Modernising European Legal Education (MELE) : Innovative Strategies to Address Urgent Cross-Cutting Challenges / / edited by Oskar J. Gstrein, Mareike Fröhlich, Caspar van den Berg, Thomas Giegerich.

• Superior document: European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World, 10
• Author: Gstrein, Oskar J.
• TeilnehmendeR: öhlich, Mareike.; van den Berg, Caspar.; Giegerich, Thomas.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer Nature Switzerland :, Imprint: Springer,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
• Language: English
• Series: European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World, 10
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (299 pages)

This open access book presents innovative strategies to address cross-cutting topics and foster transversal competences. The modernization of European legal education presents a compelling challenge that calls for enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration among academic disciplines and innovative teaching methods. The volume introduces venues towards education innovation and engages with complex and emerging topics such as datafication, climate change, gender, and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The insights presented not only emphasize the importance of preserving traditional approaches to legal disciplines and passing them on to future generations, but also underscore the need to critically reassess and revolutionize existing structures. As our societies become more diverse and our understanding of legitimacy, justice, and values undergoes transformations, it is imperative to reconsider the role of traditional values while exploring promising alternative approaches.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction to Modernising European Legal Education (MELE)-Innovative Strategies to Address Urgent Cross-Cutting Challenges -- 1 Modernising European Legal Education (MELE) -- 2 MELE in a Nutshell -- 3 Overview of the Contents and Findings -- 3.1 Part 1: Law and Education Innovation -- 3.2 Part 2: Law and Gender -- 3.3 Part 3: Law and the Climate Crisis -- 3.4 Part 4: Law and Datafication -- 3.5 Part 5: Law and COVID-19 -- 4 Outlook -- References -- Law and Education Innovation -- Transversal Competences in Legal Studies: A Summary of the Modernising European Legal Education (MELE) Project Survey Results -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Qualifications and Their Development as Perceived by the Faculties' Management -- 3 The Transversal Competencies in View of the Teaching Staff -- 3.1 Demographics -- 3.2 Importance Versus Development of Transversal Skills -- 4 Conclusions -- Human Trafficking and the Law: The Importance of Interdisciplinarity in Learning and Teaching -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Law Outside the Vacuum-Some Context -- 2.1 The Fourth Industrial Revolution -- 2.2 Covid-19 -- 3 The Case for Interdisciplinarity -- 4 Putting It into Practice-'Global Human Trafficking' Case Study -- 4.1 International Law -- 4.2 Globalisation -- 4.3 Migration -- 4.4 Gender -- 4.5 Crime -- 4.6 Assessment and Outcomes -- 4.7 Some Reflections -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Civil and Procedural Law Through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Transversal View -- 1 The Scope of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) -- 2 The Correspondence of the SDGS with Various Institutions of Civil and Procedural Law -- 3 Measures for the Adaptation of the SDGS in Civil and Procedural Law -- 3.1 Civil and Procedural Measures that Contribute to Achieving SDG 1 in Order to End Poverty Situations.

3.2 The Guarantee Contained in SDG 1, Target 4, Regarding Access to the Property, Inheritance and Economic Services -- 3.3 Gender Equality in Civil Institutions and the Process: Adapting SDGs 5 and 10 -- 3.4 Achieving SDGs 10, Target 2 and 16, Target 3: Equality for Persons with Disabilities in the Exercise of Their Legal Capacity -- 3.5 Promoting Innovation in SDG 9, Sustainable Production in SDG 12 and Health and Well-Being in SDG 3 Through the Defence of Industrial Property -- 3.6 The Guarantee of Equal Access to Justice in SDG 16 -- 3.7 Recovering and Returning Stolen Assets and Combating All Forms of Organised Crime Recognised in SDG 16, Target 4 -- 3.8 Access to Legal Identity, Including Through Birth Registration SDG 16, Target 9 -- 3.9 Measures Ensuring Public Access to Information and the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms in SDG 16, Target 10 -- 3.10 The Cross-Cutting Value of Environmental Protection in SDGs 6, 7, 13, 14 and 15 -- 4 Teaching Transversal Competencies in Civil and Procedural Law Through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) -- 4.1 The Introduction of Sustainability in University Studies -- 4.2 The SDGs in Cross-Curricular Learning in the Subjects of Civil Law and Civil Procedural Law -- References -- The Challenges Involved in Teaching About the Rule of Law as a Fundamental Value of the EU System -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Is There an EU-Specific Version of the Rule of Law? -- 2.1 The Constituent Elements of the Rule of Law as a Fundamental Value of the EU System -- 3 The Challenge of Crafting a 'Core' Curriculum for the EU Law- and EU Studies-Related Courses -- 3.1 The Essential Methodological Toolkit for Teaching EU Law and EU Studies More Broadly -- 4 The Topic of the Rule of Law in EU Law- and EU Studies-Related Course Curricula -- 4.1 The Importance of Teaching Students About How the Rule of Law Works and How to Apply It.

4.2 Best Practices for Teaching on the Rule of Law in a European Educational Setting -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Building Transversal Skills and Competences in Legal Education -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sample -- 3 Main Findings and Discussion -- 3.1 Students' Assessment: Transversal Competences at the Faculty and Outside It -- 3.2 Students' Assessment of Representation of Teaching Methods -- 3.3 Transversal Competences Outside Regular Forms of Teaching -- 4 Conclusion and Recommendation -- References -- Environmental Law and Cross-Cutting Challenges in Legal Education: Sharing Developments in Croatia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Legal Regulation of Environmental Protection in the European Union and Legal Education -- 3 Environmental Law in the Study Programmes in the Republic of Croatia -- 3.1 Josip Juraj Stossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Law Osijek -- 3.2 University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law -- 3.3 University of Split, Faculty of Law -- 3.4 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law -- 4 Survey on the Attitudes of Students -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Combining Simulations and Live-Client Clinics in Addressing Cross-Cutting Topics: The Best of Both Worlds -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Setting the Scene: Student-Centred Approach to Legal Education -- 2.1 Brief Overview of Teaching Methods -- 2.2 Clinical Legal Education as the Most Effective Form of Experiential Learning -- 3 Forms of Clinical Legal Education at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb -- 3.1 Law Clinic Zagreb: Integral Live-Client Clinic -- 3.2 Legal Counselling and Client Interview Simulations -- 4 Combination of Clinical Methods as the Best Way to Address the Cross-Cutting Topics -- 5 It is All About the Timing: What is the Right Moment to Expose Students to These Teaching Methods? -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Law and Gender.

Gendering Political Participation in Germany and Beyond: Should Quotas Ensure Gender Parity in Parliaments? -- 1 Introduction: The Gender Gap in Political Empowerment -- 2 Enactment of Political Gender Parity Laws at Constituent State Level in Germany -- 2.1 Unsuccessful Attempts in Thuringia and Brandenburg in 2019 -- 2.2 A New Advance in Bavaria in 2023 -- 3 Federal Constitutional Limits on Gender Quotas at Constituent State Level? -- 4 Federal Constitutional Court Cases on Gender Quotas Concerning Political Participation -- 5 Gender Quotas in Other European Countries and on the European Regional Level of Government -- 5.1 France, Sweden, Italy and Spain -- 5.2 No Gender Parity Rule in EU Law Yet -- 5.3 European Court of Human Rights and Council of Europe -- 6 Global Level: The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women -- 7 Conclusion: Political Gender Parity and Legal Education -- References -- Gender Perspectives in European Economic Law -- 1 Introduction: Different Levels of Influence -- 2 Gender Perspectives in the Business/Company Context -- 2.1 Quota in Company Boards -- 2.2 Promoting Female Entrepreneurship -- 3 Gender Perspectives in the Regulatory Field -- 3.1 Competition Law -- 3.2 Public Procurement Law -- 3.3 State Aid Law -- 4 Gender Perspectives in the Economic Policy-Making -- 4.1 Global Value Chain Responsibility -- 4.2 Gender Issues in Free Trade Agreements -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Law and the Climate Crisis -- Climate Change and Working Time: A Complex Challenge -- 1 Introduction: Working Time as a Changing Factor -- 2 Climate Change and Its Effects on Employment -- 3 Are We Contributing to a just Transition by Rethinking Working Time? -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Ecocide, a New Legal Figure Under Construction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Origin of the Concept and Relationship to Genocide.

3 Towards International Punishment of Serious Environmental Crimes -- 4 Ecocide as an International Crime -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Law and Datafication -- Ok Google or Not Ok Google?-Voice Assistants and the Protection of Privacy in Families -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief Introduction to the Functioning of Voice Assistants -- 3 The Legal Framework in the Context of the Use of Voice Assistants -- 3.1 The Use of a Smart Speaker and the Right to Privacy as a Human Right -- 3.2 Concretisation of the Right to Privacy in Legislation Relating to Children -- 3.3 Specific Legislation Governing the Online Sector -- 4 Lessons Learned from Private Video and Audio Surveillance? -- 4.1 Services Directly Aimed at Children -- 4.2 Case Law on Dash-Cams -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Reevaluating Main Concepts of Intellectual Property in the Light of AI-Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 AI-Challenges for Patent and Copyright Law -- 3 Copyright Law-The Concept of Authorship and AI -- 3.1 Nature of AI-Outputs -- 3.2 Human-Centric Copyright -- 4 Final Remarks -- References -- Inheritance Law in the Twenty-First Century: New Circumstances and Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Digital Assets -- 3 Digital Assets and Inheritance Law -- 3.1 Digital Assets Stored on Electronic Devices, Created by the Owner -- 3.2 Digital Assets Stored on Online Platforms' Servers -- 3.3 Digital Assets Purchased from ISPs -- 3.4 Cryptocurrencies -- 4 Digital Inheritance and the Law School Curriculum -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Law and COVID-19 -- Racial Discrimination and COVID-19 in the European Union -- 1 Introductory Remarks -- 2 Tackling the Issue of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination from the Perspectives of Legal Mechanisms in the European Union -- 2.1 Legal Framework in the European Union -- 2.2 Case Law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

3 The Issue of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination in the European Union as the Existing Issue "Beyond the Law".