Jean Monnet Module on Fundamental Rights in EU Business Law and Policy (FURBUS)

ERASMUS MODULE-ERASMUS-JMO-2021-HEI-TCH-RSCH

EURH: Fundamental Rights in EU Business Law and Policy

Summary

The Jean Monnet Module “Fundamental Rights in EU Business Law and Policy” is a three - year teaching and research module. The module's central objective is to stimulate teaching, research and reflection on the implementation of fundamental rights at the national, European and international level in the context of the digital transformation of EU business and society and the increasingly globalized economy in which the EU plays an important role with spreading European values in a globalized world. The module's aim is to equip participants (students, legal practitioners, civil society) with a better understanding of the impact of fundamental rights on EU Business Law and Policy in particular and on globalized economy in general. The module’s aim is also to foster the dialogue between the academic world and policy-makers, in particular to enhance the governance of EU policies. 

The module will achieve its objectives by offering activities at the intersection of fundamental rights and EU Business Law and Policy. It will analyse this intersection through three main angles:

1. understanding the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights at the European and national level;
2. strengthening fundamental rights protection within the EU in the era of digital transformation of EU business and society (especially the Digital Single Market);
3. strengthening fundamental rights in the global supply chain through the EU external action.

Since 2009, when the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force, the EU Charter has legally binding nature. Fundamental rights are no longer understood merely as rights that protect individuals only against the holders of public authority, as also businesses need to respect fundamental rights in their operations. The module will focus on fundamental rights and principles that are crucial within the Digital Single Market and the EU trade policy, especially social and economic rights (e.g. equality and non-discrimination, the rights of the child, gender equality, protection of personal data in the online environment, freedom to conduct a business, protection of the weaker party, environmental protection, right to an effective remedy, access to justice). It will cover also topics dealing with human rights in global supply chains, artificial intelligence, sharing economy, online consumer and smart contracts, geo-blocking and data protection. Module's activities will target civil society to raise awareness of EU policies in this field. This is especially important in the context of the globalized supply chains, the environmental problems, and also in the context of the Digital Single Market.
 

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