This seminar will provide a practical approach to the European Court’s proceedings and deepen participants’ knowledge of different written and oral phases of the Courts’ procedures: how to draft the application, the response, the reply and the rejoinder, and how to prepare for the oral hearing.

As ‘Guardian of the Treaties’, one of the tasks entrusted to the European Commission by Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union is to oversee the application of EU law.

The seminar aims to provide a thorough understanding on EU Family Law, where special emphasis is made on how to serve the best interest of the child in administering cross border family law cases related to parental responsibility and maintenance obligations.

e-Justice has been under discussion at European level since 2007 and we are now able to discover and use the first practical tools developed as a result of the roadmap for European e-Justice.

Collecting evidence in cross-border cases can be a difficult task for competent authorities in the different Member States of the European Union.

The Ministers of the Council of Justice and Home Affairs, also known as the JHA Council, deals with the development and implementation of cooperation and common policies in the field of Justice and Home Affairs.