{"id":194928,"date":"2026-11-04T13:33:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/event\/honorary-lectures-by-professors-roberto-caranta-and-dapo-akande\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T13:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:33:40","slug":"honorary-lectures-by-professors-roberto-caranta-and-dapo-akande","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/event\/honorary-lectures-by-professors-roberto-caranta-and-dapo-akande\/","title":{"rendered":"Honorary Lectures by Professors Roberto Caranta and Dapo Akande"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen warmly invites you to an afternoon of honorary lectures<\/p>\n

Professor Roberto Caranta and Professor Dapo Akande will be awarded Honorary Doctorates by the University of Copenhagen at the Annual commemoration on 13 November 2026, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the fields of public procurement law and public international law. To mark this occasion, they will deliver honorary lectures on current developments in their respective fields.<\/p>\n

Following the lectures, there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion. The event concludes with a reception.<\/p>\n

You are warmly welcome to attend both honorary lectures or either of them individually.<\/p>\n

The event will be held in English.<\/p>\n

\n

Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Everyone is welcome to attend, but registration is required via jurfak@jur.ku.dk<\/a>
\nPlease register,\u00a0no later than Wednesday, 11 November 2026, at 10:00.
\nWhen registering, please state whether you wish to attend both honorary lectures or only one of them.<\/p>\n

Programme
\n15:30-15:35<\/strong>
\nWelcome by Kristian Cedervall Lauta, Acting Dean and Professor, University of Copenhagen
\n15:35-15:40<\/strong>
\nIntroduction of Honorary Doctor Professor Roberto Caranta
\nby Professor Carina Risvig Hamer, University of Copenhagen
\n15:40-16:00<\/strong>
\nA Big Bang for Public Procurement?
\nLecture by Professor Roberto Caranta, University of Turin
\n16:00-16:10<\/strong>
\nQuestions from the audience
\n16:10-16:15<\/strong>
\nShort break
\n16:15-16:20<\/strong>
\nIntroduction of Honorary Doctor Professor Dapo Akande
\nby Professor Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen, University of Copenhagen
\n16:20-16:40<\/strong>
\nThe ICJ and the Protection of Human Rights
\nLecture by Professor Dapo Akande, University of Oxford
\n16:40-16:50<\/strong>
\nQuestions from the audience
\n16:50-16:55<\/strong>
\nClosing remarks
\nby Kristian Cedervall Lauta, Acting Dean and Professor, University of Copenhagen
\n16:55-17:00<\/strong>
\nReception<\/p>\n

A brief description of Professor Roberto Caranta’s talk
\nA Big Bang for Public Procurement?<\/strong><\/p>\n

EU law of public procurement and concessions, together accounting for approximately 15% of GDP across the 27 EU Member States, is on the verge of major reform with significant implications for national legal systems.<\/p>\n

A first change may concern the choice of legal instrument, with a regulation potentially replacing directives through the European Commission’s proposed Public Procurement Act. Linked to the recommendations of the Letta and Draghi reports, this development is associated with the creation of a European IT facility enabling companies to more easily demonstrate their credentials across Member States.<\/p>\n

A second change involves a stronger recognition of public procurement as a tool for achieving broader societal and policy objectives, including climate action, supply-chain resilience, industrial policy and potentially protectionist objectives.<\/p>\n

A third change concerns granting greater discretion to public purchasers while simultaneously strengthening their professional competencies.<\/p>\n

Although the legislative process is only beginning, the lecture will explore whether these reforms can withstand the realities of practice and effectively contribute to the societal and policy goals they are intended to serve.<\/p>\n

About Professor Roberto Caranta<\/strong>
\nProfessor Roberto Caranta<\/a> is Professor of Law at the University of Turin. His research focuses on public procurement law, sustainable public procurement, remedies, European Union law and comparative administrative law, with particular attention to judicial protection.<\/p>\n

A brief description of Professor Dapo Akande’s talk<\/strong>
\nThe ICJ and the Protection of Human Rights<\/strong>
\nAbstract to be announced.<\/p>\n

About Professor Dapo Akande<\/strong>
\nProfessor Dapo Akande<\/a> is Chichele Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford, a member of the United Nations International Law Commission, and was elected judge of the International Court of Justice on 3 November 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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