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Sara Lorenzon

Since 2013 University of Ferrara, Department of Legal Studies

Adjunct Professor of Italian Public Law

since 2009   University of Ferrara, Department of Legal Studies

Senior Research Fellow in European Public Law

Professional Experience

Since July 2013 Italian Ministry of Environment

External legal expert (advisory group CURSA for INTERSEA I project)

Advisor and legal consultant in the field of EU environmental policies, negotiation and implementation of EU directives (Integrated maritime policy and EU marine strategy).

2012-2013 New York University, Jean Monnet Center, NYU

Emile Noel Fellow (European Union Law)

Visiting Scholar and Emile Noel Fellow for the 2012-2013 a. y. at Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Legal Studies. Research Project “EU citizenship and social welfare policies in Europe”; supervisor: prof. J.H.H. Weiler.

since 2009  University of Ferrara, Department of Legal Studies

Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow in Constitutional, Public and European Law

2005-2006 Court of Justice of the European Union, cabinet of Judge Professor P. Mengozzi

Junior referendaire at the Cabinet of Judge Professor P. Mengozzi

2005-2006 Studio Legale Da Ros & associati, Treviso, Italy

Lawyer apprenticeship in the field of Italian and European administrative law and Italian civil law

Education

2009 University of Ferrara, IUSS (Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori) Law School

Ph.D in law

Dissertation title: “The doctrine of direct effect and the application of the law. The effect of European self-executing law between the interpretation of the European Court of Justice and the national courts”

Final examination result: excellent.

Board of examiners: prof. Carlo Casonato (Trento University, Faculty of Law, chair of Comparative Constitutional Law), Judge prof. Marta Cartabia (Judge of the Italian Constitutional court and chair of Constitutional European Law, Milan University “Bicocca”, Faculty of Law), prof. Roberto Bin (Ferrara University, Faculty of Law, chair of Constitutional law)

Since December 2005 University of Ferrara, Department of Legal Studies

Appointed as Teaching Assistant in Constitutional Law and European Union Law

2005 University of Ferrara, Faculty of Law

Laurea in giurisprudenza (Degree in Law) 110/110 summa cum laude

Dissertation in European Union Law title: “Preliminary ruling procedure: relevance and the effects of ECJ judgements on the Italian legal system”. Under supervision of Prof. Roberto Bin (Constitutional European Law). Other supervisors: Prof. Serena Forlati (International Law), Prof. Cristiana Fioravanti (EU Law).

2000 High School Diploma “Liceo Classico Marconi”

School Leaving Certificate: five years of attendance, classical studies

Final exam result 94/100

Grants, Awards and Fellowships

2012-2013 Emile Noel Fellowship

New York University, Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Legal Studies

One year senior research fellowship in European Union Law

2011 Prize “La notte dei ricercatori”

University of Ferrara and Italian Ministry of Research, Education and University

2009-2014 Research Fellowship

University of Ferrara, Department of Legal Studies

Research Fellowship in Constitutional and European Law

2009 Best Doctoral Legal thesis of the Academy 2008

University of Ferrara, IUSS (Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori)

Awarded the “Best Doctoral Legal thesis of the Academy 2008” with the publication of the dissertation on the Annals 2008

2008 Best result for Ph. D. dissertation in Constitutional Law

University of Ferrara, IUSS (Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori) Law School

Awarded the best result for Ph. D. dissertation in Constitutional Law: “Excellent”

2006 Young Researcher Prize 2006

University of Ferrara, Department of Legal Studies. Awarded the “Young Researcher Prize 2006” (Premio Giovani ricercatori 2006) as scientific proponent and supervisor of the project entitled “Collective security and fundamental rights under menace of international terrorism” (Sicurezza collettiva e diritti fondamentali in tempo di terrorismo)

2006-2009 Doctoral Grant

University of Ferrara, Department of Legal Studies and University of Trieste, Faculty of Law

Recipient of three years PhD scholarship

Research fields and interests

Constitutional law and Legal theory

Constitutional theory; constitutional interpretation and argumentation; judicial reasoning and decision making; decision-making of the Italian Constitutional Court; Principles and fundamental rights of Italian constitution; direct applicability and direct effect of law and constitutional principles; Biolaw and genetic data protection

European constitutional law

Institutional Community law; EU action in II and III pillars; multilevel protection of fundamental rights and judicial governance; CJEU’s reasoning and decision-making

European law and international public law

Comparative constitutional law; comparative supreme judicial multilevel system (CJEU, US Supreme Court, Italian /German/Spanish Constitutional Courts, ECHR)

Teaching experience

2013-2016 Law School, University of Ferrara

Adjunct Professor of Introduction to Italian public Law (English teaching)

2009-2012 Law School, University of Ferrara

Cases and Materials of Constitutional and European public law (as complementary part of the Constitutional law course with Professor R. Bin and Professor A. Pugiotto), Faculty of Law, University of Ferrara, during the academic years 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012.

2006-2007 Law School, University of Ferrara

Lecturer on the seminar entitled “Preliminary ruling procedure: relevance and effects of CJEU judgements”, as a part of the Course of European Union Law

2007-2008 Law School, University of Ferrara

Lecturer on the seminar in “The impact and effects of European legislation into the Italian legal order”, as part of Course of Constitutional Law

2007-2009 Law School, University of Ferrara

Lecturer and teaching assistant on legal constitutional legal theory and methodology as part of Course of Constitutional Law

2006-2009 Faculty of Political Science, Padova

Seminar Lecture on “The UN sanctions against international terrorism in the Community legal        order: black listing and effective protection of fundamental rights of individuals”, Course of  International Organizations

2007-2009 Law School, University of Ferrara

Lecturer on “The preliminary ruling procedure before the CJEU” and “The new competences of the CJEU after Lisbon” on the course of European Union Law

Editorial Activities

Since 2009 Quaderni Costituzionali, Il Mulino Publishing, Bologna

Member of the editorial staff of Quaderni costituzionali_Euroscopio (Italian journal of Constitutional and European Law), under supervision and direction of Judge Professor Marta Cartabia, Il Mulino publishing.

Most Relevant Pubblications

“European citizenship and the social welfare state in Europe”, in Jean Monnet Paper, NYU, (forthcoming)

Tutela ed effettività dei diritti sociali in Europa. Accesso al sistema di welfare state europeo: il ruolo della Corte di giustizia dell’Unione europea, 2014, RED, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), (forthcoming).

“European citizenship and the social welfare state in Europe”, in Jean Monnet Working Paper, NYU, 2014

Representation and citizenship in Europe: in search of a locus standi for accountability and legitimacy in Understanding the EU and its Crisis through the Lens of Demoicracy: A Conversation”, NYU, Jean Monnet Center, 2013

C. Eckes - S. Lorenzon, Italian Elections and the European Union: Till Politics Do Us Part, in ACELG, Blog active EU, march 2013

“I diritti sociali secondo la Corte Europea di giustizia: l’ermeneutica incide sul costo dei diritti?” (Social rights in the EU according to the jurisprudence of the CJEU), in S. Borelli, A. Guazzarotti, S. Lorenzon, I diritti dei lavoratori nelle Carte europee dei diritti fondamentali, Jovene, 2012

“Genetic research and European integration”, in R. Bin, S. Lorenzon, N. Lucchi, in Biotech innovations and fundamental rights, Springer, 2011, p. 227.

“Cittadinanza europea e principio di attribuzione delle competenze: l’integrazione europea alla prova del test di proporzionalità”(Union citizenship and EU competences: integration throughout judicial proportionality test), in (a cura di) M. Cartabia, Dieci casi sui diritti in Europa, 2011, pp. 159-171.

“ “Tanto va la gatta al lardo…” Il caso El Dridi e le conseguenze sulla politica repressiva italiana in materia di immigrazione” (El Dridi case law and its impact upon the italian legal system as regards to the immigration policy), in Quaderni costituzionali, 3/2011.

“La regolamentazione delle biobanche all’incrocio tra diritto dell’unione e discrezionalità legislativa nazionale: alla ricerca di un punto di equilibrio tra riservatezza e libertà di ricerca scientifica” (Regulating biobanks at the interface of EU law and the National margin of discretion. Looking for a balance between privacy and freedom of scientific research), in C. Casonato, C. Piciocchi, P.Veronesi, La disciplina delle biobanche a fini terapeutici e di ricerca, 2012.

“La Corte di giustizia e il riconoscimento degli effetti diretti orizzontali delle direttive comunitarie: il caso Kücükdeveci” (Kücükdeveci case law. The ECJ and the horizontal direct effects of EU directives), in Quaderni costituzionali, 2/2010, p.430.

“Completezza ed effettività del sistema di rimedi giurisdizionali di fronte alla Corte europea di giustizia: un breve sguardo d’insieme alle novità introdotte dal Trattato di Lisbona” (New competences of ECJ after Lisbon), in Quaderni Costituzionali, 1/2010, p. 135.

“Teoria degli effetti diretti e applicazione del diritto. L’efficacia delle norme self-executing nell’interpretazione della Corte di giustizia e del giudice interno”, in Annali on-line dell’Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Ferrara, vol. II, 1, pp. 1-136 (2009). (The doctrine of direct effect and the application of the law. The effect of European self-executing law between the interpretation of the European Court of Justice and the national courts)

“Terrorismo, diritti fondamentali e integrazione europea: parametro fugit?”(Terrorism, fundamental rights and EU integration: what are the criteria for a balance?), Sicurezza collettiva e diritti fondamentali in tempo di terrorismo. Atti del workshop tenutosi a Ferrara il 26 settembre 2007, pp. 247-266, Aracne 2008

(Translation) Jo Shaw, La Corte europea di giustizia di fronte al diritto di cittadinanza: una sfida alla sovranità nazionale dei Paesi membri?, in Quaderni costituzionali 3/2010, pp. 612-617.

Other publications

Sull’insegnamento di Cittadinanza e Costituzione nella scuola italiana: l’uso di strumenti, metodi e materiali alternativi, in C. Bergonzini, Con la Costituzione sul banco, Franco Angeli, 2013

C. Eckes, S. Lorenzon, Italian Elections and the European Union: Till Politics Do Us Part, in ACELG, Blog active EU, march 2013

Editorships

S. Borelli, A. Guazzarotti, S. Lorenzon, (a cura di) I diritti dei lavoratori nelle carte europee dei diritti fondamentali, Ottobre 2012, Jovene.

R. Bin, S. Lorenzon, N. Lucchi (editors), Biotech innovations and fundamental rights, Springer, 2011.

S. Lorenzon, G. Vaccari, V. Zanetti (editors), Sicurezza collettiva e diritti fondamentali in tempo di terrorismo. Atti del workshop tenutosi a Ferrara il 26 settembre 2007, Aracne 2008

Languages proficiences

(n=normal g=good p: perfectly)

French:

DELF 2nd degré “Diplome d’etudes en langue française”. Certificate issued by Alliance Française, Venice (corresponding to level B2 according to the Common European Framework of reference for languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, 2011, Council of Europe)

Professional Legal French (final grade: 30/30)

English:

Trinity and Toefl Exams: level C1according to the Common European Framework of reference for languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, 2011, Council of Europe