European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Judge Octavia Spineanu-Matei

Episode #9 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Judge Octavia Spineanu-Matei in conversation with Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University). Judge Spineanu-Matei was appointed to the Court of Justice in 2021, after serving since 2016 as a Judge on the General Court. Judge Spineanu-Matei previously served as a justice in the Romanian judiciary for over 25 years. Judge Spineanu-Matei discusses her robust career path, highlighting major moments such as her first case concerning EU law, Circul Globus, and the process of appointment to the CJEU, being first chosen at the national level then vetted by the Article 255 Committee.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.

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This is Borderlines from Berkeley Law, a show about global problems in a world fragmented by national borders. Our host is Katerina Linos, Tragen Professor of International Law and co-director of the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law. Katerina has spent 15 years researching how nations make war with one another, spreading devastation. But she has also seen how countries work together to build global institutions and learn from one another. She has met brilliant scholars, visionary leaders, brave advocates, and Machiavellian strategists. In each episode of Borderlines, Professor Linos invites three experts to discuss cutting edge issues in international law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.