Law Fellow recognised at European Trade Union Confederation Congress

  • 06 June 2023

Gonville & Caius College Fellow Dr Fotis Vergis was awarded the runner's-up position in the prestigious European Trade Confederation Brian Bercusson Award at the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Congress last month for the submission of his PhD thesis written while studying at the Faculty of Law.

Fotis' thesis 'Collective Labour Rights after the Treaty of Lisbon as an element of the substantive constitutionalisation of EU law', which focused on core collective labour law rights and concepts (association, collective bargaining and collective action) as integral parts of the EU constitutional order, was selected among the top three shortlisted candidates. The Selection Panel ranked his thesis as being of exceptionally high quality when evaluated in light of the relevant criteria, and at the Congress he was awarded the runner's-up prize.

"It was an honour just to be considered for an award that bears Brian Bercusson's name - much less to be recognised in any form," Fotis said.

"I truly owe a debt of gratitude to my supervisors, Catherine Barnard and Simon Deakin, for their tenacious guidance through the years, examiners Keith Ewing and Filip Dorssemont for their comments and encouragement, John Hendy for the push at critical junctures, and friends and colleagues at Cambridge for the support."

Read the full story on the Faculty of Law website: Fotis Vergis Recognised by ETUC/ETUI | Faculty of Law (cam.ac.uk)

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