The objectives of this questionnaire
The ability of individuals and organisations to exercise their rights and protect themselves within the European Union may well therefore depend on whether or not they can obtain the legal advice and expertise they need relating to other Member States’ law or to EU law in general. Beyond these cross-border situations, lawyers may also use EU law to assist their clients in what appear to be entirely domestic situations (e.g. application of equal pay legislation, environmental cases etc.).
The European Commission set out in its 2011 Communication the ambition that over 700 000 legal practitioners should have taken part in at least one European training activity or exchange by 2020, through the use of all available resources at local, national and European level. Lawyers* are an important part of this target group.
The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain an up-to-date qualitative and quantitative picture of the training that lawyers in European Member States currently receive in EU law in order to:
- Give visibility to existing training activities amongst lawyers, bars and law societies as well as European institutions
- Identify opportunities for exchange of ideas and best practices or for development of common materials
- Assess the need for further practical training initiatives
- Determine if there are gaps which can be filled by public policy action
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Check the 2013-2014 survey on Training Lawyers in EU Law from the document section.A study on the lawyers’ training in EU Law – involving Bars and Law Societies
From February 2013, the CCBE (Councils of Bars and Law Societies of Europe) and EIPA Luxembourg (European Centre for Judges and Lawyers) are implementing a European Union...
Documents
Interactive magazine: Training Lawyers in EU Law 2013-14
This survey provides the basis for the first Europe-wide state of play on trainingof lawyers, more specifically regarding EU law.1- Defining good practices
“Good practices” is a very generic concept which can pertain to different aspects and stages of the preparation, organisation and implementation of professional training of lawyers.
This document proposes to evaluate which good practices can apply to different aspects of organisation, delivery and assessment of training activities
Using criteria to define good practices
Different criteria should be used to determine whether a specific aspect of the organisation and implementation of an activity related to professional training of lawyers is a good practice.LOT 2- Study on the state of play of Lawyers Training in EU Law - QUESTIONNAIRE ONE
National training systems for lawyers
Building trust in EU-wide justice: A new dimension to European Judicial Training - COM(2011) 551 final
2011 Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Euroepan Economic and Social Committee and the Commitee of the Regions about European Judicial Training
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