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Dr. Delia Ferri, LL.M., Ph.D, PGDHE, Avvocato (Attorney at Law) Lecturer in Law -Department of Law – Maynooth University Research Fellow - Maynooth Centre for European and Eurasian Studies Affiliated Researcher –Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI) Affiliated Researcher – Dirpolis Institute Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Avvocato –Verona Bar (Italy) Special Roll of Full time Academics Department of Law Maynooth University Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland T: +353 1 474 7210 E: delia.ferri@nuim.ie https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/law/our-people/delia-ferri https://nuim.academia.edu/DeliaFerri

EDUCATION

Higher Education

2015-2016 Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE) –Maynooth University (Ireland)

Thesis: “Exploring Ways To Stimulate Classroom Engagement: Will Using Clickers help?” (recommended for publication)

2012-2013 LL.M. in International and European Business Law awarded ‘First Class Honours with Distinction’ (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

LL.M. Dissertation “Reconciling IPRs and Competition law in the European Union? Or Pushing EU Competition Law Too Far? The Case of Standard Essential Patents”

2004-2007 Ph.D Italian and European Constitutional Law awarded ‘Excellent’ (University of Verona, Italy)

PhD Thesis “The Cultural Constitution of the European Legal Space”

2006 Diploma in European Union Legal Practice (Central European University, Budapest, Hungary)

1997-2003 J.D. in Law (Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza) awarded magna cum laude (Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza magna cum laude) (University of Verona, Italy)

Professional Qualification

2007 Licensed Attorney at Law (Avvocato) - Admission to the Italian Bar (Bar exam at Venice Court of Appeal, Italy)

Selected Professional Education

2011-2012 Verona Commercial Chamber Seminars on IP Law (with the acknowledgement from the Verona Bar Council)

2011 Professional Master Course on International Commercial Law and International Contracts for Professionals (Centro Studi Forense, Verona/Milan, with the acknowledgement from the Italian Bar Council)

Legal Training

2003- 2005 Legal Training within Studio Legale Segna (Verona, Italy)

Other Selected Internships

2004 Internship (4 months) at the Italian Representation to the European Union – Council of Ministers/COREPER (Brussels, Belgium)

2003 Internship (3 months) at Legal Office/Promotional Activities Office Fondazione Arena di Verona (Verona, Italy)

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AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2009 National Award “Premio Ettore Gallo 2008” for the best Ph.D Thesis, granted by ISTREVI under the High Patronage of the Presidency of the Italian Republic

2004-2007 Ph.D Scholarship granted by Italian Ministry of Education - University of Verona

2004 Award/Scholarship “Premio E. Dugoni 2003” for the best Final Master Degree Thesis, granted by Provincia di Mantova (Italy)

EMPLOYMENT

Current Position

2014- present

Lecturer in Law - Department of Law Maynooth University

Teaching

• Co-Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Module “EU External Relations in a Time of Crisis” (Project ID: 574714-EPP-1-2016-EPPJMO-Module)

• Co-Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Summer School “EU and Human Rights in a Time of Crises” as part of the JM Module “EU External Relations in a Time of Crisis” (Project ID: 574714-EPP-1-2016-EPPJMO-Module)

• Courses Taught: EU law (UG), EU as Global Actor (PG), International and European Disability Law (PG), International Human Rights Law (PG), Contract Law (UG), EU Law I (UG), EU Law II (UG), International Law (UG)

Research

• Fields of research: International, European and Comparative Disability law, EU law, European Constitutional Law

• Academic publications focusing on: the rights of people with disabilities, the implementation of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (UNCRPD), cultural diversity in the EU, participatory processes in the EU

• Contributions to EU funded studies and research projects

Research Supervision

In addition to the supervision of LLB, LL.M, MLS thesis, I have supervised PhD candidates.

PhD Thesis “The impact of TRIPS-Plus provisions in the EU Free Trade Agreements: Enhanced protection of Intellectual Property or Restriction of Fundamental Rights?” (2014-2018) – PhD Candidate Mr Liam Sunner

PhD Thesis “Disabilita’ e tutela internazionale dei diritti fondamentali” (co-supervision) – PhD candidate Ms Silvia Favalli (thesis defended successfully on 15 February 2016)

Other Academic Activities

• Law Department Seminar Series Coordinator (https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/law/research-seminar-series)

• UG Second year Coordinator

• UG First year Coordinator (2014-2015)

CURRENT AFFILIATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS AND OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Affiliations

2017-present

Affiliated Researcher at the Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI)

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2015-present

Research Fellow at the Maynooth Centre for European and Eurasian Studies

2015-present

Affiliated Researcher at the Dirpolis institute of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa (Italy) – Research cluster on social rights, social inclusion and disability

Membership of Editorial Boards for Academic Journals

2016-present

Member of the Editorial Board of the Irish Journal of European law

2016- present

Member of the Editorial Staff of European Papers

2016-present

Member of the Editorial Board of “EDAP – European Autonomy And Diversity Papers”

2016-present

Member of the Scientific Committee of the Book Series Ius Publicum Europaeum (CEDAM/ESI)

2014 –present

Member of the Editorial Board of Panoptica

Participation in Scientific Boards

2015-2016 Member of the Scientific Committee and Lecturer of the High Level Course “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Autonomy” –(organized by Dirpolis Institute –Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and Cesvot) - http://www.cesvot.it/sites/default/files/type_comunicati/allegati/03%20dopo%20di%20noi%20mail.pdf

Review Activities

2016-present

Reviewer for Diritti Comparati

2012-present

Peer Reviewer for various law journals (e.g. Laws, Irish Journal of Legal Studies, Election Law Journal)

2014 Reviewer for the National Disability Authority Report “Measures to Improve Accessibility of Public Websites in Europe”, at http://universaldesign.ie/Web-Content-/Measures-to-Improve-Accessibility-of-Public-Websites-in-Europe-Exec-Summary.pdf

Other Professional Membership

2008-present

Member of the Verona Bar (Ordine degli Avvocati di Verona) - since 2014, enrolled in the Special Roll of Full-time academics

2008-2013 Member of the Human Rights Committee of the Verona Bar Council

Membership in Academic Associations

Member of the European Society of International Law, I-CON (International Society of Public Law), Irish Disability Studies Association, Irish Centre of European Law (Corporate Membership), UACES-Academic Association for Contemporary European Studies (Corporate Membership)

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

Academic Teaching

2014 Coordinator, Lecturer and Examiner of “The EU and Human Rights” module –Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland Galway

2012-2014 Adjunct Assistant Lecturer in EU Law – Faculty of Law, University of Trento, Italy

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2009 Adjunct Lecturer of Public Law (Part V) in the Corso-Concorso (Master-Competition) for employees (Padua-Venice; 60 hours) 4etropoli by the Italian Ministry of Education University and Research- Veneto Education Office, Italy

2008 Adjunct Lecturer of Public Law (part I) in the Corso-Concorso (Master-Competition) for employees (Padua-Venice; 60 hours) 4etropoli by the Italian Ministry of Education University and Research- Veneto Education Office, Italy

2007 Guest Lecturer of EU Law in the M.A. Course “Informatore europeo per le istituzioni locali” (2007/2008), University of Trento, Jean Monnet Center, Italy

2007 Guest Lecturer of EU Law in the M.A. Course “Informatore europeo per le istituzioni locali” (2006/2007), University of Trento, Jean Monnet Center, Italy

Participation in Academic Research Projects

2013-2014 Lead Researcher of DISCIT Project –Work Package 7 on accessible technology law and policy in the EU and in selected countries (Project ID: 320079- www.discit.eu) within the Centre for Disability Law and Policy of NUI Galway

2008 –2010 Participation in the research project “Principi e regole della democrazia partecipativa” (Principles and Rules of Deliberative Democracy), University of Trento Faculty of Law (National research project funded by Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, Project Director prof. F.G. Arena)

2010 Participation in the research project “La potestà regolamentare di Comuni, Province e Città 4metropolitane: l’attuazione dell’art.117, c. 6 della Costituzione” (The regulatory powers of municipalities and provinces under art. 117 c. 6 of the Italian Const.)- University of Turin Faculty of Law (National research project funded by Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, Project Director: Prof. A. Poggi)

2007 Researcher for the EURAC – Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism Bozen/Bolzano (Italy)

2004- 2006 Ph.D Candidate in European and Italian Constitutional Law (University of Verona-Faculty of Law, Italy).

• Development of the research project: The Cultural Constitution of Europe – supervisor: Prof. F. Palermo.

• Participation in the following Research Projects:

o “Teoria e prassi della revisione costituzionale” (Theory and Practice of Constitutional Revision) – Project COFIN, University of Verona-Faculty of Law; Project Director Prof. F. Palermo (2006-2007);

o “La manutenzione costituzionale” (The Constitutional Maintenance)- Project CONFIN-PRIN, University of Verona-Faculty of Law; Project Director Prof. F. Palermo (2005-2006);

o “Gobernanza y Estado Autonomico” (Governance and Compoun State) – International Project Universidad de Jaen, Universidad Carlos II-Madrid, Universidad de Barcelona, Universidad Pablo Olavide –Sevilla (2005-2006)

Other collaborations

2015-16 External contributor for the project ‘Luoghi sacri fra eredita culturale e turismo religioso’ [Sacred sites between cultural heritage and religious tourism] run by the Department of Political Science of the University of Trieste (https://dispes.units.it/it/ricerca/ambiti/gruppi/7973).

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SELECTED CONSULTANCIES AND EU-FUNDED STUDIES

May 2017-

present

Legal Consultant for the Project '”Promoting the social rights of persons with

disabilities by building the capacity of Armenian civil society organisations to engage

with the Council of Europe monitoring mechanisms'' funded by the EU Instrument

for Democracy executed by the Advocacy Centre on CoE Standards

November 2016

Fundación ONCE, “Estudio sobre el balance de la aplicación en la Unión Europea de la Convención sobre los derechos de las personas con discapacidad a diez años de su aprobación por Naciones Unidas, en el marco del Programa Operativo de Inclusión Social y Economía Social 2014-2020 (POISES), cofinanciado por el Fondo Social Europeo (FSE)"

June 2015 –May 2016

Independent consultant with research tasks for Human European Consultancy B.V - Migration Policy Group for the policy study “Reasonable Accommodation for Disabled People in Employment Contexts: A Legal Analysis of the EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway” executed for the European Commission

February 2014-December 2015

International Advisory Expert for the EU-funded project “Partnership for change – Institutionalizing access to justice for persons with disabilities in Albania” executed by the National Disability Authority of Albania

February 2013-September 2013

Independent consultant with research tasks for Human European Consultancy B.V (Utrecht-The Netherlands) for the “Study on the implementation of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in the EU”, executed for the European Commission

May 2011 Independent consultant with research tasks for the Konrad Stiftung Adenauer Foundation (Rome-Berlin) for the “Inquiry on the UN Convention on People with Disabilities. Status of its implementation in the G20 Nations”

November 2010

Independent consultant with research tasks in the field of EU Law for Human European Consultancy B.V (Utrecht-The Netherlands)

January 2010- July 2010

Independent consultant with research tasks in the field of EU Law for Germann Avocats (Geneva- Switzerland) for the study “The Implementation of the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity” executed by Germann Avocats for the European Parliament.

April 2009- March 2010

Independent consultant with research tasks in the field of EU Law for European Foundation Centre (Brussels, Belgium) for the “Study on challenges and good practices in the implementation of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities”, executed by the EFC for the European Commission. Academic Directors: Professor Waddington (University of Maastricht), Professor Quinn (University of Galway). Supervisors: Professor Waddington, Professor Barnard (University of Cambridge)

June 2007- December 2007

Independent consultant with research tasks in the field of Public Law and Social Sevices within the Project on Experimental Management of Social Sevices within the Health Service Unit 15- Alata Padovana Territory” (Progetto di Sperimentazione Gestionale dei Servizi Sociali Azienda Ulss n. 15 – Territorio Alta Padovana -ATI Ca’ Foscari Formazione & Ricerca srl - Sinodè srl - Irecoop Veneto)

November 2006-July 2007

Independent consultant with research tasks in the field of EU Law for Germann Avocats (Geneva- Switzerland) for the “Study on the economic and cultural impact, notably on co-productions, of territorialisation clauses of state aid schemes for films and audiovisual productions” for the EU Commission-DG Information Society

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005-2014

Counsel - Attorney at Law (Avvocato) for Studio Legale Segna (Verona-Italy)

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ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Monograph

(2008)

D. Ferri, La costituzione culturale dell’Unione europea The Cultural Constitution of the European Union (Padova: CEDAM, 2008)

Edited volumes

(Under preparation)

D. Ferri and F. Cortese, Bringing the 'European Social Market Economy' to Life. Protecting social rights through Economic regulations

(2017)

D. Ferri, J. Bickenbach, R. Halvorsen, B. Hvinden, A. Guillen Rodriguez, Practices and Potential in the Disability Policy System: Active Citizenship and Disability in Europe (Routledge, 2017)

(2016)

D. Ferri and A. Giannoumis, Fostering Accessible Technology Through Regulation (Routledge 2016) [Special Issue and a Book]

Chapters in Edited Volumes

FORTHCOMING

D.Ferri, ‘The Past, Present and Future of the Right to Inclusive Education in Italy’, in S. Quinlivan, G. De Beco, J. Lord, The Right to Education of people with disabilities (Title TBC), (CUP, FORTHCOMING)

D. Ferri, ‘Italy’, in A. Lawson and L. Waddington, Domestic Interpretation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Comparative Analysis (OUP, 2018 FORTHCOMING)

D. Ferri, ‘Film Funding Law: An EU Perspective’, P. Murschetz, R Teichmann, M Karmsin, Film Funding. An International Handbook (Springer 2017 FORTHCOMING)

D. Ferri and S. Favalli, ‘Il nuovo approccio dell’Unione europea alla salvaguardia del patrimonio culturale tra “sacralità” ed “economicità”’ S. Baldin, M. Zago (cur.), Luoghi sacri fra eredità culturale e turismo religioso (2017 FORTHCOMING)

D. Ferri, ‘The Role of the European Union in Protecting the Rights of Asylum Seekers with Disabilities’, in S. Baldin, M. Zago Serena Baldin, Moreno Zago (eds), Europe of Migrations, Edizioni Università di Trieste, Trieste, (2017 FORTHCOMING)

(2017)

D. Ferri and J. Kline, ‘Enabling People with Disabilities through Effective Accessible Technology Policies’, in D. Ferri, R. Halvorsen, J. Bickenbach, A.M. Guillem Rodriguez, Practices and Potential in the Disability Policy System: Active Citizenship and Disability in Europe (Routledge 2017)

D. Ferri, J. Bickenbach, R. Halvorsen, B. Hvinden, A. Guillen Rodriguez, ‘Introduction’, in D. Ferri, R. Halvorsen, J. Bickenbach, A.M. Guillem Rodriguez, Practices and Potential in the Disability Policy System: Active Citizenship and Disability in Europe (Routledge 2017)

D. Ferri, J. Bickenbach, R. Halvorsen, B. Hvinden, A. Guillen Rodriguez, ‘Conclusion’, in D. Ferri, R. Halvorsen, J. Bickenbach, A.M. Guillem Rodriguez, Practices and Potential in the Disability Policy System: Active Citizenship and Disability in Europe (Routledge 2017)

(2015)

D. Ferri, Cultural diversity and state aids to the cultural sector, in E. Psychogiopoulou (ed), Cultural Governance and the European Union. Protecting and Promoting Cultural Diversity in Europe (Palgrave, 2015) pp. 119 -131

D. Ferri, Participation in EU Governance: A “Multi-Level” Perspective and a “Multifold” Approach, in F.Palermo, S. Kropp, C. Fraenkel, KP Sommermann (eds), Citizen Participation in Multi-level Democracies (Brill- Nijhooff, 2015), pp. 334 -367

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(2014)

D. Ferri, Is there a «Cultural Dimension» of EU Disability Policy? New Perspectives after the Accession to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in L. Zagato F. Perocco, D. Costantini, Trasformazioni e crisi della cittadinanza sociale, (Venice University Press, 2014) pp. 241 - 268

D. Ferri, Genetic Discrimination: Is it Time for the EU to Take On a New Challenge?, in A. de Paor, G. Quinn, and P. Blanck (eds) Genetic Discrimination -Transatlantic Perspectives on the Case for a European Level Legal Response (Routledge 2014)

(2013)

D. Ferri, ‘Implementation of Art. 33 UNCRPD in Italy: Magna Pars est profectus velle proficere’, in G. De Beco (ed), Article 33 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: National Structures for the Implementation and Monitoring of the Convention, pp. 119-147

(2011)

D. Ferri, L’Unione europea e l’inclusione sociale dei rom: priorità politica o retorica sovranazionale? The European Union and Social Inclusion of Roma: political priority or supranational rethoric?, in S. Baldin, M. Zago (eds.), Il mosaico rom, (Milano: Franco Angeli, 2011), pp. 143-160

D. Ferri, Partecipazione della società civile e tutela della diversità culturale nell’ordinamento dell’Unione europea, tra adempimento di un obbligo internazionale e attuazione di principi costituzionali (Civil Society's Participation and Protection of Cultural Diversity in the European Union, between International Obligations and Constitutional Principles), in G. Arena, F. Cortese (eds.), Per governare insieme: il federalismo come metodo. Verso nuove forme della democrazia, (Padova: CEDAM, 2011), pp. 111-156

(2010)

D. Ferri, La Convenzione UNESCO sulla diversità culturale: sviluppi e prospettive della sua attuazione nell’Unione europea, (The UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity: development and perspectives of its implementation in the European Union), in M.C. Baruffi (ed.), Il cittadino nello spazio giuridico europeo (Padova: CEDAM, 2010), pp. 167-183

(2008)

D. Ferri, An Investigation on the (Desirable) Role of Cultural Diversity in the EU-China Partnership, in F. Snyder (eds.), Europe, India and China: Strategic Partners in a Changing World, (Brussels: Brylant, 2008), 205

(2007)

D. Ferri, Il rango delle norme CEDU: tra teorica delle fonti e retorica dei diritti (The rank of the ECHR: between theory of the sourcess of law and rethoric of rights), in R. Bin, G. Brunelli, A. Pugiotto, P. Veronesi (eds.), All’incrocio tra Costituzione e CEDU. Il rango delle norme della Convenzione e l’efficacia interna delle sentenze di Strasburgo, (Torino: Giappichelli, 2007), pp. 115-120

(2005)

D. Ferri, La “religione predominante” e l’ordinamento giuridico in Grecia: una differenza persistente (The dominat religion and the Greek legal Order: a persistent difference], in S. Baldin (a cura di), Diritti religiosi e tradizionali in alcuni ordinamenti contemporanei (Trieste: Serie giuridica dell’Università degli Studi di Trieste -EUT, 2005), pp. 117-138

(2004)

D. Ferri, La questione del crocifisso tra laicita’ e pluralismo culturale (The crucifix between laicity and cultural pluralism), in R. Bin, G. Brunelli, A.Pugiotto, P. Veronesi (eds), La laicità crocifissa? Il nodo costituzionale dei simboli religiosi nei luoghi pubblici, (Torino: Giappichelli, 2004), pp. 132

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Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals

(2017)

D. Ferri, ‘L’accomodamento ragionevole per le persone con disabilità nello spazio giuridico europeo: dal “Transatlantic Borrowing” alla “Cross-Fertilization”, (2017) 2 Rivista di Diritto pubblico comparato italiano ed europeo, FORTHCOMING

(2016)

D. Ferri and C. O’Sullivan, ‘The Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Irish Legal System. Between Austerity and Constitutional Rhetoric’ (2016) Federalismi.it

D. Ferri and S. Favalli, Defining Disability in the EU Non-Discrimination Legislation: Judicial Activism and Legislative Restraints (2016) European Public Law, 541-567

D. Ferri and S. Favalli, ‘Tracing the Boundaries between Disability and Sickness in the European Union: Squaring the Circle?’ (2016) European Journal of Health Law, 5-35

(2015)

D. Ferri, 'The New General Block Exemption Regulation and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Smoke without Fire?', (2015) ESTAL - European State Aid Law Quarterly, pp. 465-478

D. Ferri, ‘Does accessible technology need an ‘entrepreneurial state’? The creation of an EU market of universally designed and assistive technology through state aid’, International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 2015 Vol. 29, No. 2-3 pp. 137-161

D. Ferri, A. Giannoumis A. and C.E. O’Sullivan C.E., ‘Introduction. Fostering accessible technology and sculpting an inclusive market through regulation, International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 2015 Vol. 29, No. 2-3, pp. 81-87

D. Ferri and A. De Paor, ‘Tackling Genetic Discrimination in the European Union: Taking Supranational regulation into unchartered territories or ushering the New Genomic Era?’ (2015) European Journal of Law Reform pp. 14-32

D. Ferri, “Subsidising Accessibility”. Using EU State Aid Law and Policy to Foster Development and Production of Accessible Technology’, (2015) European State Aid Law Quarterly, pp. 51-67

(2014)

D. Ferri, Legal Scholarship and Disability in Italy. Recent Developments and New Perspectives, in L. Waddington, G. Quinn, E. Flynn (eds.), European Yearbook of Disability Law, (Intersentia, 2014), pp. 129-151

D. Ferri and A. Giannoumis, ‘A Revaluation of the Cultural Dimension of Disability Policy in the European Union: The Impact of Digitization and Web Accessibility’ (2014) Behavioral Sciences & the Law, pp. 33-51

(2013)

D. Ferri, ‘An End to Abusive Litigation Tactics within the EU? New Perspectives under Brussels I Recast’, (2013) Irish Business Law Review

D. Ferri, ‘European Citizens… Mind the Gap! Some Reflections on Participatory Democracy in the EU’, (2013) 5 Perspectives on Federalism

(2012)

D. Ferri, ‘Reshaping Disability Policy Making in Italy: The ‘Focal Point’, the National Observatory on the Situation of Persons with Disabilities, and the Absence of Regions?’, (2012) 4 Perspectives on Federalism

D. Ferri, ‘Dal Libro bianco sulla governance al nuovo Registro per la Trasparenza: l’UE tra participatory engineering e democrazia partecipativa’ (From the White Paper on Governance to the new Tranparency Register: The EU between participatory engineering and participatory democracy), (2012) 3-4 Rivista Italiana di Diritto Pubblico Comunitario, 481

(2011)

D. Ferri, ‘L’Unione europea verso la democrazia partecipativa?’ (The EU twards participatory

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democracy?), (2011) 2 Istituzioni del Federalismo, 297

D. Ferri and M. Marquis, ‘Inroads to Social Inclusion in Europe’s Social Market Economy: The Case of State Aid Supporting Employment of Workers with Disabilities’, (2011)4 European Journal of Legal Studies, pp. 44-73

(2010)

D. Ferri, The conclusion of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the EC/EU: a constitutional perspective, in L. Waddington, G. Quinn (eds.), European Yearbook of Disability Law, (Antwerp-Portland: Intersentia 2010), pp. 47-71

D. Ferri, ‘The conclusion of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the EC/EU: some reflections from a “constitutional” perspective’, (2010) 4 Quaderni del CDE di Catania

D. Ferri, ‘Nota a Corte di Giustizia, 10 settembre 2009, cause riunite C-445/07 P e C-455/07 P. Commissione delle Comunità europee c. Ente per le Ville Vesuviane (C-445/07 P), Ente per le Ville Vesuviane c. Commissione delle Comunità europee (C-455/07 P)’, (2010) 1 Rivista di Diritto pubblico comparato italiano ed europeo, 191

(2009)

D. Ferri, Cultural Diversity ‘Under Review’: The Fachverband der Buch- und Medienwirtschaft Case ‘, (2009) 4 European Journal of Law Reform, pp. 499-511

D. Ferri, ‘La dimensione prescrittiva della cultura. Un’analisi comparata tra significante e significato’ (The legal dimension of culture. A comparative analysis), (2009) 1 Rivista di Diritto pubblico comparato italiano ed europeo, 12

D. Ferri, ‘Nota a Corte di Giustizia, 5 marzo 2009, causa C-222/07, Unión de Televisiones Comerciales Asociadas (UTECA) c. Administración General del Estado’, (2009) 3 Rivista di Diritto pubblico comparato italiano ed europeo, 1381

D. Ferri, ‘Nota a Tribunale di primo grado, 11 marzo 2009, causa T-354/05, Télévision française 1 SA (TF1) c. Commissione delle Comunità europee, (2009) 3 Rivista di Diritto pubblico comparato italiano ed europeo, 1389

(2008)

D. Ferri, ‘Il riparto di competenze nella Costituzione brasiliana del 1988: valutazioni e prospettive’ (The division of competences in the Brasilian Constitution of 1988: evaluation and perspectives), (2008) 13 Panoptica - Revista Eletrônica Acadêmica de Direito

(2007)

D. Ferri, ‘La materia culturale dopo la riforma del titolo V: verso lo stato regionale di cultura?’ (Cultural matter after the Constitutional Reform of Title V: towards the “stato regionale di cultura”?), (2007) Federalismi.it - Rivista di diritto pubblico italiano, comparato e comunitario

(2006)

D. Ferri, ‘¿Italia Como Estado (Regional) De Cultura? El Ejercicio De Las Competencias En Materia Cultural Tras La Reforma Del Título V De La Parte Ii De La Constitución’, (2006) 10 Patrimonio cultural y Derecho (Boletin Oficial del Estrado/ Ministerio della Presidenza del Governo), 35

(2005)

D. Ferri, ‘EU Participation in the Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: Some Constitutional Remarks’, (2005) European Diversity and Autonomy Papers-EDAP No. 3/2005

Other Journals

(2016)

D. Ferri, 'L’Unione europea e i diritti delle persone con disabilità: brevi riflessioni a vent’anni dalla prima ‘Strategia’' Politiche sanitarie, 17 (2) :118-123

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Selected Book Reviews

(2015)

D. Ferri, Book review of “M. Dougan, N. Nic Shuibhne and E. Spaventa, Empowerment and Disempowerment of the European Citizen, Oxford and Portland: Hart Publishing 2012”, (2015) 53- 1 Journal of Common Market Studies, p. 177

(2011)

D. Ferri, Recensione al testo “G. Famiglietti, Diritti culturali e diritto della cultura. La voce “cultura” dal campo delle tutele a quello della tutela, Giappicchelli, Torino, 2010”, (2011) 1 Rivista Italiana di Diritto Pubblico Comunitario

(2010)

D. Ferri, Recensione al testo “G. Martinico, P. Carrozza, F. Fontanelli, Shaping Rule of Law through Dialogue, Europa law Publishing, Gronigen, 2010”, (2010)2 Rivista Italiana di Diritto Pubblico Comunitario 723

(2009)

D. Ferri, Recensione al testo “M. Marletta, N. Parisi (a cura di), Multiculturalismo e Unione europea, Giappichelli, Torino, 2008”, (2009) Studi Emigrazione, XLVI, 500

D. Ferri, Recensione al testo “G. Martinico, L’integrazione silente. La funzione interpretativa della Corte di giustizia e il diritto costituzionale europeo, Jovene, Napoli, 2008”, (2009)1 Rivista di Diritto pubblico comparato italiano ed europeo, 478

D. Ferri, Book review for “G. Martinico, L’integrazione silente. La funzione interpretativa della Corte di giustizia e il diritto costituzionale europeo, Jovene, Napoli, 2008”, (2009) Revista Europea de Derechos Fundamentales, 303

D. Ferri, Book review for “Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir and Gerard Quinn (eds), The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. European and Scandinavian Perspectives, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers-Brill Academic, 2009”, (2009)4 European Journal of Law Reform 531

(2008)

D. Ferri, Recensione al testo “C. Germann, Diversité culturelle et libre-échange à la lumière du cinema, Helbing Lichtenhahn, Bale, 2008, pp. 462”, (2008) 3 Rivista di Diritto pubblico comparato italiano ed europeo, 1491

Translations (English-Italian)

D. Ferri, La manutenzione costituzionale in Ungheria (T. Drinoczi), in F. Palermo (a cura di), La manutenzione costituzonale, CEDAM, Padova, 2007, 437

TRANSLATIONS

D. Ferri, La manutenzione costituzionale in Ungheria (T. Drinoczi), in F. Palermo (a cura di), La manutenzione costituzonale, CEDAM, Padova, 2007, 437

SELECTED REPORTS

Published Reports

(2016)

D. Ferri and A. Lawson, Reasonable Accommodation for Disabled People in Employment Contexts: A Legal Analysis of the EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, Study written for the European Commission, Brussels, 2016

(2014)

D. Ferri, Analytical Framework for a Comparative Analysis of Accessible Technology Law and Policy, Report, available at http://discit.eu/post/100485031567/analytical-framework-for-a-comparative-analysis-of

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D. Ferri, C. de Bhailís and J. Kline, Annotated Bibliography on Accessibility Law and Policies and Accessible Technologies, Report available at http://discit.eu/post/100485031567/analytical-framework-for-a-comparative-analysis-of

(2012)

D. Ferri, ITALY, in Inquiry on the UN Convention on People with Disabilities - Status of its implementation in the G20 nations, for Konrand Adenauer Foundation (Rome-Berlin) – published in H. Reifeld, M. Michalk (eds), Auf dem Weg zur Inklusion, KAS, Berlin, 2012, 165

(2010)

Germann Avocats and a multidiciplinary research team (2010), Implementing the UNESCO Convention of 2005 in the European Union, Study for the Directorate General For Internal Policies Policy Department B: Structural And Cohesion Policies, Brussels

(2008)

Saxon Brettell, Ben Gardiner and Ian Robins (Cambridge Econometrics), Christophe Germann, Johanna Jäger and Delia Ferri (Germann Avocats), Henning Thomsen, Stefan Kvamm and Martin Bilberg (Rambøll Management), David Graham and David Rolfe (David Graham & Associates) (2008), Study on the Economic and Cultural Impact, notably on Co-productions, of Territorialisation Clauses of state aid Schemes for Films and Audiovisual Productions, Final report for the European Commission, DG Information Society and Media, at http://ec.europa.eu/avpolicy/docs/library/studies/territ/final_rep.pdf

Unpublished Reports

D. Ferri, C. Germann, Study on the French and Italian Public Film Funding Models” – Study delivered for Azerbaijani IFASC, Written for Germann Avocats (2009, unpublished)

D. Ferri, The Status of International Agreements in the European Community Legal System- Study on Challenges and Good Practices in the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities –Written for EFC (Brussels)- DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (European Commission) at http://www.study-uncrpd.eu (2010, restricted access)

D. Ferri, The European Community competences to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Written for EFC (Brussels)- DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (European Commission) at http://www.study-uncrpd.eu (2010, restricted access)

D. Ferri, The implementation of Article 33 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities within the European Community – Written for EFC (Brussels)- DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (European Commission) at http://www.study-uncrpd.eu (2010, restricted access)

D. Ferri, Final Recommendations on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the European Community – Written for EFC (Brussels)- DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (European Commission) at http://www.study-uncrpd.eu (2010, restricted access)

D. Ferri, Report of the Symposium on Reasonable accommodation at the workplace in light of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD)- Meeting of 23 September 2010 at EESC (Brussels) (limited distribution)

D. Ferri, Commentary to Commission Regulation No. 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Article 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation- GBER), for ANED-Human European Consultancy (Utrecht)

D. Ferri, Commentary to Art. 18 UNCRPD (implementation at the EU level), for Human European Consultancy (Utrecht), February 2013

D. Ferri, Commentary to Art. 21 UNCRPD (implementation at the EU level), for Human European Consultancy (Utrecht), February 2013

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D. Ferri, Commentary to Art. 22 UNCRPD (implementation at the EU level), for Human European Consultancy (Utrecht), February 2013

D. Ferri, Commentary to Art. 23 UNCRPD (implementation at the EU level), for Human European Consultancy (Utrecht), March 2013

D. Ferri, Commentary to Art. 29 UNCRPD (implementation at the EU level), for Human European Consultancy (Utrecht), March 2013

D. Ferri, Commentary to Art. 30 UNCRPD (implementation at the EU level), for Human European Consultancy (Utrecht), March 2013

D. Ferri, Commentary to Art. 32 UNCRPD (implementation at the EU level), for Human European Consultancy (Utrecht), April 2013

Policy Contribution

A.Rekas, D. Ferri, R. Kennedy Policy Submission in Response to EU Public Consultation on Reforming the Rules of Copyright . Policy Contribution focusing on the rights of people with disabilities accessing copyrighted materials (2014)

BLOG POSTS

D. Ferri, L’Unione europea ratifica la Convenzione ONU sui diritti delle persone con disabilità, http://www.diritticomparati.it/2011/02/lunione-europea-ratifica-la-convenzione-onu-sui-diritti-delle-persone-con-disabilit%C3%A0-dopo-lapprovazione-della-nuova-s.html#more

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS, CONFERENCE PAPERS AND INVITED LECTURES

29-30 May 2017 “European and National Disability Policies”

Invited Oral Presentation and Workshop, at the Conference for NGOs activists and civil servants organized by the Academy of European Law (ERA) – Trier (Germany)

12 May 2017 ‘Il ruolo dell’Unione europea nella protezione dei richiedenti asilo con disabilità: problemi e prospettive’ - Invited speech at the conference ‘IMMIGRAZIONE ED EUROPA: PROBLEMI E PROSPETTIVE’- University of Insubria (Como, Italy)

10 March 2017 ‘Reasonable Accommodation for People with Disabilities in the Workplace’ - Keynote Speech in the Final Plenary Session of the Conference “The Right to Work for Persons with Disabilities − International Perspectives” sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and organized by the Research Association Social Rights and Social Politics (University of Kassel, University of Applied Sciences Fulda), in cooperation with the International Center for Development and Decent Work (University of Kassel) and the University of Applied Sciences of the German Social Accident Insurance (HGU)

19 November 20-16 ‘Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities’ at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa as part of the course for the High Level Course “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Autonomy” (http://www.santannapisa.it/it/formazione/i-diritti-delle-persone-con-disabilita-e-lautonomia-costruire-il-dopo-di-noi) organized by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in collaboration with CESVOT. The course is aimed to raise awareness on the rights of persons with disabilities among legal professionals, social services and NGO’s employees.

26 October 2016 Discussant at the International interdisciplinary postgraduate research students’ workshop “INTERSECTIONALITY IN LAW, POLICY AND SOCIETY” http://blogs.qub.ac.uk/tensionatthefringes/files/2016/10/Intersectionality-QUBelfast-26-Oct-16-final.pdf hosted by the Queen’s University of Belfast.

16 September 2016 “L’accomodamento ragionevole” –Workshop at the Italian National Conference on Disability Policy (V Conferenza Nazionale sulle Politiche della Disabilità) organized by the Italian Ministry for Labour and Social Policy –Florence (Italy)

28 June 2016 “Work and Disability” –Introductory Speech at the International Seminar “Pontignano” organized by the AIDLaSS e by the “Marco Biagi Foundation” – Modena (Italy)

12-15 June 2016 “Introduction to the key aspects of the UNCRPD: development, purpose, general principles, key definitions and concepts”

Invited Oral Presentation and Workshop, at the Conference organized by the Academy of European Law (ERA) – Trier (Germany)

31 May 2016 “The UNCRPD In Italy” - Invited STALS Seminar – Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Pisa (Italy)

4 December 2015 'Reasonable Accommodation for Disabled People in Employment Contexts’ - Invited lecture at the Department of Political Sciences, Law and International Studies of University of Padova – Padova (Italy)

3 December 2015 Key note Speaker at the Conference on the International Day of Persons with Disability 2015, organised by the University of Trieste - Trieste (Italy)

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24 November 2015 “Reasonable Accommodation for Disabled People in Employment Contexts” - Invited speech at the legal seminar organised by the European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination – Brussels (Belgium)

9 November 2015 “Accessible Technology Law in the EU” -Key note Speaker in the final conference of the FP7 Project ‘DISCIT – Making Persons with Disabilities Full Citizens’ – Brussels (Belgium)

30 October 2015 “UN CRPD Obligations in the Employment Context” - Speech at the Conference “Droit de l'egalité des personnes handicapées” conference organised by the University of Basel and the Swiss Bureau for Equality of People with Disabilities - Basel (Swtzerland)

20 May 2015 “Disability Law in Ireland” - Invited Lecture at the Faculty of Law of the University of Milan – Milan (Italy)

20 April 2015 Opening speech at the seminar “Promoting & Progressing the Rights of Persons from Minority Groups” co-organized by the Department of Law and the Department of Applied Social Science of Maynooth University - Maynooth, (Ireland)

17 March 2015 “La democrazia partecipativa in Europa alla luce del diritto comparato” - Invited Lecture at the Faculty of Law of the University of Insubria – Varese (Italy)

6 February 2015 “Participation and Participatory Instruments in the European Union” - Invited Lecture at the “Winter School on Federalism and Governance” organized by the Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism at the European Academy Bolzano/Bozen (EURAC) and the Faculty of Law and the School of Political Science and Sociology of the University of Innsbruck – Innsbruck (Austria)

7 November 2014 “Striking a Balance between Market and Non-Market Concerns: the Case of State Aids to the Cultural Sector” - Conference Paper at the Irish Association of Law Teacher (IALT) Annual Conference – Kilkenny (Ireland)

3-4 July 2014

“Fostering the production of Assistive Technology in Europe? A multidisciplinary analysis” - Conference Paper at the Third Annual Conference of ALTER-ESDR (Lisbon)

21 May 2014 “International practices on access to justice for people with disabilities and their compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities” -Key note at the Kick-off Meeting of the Project ““Partnership for change – Institutionalizing access to justice for persons with disabilities in Albania” - Tirana (Albania)

14 May 2014 “The protection and promotion of the rights of people with disabilities after the entry into force of the UNCRPD” - Invited Lecture for PhD students at the Faculty of law of the University of Camerino – Camerino (Italy)

4 April 2014 “The UN CRPD as a mixed agreement” - Invited Oral Presentation at the Conference “Equal Rights and Accessible Environments: The UN CRPD and EU Disability Law and Policy” organized within the FP7 DREAM (Disability Rights Expanding Accessible Markets) Project Maastricht (The Netherlands)

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20 December 2013 “La Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sui diritti delle persone con disabilità” (The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) - Invited Oral Presentation at the Conference “Disabilità e Diritti della Persona” organized by the Human Rights Commission of the Verona Bar Council Verona (Italy)

3-4 September 2013

“Introduction to the key aspects of the UNCRPD: development, purpose, general principles, key definitions and concepts” - Invited Oral Presentation, at the Conference “EU Disability Law And The Un Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” organized by the Academy of European Law (ERA) - Krakow (Poland)

27 April 2012 “The UNCRPD within the EU legal system” - Conference Paper at the Conference “Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities in International and EU Law” organized by the EUI Human Rights Working Group and the EUI Academy of European Law - European University Institute, Florence (Italy)

6 March 2012 “Legislating at the EU Level: Possibilities and Challenges” - Invited Oral Presentation at the Conference “Genetic Discrimination – Transatlantic Perspectives on the Case for a European Level Legal Response”, organized by the European Parliament and by the Centre for Disability Law and Policy NUIG - European Parliament, Brussels (Belgium)

15 December 2011 “The implications of the UNCRPD on EU Law” - Invited Oral Presentation at the Seminar on EU Disability Law for University Professors and Law lecturers organized by Academy of European Law (ERA) and the University Carlos III of Madrid (University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain)

19 November 2011 “Legislating at the EU Level: Possibilities and Challenges” - Invited Oral Presentation at the Conference “Genetic Discrimination – Transatlantic Perspectives on the Case for a European Level Legal Response”, organized by the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, National University of Ireland, and the Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University, USA (NUI Galway, Ireland)

12 April 2011 “Setting the scene: Art. 33 UN CRPD” - Invited Oral Presentation at the Conference “The role of people with disabilities and the state in monitoring the implementation of the UNCRPD” organized by the Slovenian Disability Movement and the Slovenian National Council (Slovenian National Council, Ljubljana)

20-21 June 2011 1. “EU Disability Law, Charter of Fundamental Rights and the UNCRPD”

2. “Introduction to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”

Invited Lectures at the Seminar on EU Disability Law for judges organized by the Academy of European Law (ERA) (ERA, Trier, Germany)

23-24 May 2011

1. “EU Disability Law, Charter of Fundamental Rights and the UNCRPD”

2. “Introduction to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”

Invited Lectures at the Seminar on EU Disability Law for legal and policy practitioners organized by the Academy of European Law (ERA) (ERA, Trier, Germany)

21 March 2011 “Art. 33 UN CRPD: principles and practical approaches” - Invited Oral Presentation at the “International Conference for the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” organised by the European Commission and the Turkish government (Ankara,Turkey)

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20 May 2010 “The UNCRPD in Europe a matter of joint implementation between the EU and its Member States” - Invited Oral Presentation at the “Conference on Disability and Personal Autonomy through Education, Universal Accessibility and Employment” organized by the EU Commission and the Spanish Presidency (Zaragoza, Spain)

8 April 2008 “Dalle libertà individuali di espressione ai diritti collettivi:le nuove frontiere dei diritti culturali” (From individual freedoms of expression to collective rights: the news frontiers of cultural rights) - Invited Seminar at Faculty of International Sciences and Diplomacy (University of Trieste)

23-24 November 2006

“An investigation on the (desirable) role of (protection and promotion) of cultural diversity in the EU-China partnership”

Conference paper at 5° WISH Forum “Europe, India and China : Strategic partners in a changing world” presso il Centre d’Études et de Recherches Internationales et Communautaires, Université de droit, d’économie et des sciences d’Aix-Marseille III – Faculté de droit

Maynooth, 20 June 2017