The EU Project Pravo-Justice in cooperation with NSJU launched a training course for judges and assistant judges "Fundamentals of the Law of the European Union"

On October 12, the EU Project Pravo-Justice in cooperation with the National School of Judges of Ukraine launched the online training course "Fundamentals of the Law of the European Union" for 31 judges and assistant judges.

The chairman of the Council of Judges of Ukraine, Bohdan Monich, welcomed the course participants and thanked the Project for attention to the topic of EU law in the European integration of Ukraine.

"Fundamentals of the Law of the European Union" - this course sounds important to Ukrainians. Because on June 23 of this year, the EU member states voted to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU accession. At the same time, EU law is very valuable, including for those states that are trying to integrate into the European Community. This is a unique legal system in which new ways of protecting human rights, legal entities, and even states emerge. All this is happening through the creation of democratic legal instruments", - Bohdan Monich emphasized.

The judge of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court, Tetyana Antsupova, thanked the Project for the opportunity to receive methodological support on the path of Ukraine's accession to the EU.

"Today we have the opportunity to gain the experience of the European states of the last wave of EU enlargement. After all, we will not have time to prepare when we are already in the active process of accession and will become a member of the EU. Therefore, we thank you for your willingness to share knowledge and skills that are important for Ukrainian judges to have," - said Tetyana Antsupova.

Rector of the National School of Judges of Ukraine, Mykola Onishchuk, emphasized that Ukraine's aspiration to become a full-fledged part of the European family of nations is becoming a reality, so the state must do serious homework.

"The judicial system of Ukraine must make its way to full membership. That's why we have to give knowledge to judges about EU law. Accordingly, we begin with the foundations of EU law, in order to later move on to a detailed study of this supranational system of legal norms, which has its own characteristics. This is a large set of knowledge that Ukrainian judges need to acquire for future use," said Mykola Onishchuk.

Anna Adamska-Gallant, the Key International Expert on Judicial Reform of the EU Project Pravo-Justice, emphasized that the course was designed in such a way as to help judges and assistants to expand their knowledge of the institutions, sources, principles of EU law, and practical points of application.

"In Poland, it was also difficult to understand and practice EU law at first, but with experience, everything fell into place. During the course, you will see that the role of judges in the development of EU law is enormous. After all, for example, key decisions of the European Court of Justice are of great importance for all EU citizens," - Anna Adamska-Gallant said.

The course program includes five interactive modules with lectures and practical parts. The trainers of the session were the leading national and international experts of the EU Project Pravo-Justice - Doctor of Law Lukash Grzejdziak and Doctor of Law Tetiana Komarova.

During the first module, the trainers considered issues related to the EU legal nature and institutions, discussed in detail with the trainees the principle of checks and balances in the EU institutional system, and conducted a seminar on EU values ​​in terms of the rule of law.