Anne Thies
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Associate Professor
- Joint Deputy Head of School
- Lead of School of Law Athena SWAN initiative
- Member of the University's Diversity and Inclusion Community of Practice (DICOP),
- Member of REF 2021 Personal Circumstances Group
- Member of University's Ethics Committee
Areas of interest
EU and UK external relations law, gender equality and external relations law, international trade law, EU constitutional law, public international law, international dispute settlement.
Postgraduate supervision
Lead and co-lead PhD supervisor of:
- Ahmed Aldhafeeri (2019–), 'The Public Policy Exception to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards'
- Virgilio Lobato Cervantes (2019–), 'A Practical Framework for Addressing EU Data Protection and Privacy Law'
- Selam Abebe (2018–), 'The Role of the Compliance Mechanism of the Paris Agreement in Achieving Equity and Climate Justice'
- Liam Bagshaw (2018–), 'What Role Does International Law Play in Disaster Risk (Reduction)?'
- Zoi Krokida (2016–2020), 'An Evaluation of the EU Regulatory Framework for Hosting Information Society Service Providers' Liability for Copyright and Trade Mark Infringements: Criticisms, Challenges and Recommendations'
- Natasha Georgiou (2013–2019), 'EU-Russia energy relations and the protection of investors'
- Wanni Teo (2011–2016), 'Privacy and data surveillance in European Union Counter-Terrorism Action'
- David Yuratich (2010–2014), 'The Court of Justice of the European Union and Models of EU Democracy'.
Dr Thies is interested in receiving proposals for MRes and doctoral study in European and international law, in particular in the area of EU external relations law, foreign affairs and gender equality, international trade law, on other legal issues arising at the intersection between EU and international law, and international dispute settlement.
Teaching
She currently teaches the following courses:
- LLB: Foundations of European Union Law; Public International Law
- LLM: International Trade and WTO Law; International Dispute Settlement; Introduction to International Law.
Research centres and groups
Member of Global Law at Reading (GLAR)Background
Anne joined the School of Law in September 2007.
In her research Anne focuses on European and public international law. She is particularly interested in EU external relations law, gender equality, international trade law, the interrelationships between different international legal systems and international dispute settlement.
Her monograph International Trade Disputes and EU Liability was published with Cambridge University Press (2013).
She is committed to international collaboration, coedited and published two books in the field of EU external relations law with Hart Publishing (2014, 2017) and contributes to a leading textbook in the field (2020).
Anne obtained a Jean Monnet Fellowship at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute in Florence (2010/11). She is a Visiting Fellow at the Centre of European Law, King's College London and Editorial Board Member of ZEuS (Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien, Berliner Wissenschaftsverlag).
Anne acts as external examiner (undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research) and referee for academic publications, scholarship applications and programme accreditation. She is admitted to the German bar as Rechtsanwältin (solicitor/barrister) and trained as a mediator. Anne speaks English, French, German and Italian.
In 2017, Anne established – together with her co-editors Professor Christina Eckes (Amsterdam) and Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL) – the academic journal Europe and the World - A Law Review, which is the first peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of EU external relations law. It aims to contribute to legal scholarship on the place of Europe in the world, with a particular focus on EU external relations law.
She is co-founder and co-convenor (re-elected in 2018) of the Interest Group 'The EU as a Global Actor' of the European Society of International Law (ESIL), which was launched in September 2012, and is interested in international collaborative projects in that field.
Academic qualifications
First State Exam in Law (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munich); Second State Exam in Law and admission as Rechtsanwaltin (barrister/solicitor) in Munich; LLM (London School of Economics), PhD (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munich)
Publications
- Thies, A. (2022) The Impact of Obligations under International Agreements on the (Judicial) Review of EU Measures: Stichting Natuur en Milieu and Pesticide Action Network Europe. In: Butler, G. and Wessel, R. , (eds.) EU external relations law: the cases in context. Hart Publishing , London. pp. 775-786. ISBN: 9781509939695 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781509939725.ch-071
- Thies, A. (2022) EU general principles in external relations: shaping the EU as a global actor and dealing with its accountability. In: Ziegler, K. , Neuvonen, P. , Moren- Lax, V. , (eds.) Research handbook on general principles in EU Law : constructing legal orders in Europe. Edward Elgar Publishing , Cheltenham. pp. 575-591. ISBN: 9781784712372
- Thies, A. (2020) Principles of EU External Action. In: Wesssel, R. and Larik, J. , (eds.) EU External Relations Law: Text, Cases and Materials. Hart Publishing pp. 29-60. ISBN: 9781509926763
- Thies, A. (2020) The EU’s law and policy framework for the promotion of gender equality in the world. In: Giegerich, T. , (eds.) The European Union as Protector and Promoter of Equality. European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World Springer (1). pp. 429-454. ISBN: 9783030437633 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43764-0_22
- Thies, A. (2019) The Lisbon Treaty and EU external relations law: accommodating stakeholders, values, principles and objectives. In: Keleman, R. , Södersten, A. , Spaventa, E. , Thies, A. , van Middelaar, L. , (eds.) The Lisbon Treaty 10 years on: Success or Failure?. Sieps – Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies pp. 63-89. ISBN: 918512995X
- Thies, A. (2018) The search for effectiveness and the need for loyalty in EU external relations. In: Cremona, M. , (eds.) Structural principles in EU external relations. Hart Publishing , Oxford. pp. 263-290. ISBN: 9781782259978
- Cremona, M. , Thies, A. , Wessel, R. (2017) Introduction. In: Cremona, M. , Thies, A. , Wessel, R. , (eds.) The European Union and international dispute settlement. Hart Publishing , Oxford. ISBN: 9781509903238
- Thies, A. (2017) European Union member states and state–state arbitration: what's left?. In: Cremona, M. , Thies, A. , Wessel, R. , (eds.) The European Union and international dispute settlement. Hart Publishing , Oxford. ISBN: 9781509903238
- Cremona, M. , Thies, A. , Wessel, R. , eds. (2017) The European Union and international dispute settlement. Hart Publishing , Oxford. pp 320. ISBN: 9781509903238
- Thies, A. (2014) General principles in the development of EU external relations law. In: Cremona, M. and Thies, A. , (eds.) The European Court of Justice and EU external relations law: constitutional challenges. Modern studies in European Law Hart Publishing , Oxford. pp. 139-163. ISBN: 9781849465045
- Cremona, M. and Thies, A. (2014) Introduction. In: Cremona, M. and Thies, A. , (eds.) The European Court of Justice and EU external relations law: constitutional challenges. Modern studies in European law Hart Publishing , Oxford. pp. 1-11. ISBN: 9781849465045
- Cremona, M. and Thies, A. , eds. (2014) The European Court of Justice and EU external relations law: constitutional challenges. Modern studies in European Law Hart Publishing , Oxford. pp 298. ISBN: 9781849465045
- Isiksel, T. and Thies, A. , eds. (2013) Special issue on 'Changing Subjects: Rights, remedies and responsibilities of individuals under global legal pluralism'. Global Constitutionalism (Special Issue) , 2. Cambridge University Press (2). pp 194.
- Isiksel, T. and Thies, A. (2013) Changing subjects: rights, remedies and responsibilities of individuals under global legal pluralism. Global Constitutionalism , 2 (2). pp. 151-159. ISSN: 2045-3825 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045381713000117
- Thies, A. (2013) EU membership of the WTO: international trade disputes and judicial protection of individuals by EU Courts. Global Constitutionalism , 2 (2). pp. 237-261. ISSN: 2045-3825 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045381713000105 (Special issue on 'Changing subjects: rights, remedies and responsibilities of individuals under global legal pluralism' edited by Turkuler Isiksel and Anne Thies)
- Thies, A. (2013) International trade disputes and EU liability. Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy Cambridge University Press , Cambridge. pp 224. ISBN: 9781107009660
- De Witte, B. and Thies, A. (2013) Why choose Europe? The place of the European Union in the architecture of international legal cooperation. In: Von Vooren, B. , Blockmans, S. , Wouters, J. , (eds.) The EU's role in global governance: the legal dimension. Oxford University Press , Oxford. pp. 23-38. ISBN: 9780199659654
- Thies, A. (2012) Le devoir de coopération loyale dans le cadre de l’action extérieure. In: Neframi, E. , (eds.) Objectifs & compétences dans l’Union européenne. Bruylant , Brussels. pp. 311-336. ISBN: 9782802735380
- Thies, A. (2012) Shared competence and the EU Member States’ obligation to refrain from unilateral external action: PFOS and beyond. In: Diez-Hochleitner, J. , Martinez Capdevila, C. , Blazquez Navarro, I. , Frutos Miranda, J. , (eds.) Recent trends in the Case Law of the Court of Justice of the EU (2008-2011) . La Ley , Madrid. pp. 703-728. ISBN: 9788490200513
- Thies, A. (2011) The 'locus standi' of the regions before EU courts. In: Panara, C. and De Becker, A. , (eds.) The Role of the Regions in EU Governance. Springer , Berlin. pp. 25-53. ISBN: 9783642119026
- Thies, A. (2009) The impact of general principles of EC law on its liability regime towards retaliation victims after FIAMM . European Law Review , 34 (6). pp. 889-913. ISSN: 0307-5400
- Thies, A. (2004) Case C-93/02, Biret International SA v. Council, judgment of the Full Court of 30 September 2003, [2003] ECR I 10497 - Biret and beyond: the status of WTO rulings in EC law. Common Market Law Review , 41 (6). pp. 1661-1682. ISSN: 0165-0750