European Law Moot Court

Dozent/in	Prof. Dr. iur. Sebastian Heselhaus
Veranstaltungsart	Blockveranstaltung
Code	HS171583
Semester	Herbstsemester 2017
Durchführender Fachbereich	Moot Courts
Studienstufe	Master
Inhalt	The course prepares for the participation in the European Law Moot Court competition. The teams submit written pleadings on a case concerning current issues pending before the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ). From all teams registered for the competition only 48 teams will qualify for the oral rounds which take place in major cities across Europe. The European Final itself takes places in Luxembourg, where the students have the unique opportunity to plead before the real Judges of the ECJ. Since their first participation in 2007, teams from the University of Lucerne have consistently qualified for the oral phase of the competition. Last year’s team flew to The Hague (Netherlands). The Moot Court competition is a unique possibility to learn about the practice of law and has extremely high reputation among law firms. Students will be guided by coaches experienced in the Moot Court and be trained in European Law as well as in presenting legal arguments. In addition, the team will participate in a Pre-Moot Court with the University of Fribourg before the Regional Finals take place, if possible. The attendance of the course might serve as a basis for the master thesis.
Lernziele	Objectives of the Moot Court are: an in-depth analysis of specific, mostly economic law problems in the EU; development of practical lawyer’s skills; building up personality and character in business; providing for contacts to leading law firms.
Voraussetzungen	Basic knowledge of EU law; satisfactory knowledge of English and/or French
Sprache	Englisch
Begrenzung	4 students
Anmeldung	Please register by e-mail to contact as soon as possible
Leistungsnachweis	16-18 Credits
Abschlussform / Credits	Written papers and oral presentation / 18 Credits
Hörer-/innen	Nein
Kontakt	ralph.hemsley@unilu.ch
Material	All the necessary material will be provided at the start of the Moot Court.