Lawyers dealing with cross-border disputes need to know how State legal systems overlap, interact and possibly coordinate with each other with regard to their adjudication (by fixing boundaries to the jurisdiction of their courts, determining the applicable law and recognizing foreign decisions), and how treaties and other sources of international law may contribute to their regulation (by harmonizing State law or setting out other limits to State sovereignty).
They also need to be aware of the differences existing between the civil and common law legal traditions, with regard to both private law and civil procedure, as well as how EU law may impact on the settlement of disputes which are in any way connected with the EU or its Member States. The 5 induction courses aim to provide the students with the main technical tools needed to master these different but interconnected matters with a view to create a level playing field within the class.
