justice of the European Union

    Arnull, A., 16 Dec 2020, New Legal Approaches to Studying the Court of Justice. Kilpatrick, C. & Scott, J. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 12-44 33 p. (The Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law).

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  • Preliminary Rulings and Judicial Politics

    Arnull, A., Apr 2019, The Internal Market and the Future of European Integration: Essays in Honour of Laurence W. Gormley. Fabian, A., Gareth, D., Kochenov, D. & Lindeboom, J. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 439-454 15 p.

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  • EU recommendations and judicial review

    Arnull, A., 14 Aug 2018, In: European Constitutional Law Review. 2018, 13 p.

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  • Remedies before national courts

    Arnull, A., 1 Mar 2018, Oxford principles of European Union law: Volume I: The European Union legal order. Schuetze, R. & Tridimas, T. (eds.). 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Vol. I. p. 1011-1039

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  • The Court of Justice then, now and tomorrow

    Arnull, A., 25 Jan 2018, The Court of Justice of the European Union: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Derlen, M. & Lindholm, J. (eds.). Oxford: Hart Publishing, p. 1-16 16 p. (Swedish Studies in European Law).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review