AALS and European Law Faculties Association Joint Program

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Session Type: AALS Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Hotel: N/A

Room: Solana

Floor: South Tower/Ground Level

One of the objectives of the EU is to consolidate the internal market and the freedoms of the EU. To this end, the principle of access to justice plays an important role. EU regulations on international jurisdiction, special procedures, specific EU cases (and not national procedures), as well as the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, all recognize access to justice as one of the most important principles for the construction of the EU. This panel will analyze the importance of access to justice for EU consolidation and how important it is for the future of this international organization. In this context, access to justice expresses the proximity of citizens to the guarantee of the exercise of the rights of the EU and also favors the consolidation of these rights. Several prominent members of the European Law Faculties Association (ELFA), including the current ELFA President and Past ELFA Presidents, will discuss the implications of these and related issues.