On the 15th of June, for the last Special Event of the academic year, ECA Maastricht takes you on a virtual study trip to Luxembourg! Visit the seat of the chief judicial authority of the European Union, learn about its work, discover the career opportunities in legal affairs and how it feels like to work at Kirchberg!Since the establishment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in 1952, its mission has been to ensure that "the law is observed" "in the interpretation and application" of the Treaties.
As part of that mission, the Court of Justice of the European Union:
- reviews the legality of the acts of the institutions of the European Union,
- ensures that the Member States comply with obligations under the Treaties, and
- interprets European Union law at the request of the national courts and tribunals.
The Court thus constitutes the judicial authority of the European Union and, in cooperation with the courts and tribunals of the Member States, it ensures the uniform application and interpretation of EU law.
Programme:
09:30-09:40 - Welcome
Joining the meeting and Welcome by Ms A. Haelg, Protocol and Visits Directorate
09:40-10:20 Guided tour of the Court's buildings
Walk through the courtrooms, offices, halls and conference rooms where the most important judicial decisions of the EU are taken, using a virtual tool and a live commentary.
10:20-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 General presentation of the Court of Justice
Get to know more about the daily work and organization of the Court from Mr S. Van der Jeught, Press officer, Communication Directorate. You will also have the chance to ask your questions in a Q&A.
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-12:15 Multilingualism of the Court and work of a lawyer-linguist
Presentation and Question and answer session on the multilingualism as well as on the work of a lawyer-linguist by Mrs M. Luursema, Lawyer Linguist, Dutch Translation Unit
As each Member State has its own language and specific legal system, the Court of Justice of the European Union is a multilingual institution. Its language arrangements have no equivalent in any other court in the world, since each of the official languages of the European Union can be the language of a case. The Court is required to observe the principle of multilingualism in full, because of the need to communicate with the parties in the language of the proceedings and to ensure that its case-law is disseminated throughout the Member States.
We are looking forward to seeing you online! ECA Members will receive a link via our newsletter.
Not a member? We have spots for UM students! Send us an email on info@ecamaastricht.org to get the link.
This event was partly made possible thanks to the UM Promotion Fund.