@GrahamButler1

Full Professor of Law, Linnaeus University, Sweden.

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📄 New article "When Public Authorities Do Not Decide: On the Need for a Failure to Act Procedure in Swedish Administrative Law" in Förvaltningsrättslig tidskrift ⚖️ A court can order a public authority to decide. But if it simply doesn't? What then? 🔓 doi.org/10.53292/ba5659bf.7b…
Graham Butler, 'When Public Authorities Do Not Decide: On the Need for a Failure to Act Procedure in Swedish Administrative Law' (2026) 89 Förvaltningsrättslig tidskrift, pp. 407-428.

ALT Graham Butler, 'When Public Authorities Do Not Decide: On the Need for a Failure to Act Procedure in Swedish Administrative Law' (2026) 89 Förvaltningsrättslig tidskrift, pp. 407-428.

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'The Generals', edited by @IainDale, is out now. It features a contribution from me on Charlemagne, from another time in European history. Published by Hodder & Stoughton/Hachette (hodder.co.uk/titles/iain-dal…), distributed worldwide.
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It's Publication Day for my latest edited book of essays, THE GENERALS, published by Hodder & Stoughton. It covers 69 Generals from Sun Tzu through to David Petraeus. Thanks to all who contributed. I'm very proud of it. Buy a signed copy politicos.co.uk/products/the…
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New book 📘 Micro-states of Europe and their Legal Relations with the European Union (2026) Andorra 🇦🇩 Monaco 🇲🇨 San Marino 🇸🇲 and the Vatican City State 🇻🇦 across EU constitutional, internal market, institutional, and external relations law 🔗 law-store.wolterskluwer.com/… #EUlaw
Graham Butler, Micro-states of Europe and their Legal Relations with the European Union (Kluwer Law International, 2026).

ALT Graham Butler, Micro-states of Europe and their Legal Relations with the European Union (Kluwer Law International, 2026).

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New chapter 📕 examining how the Court of Justice of the European Union decides not to decide cases. I argue that it does so through procedural control, narrow rulings, and related techniques. 🏛️🇪🇺 URL: doi.org/10.1093/978019898300… (eds: L. Lonardo & A. Loxa) #EUlaw #CJEU
Graham Butler, 2026, Deciding Not to Decide: Dismissal, Narrowing, and Relinquishment at the Court of Justice of the European Union. in Luigi Lonardo & Alezini Loxa (eds), The Reasoning of the Court of Justice of the EU: A Normative Assessment. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 331-351.

ALT Graham Butler, 2026, Deciding Not to Decide: Dismissal, Narrowing, and Relinquishment at the Court of Justice of the European Union. in Luigi Lonardo & Alezini Loxa (eds), The Reasoning of the Court of Justice of the EU: A Normative Assessment. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 331-351.

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Is there a political question doctrine in EU law? The CJEU long took no position. No more! It has now discovered it. By me: 'From Search to Discovery of the Political Question Doctrine in EU Law' in European Law Review, 2025, 50(6), pp. 761-774. URL: uk.westlaw.com/Document/I29F…
Graham Butler, 'From Search to Discovery of the Political Question Doctrine in EU Law', European Law Review, 2025, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 761-774.

ALT Graham Butler, 'From Search to Discovery of the Political Question Doctrine in EU Law', European Law Review, 2025, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 761-774.

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New book, now published. The EU Law of Investment: Past, Present, and Future (Hart Publishing/Bloomsbury, 2025), edited by Xavier Groussot, Marja-Liisa Öberg, and Graham Butler. Hardback, here: bloomsbury.com/uk/eu-law-of-… Full open access, here: doi.org/10.5040/978150996588… #EUlaw
New book: The EU Law of Investment: Past, Present, and Future (Hart Publishing/Bloomsbury, 2025), edited by Xavier Groussot, Marja-Liisa Öberg, and Graham Butler.

ALT New book: The EU Law of Investment: Past, Present, and Future (Hart Publishing/Bloomsbury, 2025), edited by Xavier Groussot, Marja-Liisa Öberg, and Graham Butler.

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Appeals brought by Member States against General Court judgments to the Court of Justice under Article 56 of CJEU Statute. Case C-728/23 P. Nice to see both a book I co-edited and an article I authored cited in the Opinion of the Advocate General today. curia.europa.eu/juris/docume…
Opinion of Advocate General Emiliou, delivered on 18 September 2025. Case C‑728/23 P, Kingdom of Spain v Robert Stockdale, Council of the European Union, European Commission, European External Action Service (EEAS), European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Court of Justice of the European Union.

ALT Opinion of Advocate General Emiliou, delivered on 18 September 2025. Case C‑728/23 P, Kingdom of Spain v Robert Stockdale, Council of the European Union, European Commission, European External Action Service (EEAS), European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Court of Justice of the European Union.

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This week in Copenhagen. Meeting of the Agents (of the Member States) before the @EUCourtPress ⚖️ at the @DanishMFA 🇩🇰🇪🇺 #EUlaw #CJEU
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Vacancy: Doctoral Fellowship in European Law, Linnaeus University, Sweden. 📅 Apps: by 1 Nov '25. 💡 On offer: 4-year full-time salaried position. 💭 Interest in: Competition, data protection, privacy law. 👉 Job ID: HR-2025/1249: 🔗 EN: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I009… #EUlaw
Vacancy. Doctorial Fellow in European Law, Linnaeus University, Sweden. Job ID: HR-2025/1249. www.lnu.se

ALT Vacancy. Doctorial Fellow in European Law, Linnaeus University, Sweden. Job ID: HR-2025/1249. www.lnu.se

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Can the 🇪🇺 High Representative be in CJEU proceedings ⚖️ in their individual capacity (i.e., not as Comm VP, Head of the EEAS, other hats)? Evidently, yes, though with nuances as intervener, applicant, and defendant. My contribution in a new Festschrift: doi.org/10.1163/978900470063…
New chapter by Professor Graham Butler called 'The High Representative as a New Actor before the Court of Justice of the European Union' in a book called 'The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy as a Legal Actor: Liber Amicorum in Honour of Stephan Marquardt', edited by Frank Hoffmeister and Lóránt Havas, published by Brill (Leiden, 2025).

ALT New chapter by Professor Graham Butler called 'The High Representative as a New Actor before the Court of Justice of the European Union' in a book called 'The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy as a Legal Actor: Liber Amicorum in Honour of Stephan Marquardt', edited by Frank Hoffmeister and Lóránt Havas, published by Brill (Leiden, 2025).

New chapter by Professor Graham Butler called 'The High Representative as a New Actor before the Court of Justice of the European Union' in a book called 'The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy as a Legal Actor: Liber Amicorum in Honour of Stephan Marquardt', edited by Frank Hoffmeister and Lóránt Havas, published by Brill (Leiden, 2025).

ALT New chapter by Professor Graham Butler called 'The High Representative as a New Actor before the Court of Justice of the European Union' in a book called 'The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy as a Legal Actor: Liber Amicorum in Honour of Stephan Marquardt', edited by Frank Hoffmeister and Lóránt Havas, published by Brill (Leiden, 2025).

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Is the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) leaning too heavily on 'solidarity' in its rulings? I argue yes, and that is problematic as a matter of legal reasoning. The full article is in current issue of the Maastricht Journal (MJ): doi.org/10.1177/1023263X2513…
Article by Professor Graham Butler called 'Solidarity on trial: On reliance, reason and logic at the Court of Justice of the European Union', published in a 2024 issue of the Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law (Volume 31).

ALT Article by Professor Graham Butler called 'Solidarity on trial: On reliance, reason and logic at the Court of Justice of the European Union', published in a 2024 issue of the Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law (Volume 31).

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New book out now. Research Handbook on EEA Internal Market Law, edited by one, but written by many. Focusing on the internal market aspects of the EFTA pillar of the EEA. Available in hardback: e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/researc… Available online: doi.org/10.4337/978180392246… #EUlaw #EEAlaw
Research Handbook on EEA Internal Market Law. Edited by Graham Butler. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

ALT Research Handbook on EEA Internal Market Law. Edited by Graham Butler. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

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Deposit return schemes (on drinks containers) Are they still justified in the interests of the environment, as long claimed? They are an impediment to the EU's internal market in the food/drink sector. New article (open access) in @RECIELjournal doi.org/10.1111/reel.12591 #EUlaw
Article by Professor Graham Butler called 'Deposit return schemes of EU Member States and the EU's internal market', published in the Review of European, Comparative, & International Environmental Law journal.

ALT Article by Professor Graham Butler called 'Deposit return schemes of EU Member States and the EU's internal market', published in the Review of European, Comparative, & International Environmental Law journal.

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Conference and Essays in Honour of Eleanor Sharpston (w/ Aindrias Ó Caoimh and Adam Lazowski). Kudos to @CSBarnard24 @DanielSarmiento @EULegalStudies @TrinCollCam @Cambridge_Uni for organising and hosting. The book is here: bloomsbury.com/uk/pursuit-of… @hartpublishing
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A non-EU international organisation, very close to the EU legal order, has its own internal court/tribunal. The Administrative Tribunal of the European Stability Mechanism (ESMAT) (@ESM_Press). 10 years old. Time for a a legal assessment in IJCLLIR. doi.org/10.54648/ijcl2024013
Academic article on the Administrative Tribunal of the European Stability Mechanism (ESMAT), by Professor Graham Butler.

ALT Academic article on the Administrative Tribunal of the European Stability Mechanism (ESMAT), by Professor Graham Butler.

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Another micro-state and EU law article you asked for? No. But here it is anyway. The legal relationship between the EU 🇪🇺 and San Marino 🇸🇲 is fascinating (really), so I dug in. Here is a healthy dose of analysis: doi.org/10.54648/eerr2024012 (in new issue of @EFAReview). #EUlaw
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Celebrating the EFTA Court’s (and the EEA’s) thirtieth birthday today at the beautiful Hemicycle in Luxembourg today 🎂 Honoured to have contributed a chapter in the volume edited by the Court to mark the occasion. bloomsbury.com/uk/efta-court… #EEAlaw #EFTACourt
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European (non-EU) international administrative tribunals of international organisations. On the @ECMWF Appeals Board and and the broader development of international administrative law. I have an article in the new issue of @JournalOfIDS @OUPLaw doi.org/10.1093/jnlids/idae0…
Cover image of academic article in the Journal of International Dispute Settlement (Oxford University Press) by Professor Graham Butler

ALT Cover image of academic article in the Journal of International Dispute Settlement (Oxford University Press) by Professor Graham Butler

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ALT Image of the front cover of an issue of the Journal of International Dispute Settlement (Oxford University Press) containing an article by Professor Graham Butler

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