Capacity Building of the Faculty of Law, University of Montenegro – curricula refreshment, boosting of international cooperation and improving human, technical and library resources Erasmus Project

Project Title

Capacity Building of the Faculty of Law, University of Montenegro – curricula refreshment, boosting of international cooperation and improving human, technical and library resources

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Since the accession negotiations between Montenegro and EU started in 2012, the harmonization of Montenegrin legal and institutional system with the European standards has been a very dynamic process. Today, Montenegro is almost certainly the next EU Member State. The dynamics of accession processes requires active and responsible approach of all public institutions and other stakeholders, especially of the sole public Faculty of Law, which is also one of the oldest academic units of University of Montenegro. Given that the harmonization with Acquis Communautaire is par excellence legal issue, and taking into account that the most important chapters in the accession negotiation process are related to legal aspects, the role of UoM Faculty of Law at this moment is of crucial importance.Key objectives of the project are following:- Through facilitating various study visits between partner institutions from various Member States, securing the proper training for UoM Faculty of Law academic staff, so as to improve their general teaching skills and their level of comprehension and understanding of various aspects of EU law, which will improve the quality of higher education of future lawyers in Montenegro in general;- Assessment and potential refreshment of the newly accredited general curriculum (will have various positive impacts. It will contribute to better recognition of the curricula at the labour market, and make it more compatible and comparable to the similar EU programmes, thus enabling higher mobility of students);- Confirming that curricula of the various courses dominantly or partially linked to various aspects of EU law are framed in a manner that equals that of such courses in EU Member States, in order to introduce topics related to EU law, with an approach to studying EU law in Montenegro not only in line with best practices in EU Member States, but also customized in a manner that will take into consideration current specific features and historical development of Montenegrin legal system and society in general;- Producing a guidebook/reference manual on teaching and researching various aspects of EU law in Montenegro;- Contributing to overall endeavours of Montenegro in successful closing of accession negotiations with EU.The project will allow academic staff to acquire new competences which they will systematically transfer not only to students but to Montenegrin judges as well, since they will be involved via project partners, such as Judicial Council and Judicial Training Centre. Montenegro will be more prepared to efficiently apply EU law once it becomes a Member State.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 556300 Eur

Project Coordinator

JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE PODGORICA & Country: ME

Project Partners

• SVEUCILISTE U SPLITU
• REGENT’S UNIVERSITY LONDON
• SVEUCILISTE U ZAGREBU – PRAVNI FAKULTET
• JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF MONTENEGRO
• CENTAR ZA OBUKU U SUDSTVU I DRZAVNOM TUZILASTVU PODGORICA
• UNIVERSITAT DES SAARLANDES
• UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI