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Venue: The Ithacan Philanthropic Society at 329 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne (click for map).

by Keith Ewing, Professor of Public Law at King’s College London.
Date: 7pm Thursday 2nd May, 2013
Entrance: Free Public Lecture
This lecture will address the austerity measures introduced in Greece following the intervention of the 'Troika'. 

Professor Ewing will examine some of the changes introduced in the light of the financial crisis and consider their legality in the light of the obligations of the Greek government under the Greek Constitution, and the European Convention on Human Rights.  He will also comment on the legality of the conduct of the EU institutions and the compatibility of their conduct with the EU Treaty.

 
Biography:
Keith Ewing is Professor of Public Law at King’s College London. Before then he worked at the universities of Edinburgh (1978–83) and Cambridge (1983–89) and has also held visiting positions at various institutions overseas, including the universities of Sydney and Queensland. He is the President of the Institute of Employment Rights (a trade union funded think tank), and Vice President of the International Centre of Trade Union Rights.