MEIL Elective Courses

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Spring Semester 2015

2015 MEIL students: 75

Students taking electives in Europe: up to 75

ECTS credit points: 6 · Student workload: 180 hours · Lecture time: 35-45 hours

Length: 3 weeks to 2 months

Time frame: varying times in April, May and June depending on the respective university’s semester schedule

Categories: Two types of elective courses in Europe will be offered:

1. Elective course(s) for students that are fully integrated in the partner university’s LL.M programme(s). This study experience will be more independent. The number of spots available for these types of elective courses are limited to 19 (Europa-Kolleg Hamburg, Maastricht University, Lund University and Central European University Budapest), and this category is very competitive and selective.

2. Intensive three-week elective courses at the University of Bologna and Jagiellonian University Krakow. Students in these courses may opt to stay one week longer. The extra week stay is optional. During this extra week, students are responsible for organizing themselves and covering all costs.

Locations: six European partner/associate universities and CESL China

Hamburg, Germany (5 students) Maastricht, The Netherlands (5) Lund, Sweden (6) Bologna, Italy (up to 26)* Krakow, Poland (up to 26)* Budapest, Hungary (3) Beijing, China*

*The elective courses highlighted in pink above are available for both Chinese and international students. All other electives have been organized in cooperation with the respective European partner universities especially for students with Chinese nationality to study in Europe. 1

Europa-Kolleg Hamburg, Germany

5 students · 1.5 months · 12 April - 30 May 2015 (exact depature tbc) · 6 credit points

Students will take part in courses from the ‘European and European Legal Studies’ LL.M programme at the Europa-Kolleg Hamburg during its Elective Specialization Field D ‘Law of the EU’ in its Summer Term. The three courses CESL students can take are fixed:

European and International Company Law (3 cp) o Taught by Prof. Dr. Peter Behrens (Emeritus professor from the University of Hamburg) European Labour Law (2 cp) o Taught by Dr. Stefan Middendorf (KMPG Düsseldorf) Legal Aspects of CFSP/CSDP (1 cp) o Taught by Prof. Dr. Ricardo Gosalbo Bono (Director of the External Relations Team at the Legal Service of the Council of the European Union)

For more information on the ‘European and European Legal Studies’ LL.M programme and course descriptions, visit https://europa-kolleg-hamburg.de/en/glance/.

Maastricht University, The Netherlands

5 students · 2 months · 12 April - 14 June 2015 (exact dates tbc) · 6 cp

Students may take one master’s course from the ‘International Laws’ LL.M programme at the Maastricht University Faculty of Law in its Period 5. There are five possible course options (exact course offerings available to CESL students need to be confirmed for 2015 and are subject to change by Maastricht University or the CESL Consortium Office):

International Criminal Law International Development Law State Aid & Public Procurement in the EU Economic and Financial Regulation in Europe Comparative Corporate Governance

For more information on the ‘International Laws’ LL.M programme and course descriptions, visit http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/Faculties/FL/master_international_laws.htm.

Lund University, Sweden

6 students · 1 month · 2 May - 7 June 2015 (exact dates tbc) · 7.5 cp

Students take a master’s course in one of two LL.M programmes at Lund University’s Faculty of Law (‘European Business Law’ or ‘International Human Rights Law’) during Lund University’s Period 2 (sub-period 2b). Please note that students may indicate which course they wish to attend, but Lund University cannot guarantee that each student will be placed in their top choice (and course offerings are subject to change at short notice). Two CESL students will be placed in each course. Course options include:

European Business Law LL.M programme

o Business and Human Rights (Corporate Social Responsibilities)

International Human Rights Law LL.M programme

o Human Rights and Gender o Migration Law

For more information on the two LL.M programmes and course descriptions, visit http://qr.jur.lu.se/Quickplace/master_programmes/Main.nsf/h_Toc/11d7b5aebb310b86c12577b30 03451f9/?OpenDocument. Please note that Prof. Lundell may be available to meet with students in Beijing during February to discuss the Lund elective course. One student representative from the group of six chosen should e-mail him to see when they could meet: [email protected].

University of Bologna (UNIBO), Italy

Up to 26 students · 3-4 weeks · 12 April – 2 or 9 May 2015 (departure date tbc)· 6 cp

Students take a three-week course on the ‘Current Issues on European Integration’ organized uniquely for CESL and taught by the University of Bologna’s International Research Centre on European Law (CIRDE) professors and researchers specialized in EU Law and European integration. Courses will be held at the University’s Faculty of Law in downtown Bologna. Students may opt to stay one week longer. This is optional. During this extra week, students are responsible for organizing themselves and covering all costs. Access to the university library will be organized for private research. A CESL staff member will accompany the group.

The University of Bologna is the oldest university in continuous operation (founded in 1088) with a rich and renowned history of legal education.

For more information on CIRDE, visit http://www.cirdce.unibo.it/index.php?lang=en.

Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary

3 students · 1.5 months · 9 May - 28 June 2015 · 6 cp

Students will study in CEU’s Legal Studies Department during its Module VI (Lectures: 11 May - 17 June; Exams: 22 - 27 June). Each student will participate separately in a different master’s programme: International Business Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, or Human Rights. Exact course offerings available to CESL students need to be confirmed for 2015 and are subject to change by CEU or the CESL Consortium Office. Two to three courses will need to be taken at CEU in order to add up to the required 6 ECTS credit points required by CESL for the elective module. The following courses are likely offerings:

International Business Law LL.M Programme: International Civil Litigation, Mediation, Regional Trade Agreements, European Choice of Law, and Presentation of Evidence in International Arbitration.

Comparative Constitutional Law LL.M Programme: Comparative Equality, Comparative Freedom of Religion, Europe: Transnational Constitutional Identity, Theory of Fundamental Rights, Perspectives and Problematic of Human Dignity as a Legal Concept, Race and Law in Europe, and Right to Liberty.

Human Rights LL.M Programme: Comparative Freedom of Religion, Human Rights in the Developing World, International Human Rights Advocacy and Practice, Roma Rights, Theory of Fundamental Rights, Fair Trial Rights in Proceedings before International Criminal Tribunals, International Criminal Law, Perspectives and Problematic of Human Dignity as a Legal Concept, Race and Law in Europe, and Right to Liberty.

For more information on the three LL.M programmes and course descriptions, visit http://legal.ceu.hu/curriculum.

Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland

Up to 26 students · 3-4 weeks · 12 April – 2 or 9 May 2015 (departure date tbc) · 6 cp

Students take a three-week course on a topical issue of international public law organized uniquely for CESL and taught by the Jagiellonian University Krakow’s renowned Faculty of Law. Courses will be held at the University’s Faculty of Law in downtown Krakow. Students may opt to stay one week longer. This is optional. During this extra week, students are responsible for organizing themselves and covering all costs. Access to the university library will be organized for private research. A CESL staff member will accompany the group.

For more information on Jagiellonian University’s Faculty of Law, visit http://www.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/wydzialy/wpia. 4

China-EU School of Law, Beijing, China

3 weeks · 13 - 30 April 2014 · 6 cp

The intensive elective course in Beijing will be held on a topical subject relating to cross- border investment or environmental law with European professors specializing in the field teaching and with Beijing law firms and lawyers providing practical expertise to the students. More information to be provided.

ACCOMMODATION: Scholarship for accommodation will be organized and paid for by the CESL Consortium Office*.

*Please note that for the students studying in Bologna and Krakow, the accommodation (and all other) costs for the optional extra week stay need to be covered by the students themselves. Only the first three weeks’ accommodation will be paid for and organized by CESL.

SCHOLARSHIP: 6100 RMB is the amount of the scholarship for students to cover return flights to Europe, visa, insurance, food and other local costs during their stay in Europe. Flights will be paid for and organized by students individually.

All other costs should be borne by the students.

Financial aid is provided out of EU funds for Chinese students only. Students who hold a nationality other than Chinese are unfortunately not eligible for applying for financial aid.

A merit-based acceptance process will determine which students are placed where.

In order to evenly distribute students in the different locations in Europe, the students may indicate their first, second and third choices of location in Europe for an elective course with the understanding that placement depends, especially with the partner universities accepting a small number of students, on a limited availability of spots. The majority of students will be placed in Bologna and Krakow.

FLIGHTS: Although students will book their flights individually, for the larger elective courses, efforts should be made to have the students arrive in larger groups to facilitate traveling together to their accommodation.

ACCOMMODATION: Double to triple occupancy rooms, generally in student dormitories, will be organized by the CESL Consortium Office. Please also see above for more information.

VISAS: Invitation letters will be organized from each participating partner university. Accommodation must be arranged beforehand as it must be stated on the invitation letter. As proof of insurance is required for the visa application and sometimes for enrollment in the partner university, students will be required to purchase travel insurance and furnish proof of insurance to CESL within two weeks of their acceptance into an elective course. CESL will provide administrative support.

COURSE CHOICE: Once the students have been selected for a spot at a partner university, should there be a choice of courses available, the utmost effort will be given to ensure their top choice of course(s). However, course offerings can change on short notice. Also, course choices are subject to the partner university and the CESL Consortium Office. In addition, in order to increase the cultural, social and legal exchange between CESL and non-CESL students, efforts will be made to, when possible, distribute CESL students into different courses. 6