Provisional calendar and Faculty

FIRST ACADEMIC YEAR (M1) - 2014/15

FIRST SEMESTER
(September 2014 – January 2015)

Introduction to European geopolitics. Theories on the European integration process
- Introduction to European geography and geopolitics
- History of the European integration process
- Theories and methods of the European integration process
- Introduction to legal concepts
- EU information systems

Introduction to European legal affairs
- The EU Legal System
- Institutional law
- Decision-making processes in the EU
- The judicial system of the EU. The system of EU judicial remedies

SECOND SEMESTER
(January 2015 – June 2015)

Specialised European legal issues (I): Internal Market and European economic law
- From Customs Union to Internal Market and beyond: the economic dimension of the European integration process
- The four freedoms of the Internal Market
- Competition law in the EU
- European company law
- European tax law
- Economic and Monetary Union

Specialised European issues: broadening, deepening and reform of the EU. The future of the European integration process
- Legal aspects of the enlargement process
- The future of the European integration process

SECOND ACADEMIC YEAR (M2) - 2015/2016

FIRST SEMESTER
(September 2015 – January 2016)

Specialised European legal issues (II): European legal issues related to the Internal Market
- Intellectual property law
- European environmental law
- EU law on consumer protection
- EU rules on electronic activities
- European social law

Implementation of the European legal system
- EU administrative law
- Implementation of EU law at European level
- Implementation of EU law at national level

EU Citizenship

Master thesis: Methodology seminar

SECOND SEMESTER
(January 2016 – July 2016)

The European Area of Justice, Freedom and Security
- Visas, asylum, immigration and other policies related to the free movement of persons
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters & European private international law
- Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters

Europe as an international actor
- External relations of the EU
- Common commercial policy and economic external relations of the EU
- European Common Foreign and Security Policy

Fundamental rights in Europe

Teaching faculty*
The Master programme is taught by a multinational and highly experienced faculty composed of staff members of EIPA, renowned academics from various universities and academic institutions and legal experts from the European institutions, as well as lawyers and judges. This variety of nationalities and professional backgrounds results in a challenging blend of teaching methods and learning techniques, broadening the participants’ academic and practical understanding of the issues covered.

* The composition of the Teaching Faculty is subject to change.

Ludovic BERNARDEAU
Associated Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Université de Lorraine, Legal Secretary, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg (FR and LU)

Lora BORISSOVA
Administrator, Directorate General Relex, European Commission, Brussels (BE)

Julie BROHEE
Legal Secretary, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg (LU)

William BULL
PhD Researcher, Maastricht European Private Law Institute, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University (NL)

Alain BUZELAY
Professor of Economic Sciences and Director of the Economic Sciences and Management Department, European University Centre, Université de Lorraine, Nancy (FR)

Pascal CARDONNEL
Legal Officer, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg (FR)

Etienne CRIQUI
Professor of Political Sciences and Director of the European University Centre, Université de Lorraine, Nancy (FR)

Michel DESHAIES
Professor of Geography, Université de Lorraine, Nancy (FR)

Igor DIZDAREVIC
Lecturer, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg (LU)

Simon DUKE
Professor, European Policies Unit, EIPA Maastricht (NL)

Kristine DREVINA
Legal Counsel, Directorate General Legal Services, Legal Advice Division, European Central Bank, Frankfurt (DE)

Peter GOLDSCHMIDT
Director, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg (LU)

Jens HAMER
Legal Officer, Unit for EU Affairs and International Organisations, Federal Court of Auditors, Bonn (DE)

Herwig C. H. HOFMANN
Professor of Law, Centre of European Law, Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg (LU)

Virgil IVAN-CUCU
Senior Lecturer, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg (LU)

Petra JENEY
Senior Lecturer, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg (LU)

Jean-Etienne KAUTZMANN
Legal Associate, UNHCR Representation to the European Institutions in Strasbourg (FR)

Mihalis KEKELEKIS
Officer, Competition and State Aid Directorate, EFTA Surveillance Authority, Brussels (BE)

Tomasz KRAMER
Lecturer, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg (LU)

Oliver LANDWEHR
Former Legal Secretary, Chamber of Judge Dittrich, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg (LU)

Amélie LECLERCQ
Seconded National Expert, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg (LU)

Marc MIMLER
Lawyer and Research Assistant, Intellectual Property Institute, Queen Mary University of London (UK)

Jean-Denis MOUTON
Professor of International Law and Director of the Legal and Political Sciences Department, European University Centre, Université de Lorraine, Nancy (FR)

Ide NI RIAGAIN
Lawyer-Linguist, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg (LU)

Terence PALFREY
Senior Specialist Prosecutor, Organised Crime Division, Crown Prosecution Service, York (UK)

Yves PETIT
Professor of Public Law, European University Centre, Université de Lorraine, Nancy (FR)

Fabrice PICOD
Professor of Public Law, University Panthéon-Assas, Paris II (FR)

Laurence POTVIN-SOLIS
Maître de conférences, Université de Lorraine, Metz (FR)

Juan Diego RAMIREZ-CARDENAS DIAZ
Senior Lecturer, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg (LU)

Jérôme ROCHE
Policy Officer ICT Entrepreneuship, DG Connect, European Commission, Brussels (BE)

Eulalia SANFRUTOS CANO
Legal Officer, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg (LU)

Alain STEICHEN
Lawyer and Associate Professor – Bonn, Steichen & Partners and University of Luxembourg (LU)

Master Team
The Centre’s Master team is committed to ensuring that students are content and able to focus on their studies. Our faculty are on hand to help you identify and enhance your strengths with individual academic support and advice on study strategies, and our secretariat can offer personal assistance with any practical matters related to the programme - so if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask!

	Tomasz KRAMER Tel.: +352 426 230 209 Fax: +352 426 237 E-mail/Courriel: t.kramer @eipa.eu Programme Director of the Master and Researcher European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg (LU)
	Fabienne ZACHARIA Tel.: +352 426 230 303 Fax: +352 426 237 E-mail/Courriel: f.zacharia @eipa.eu Master Programme Organiser European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg (LU)

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