Publish date: sreda, 29. maj 2024 | Expiration date: četrtek, 31. december 2099
On Wednesday, May 29 2024, a workshop on deterrence in the context of private enforcement of EU law was held at the Faculty of Law, where Dr. Petra Weingerl presented the findings of the ARIS Z5-3220 postdoctoral project. Guests Dr. Bert Keirsbilck (KU Leuven), Dr. Lena Hornkohl (University of Vienna), Dr. Karmen Lutman (University of Ljubljana), and João Otávio Bacchi Gutinieki (University of São Paulo/University of Vienna) presented complementary and alternative perspectives on the issue. The workshop was moderated by Dr. Janja Hojnik.
Publish date: petek, 24. maj 2024 | Expiration date: četrtek, 31. december 2099
On Friday, May 24 2024, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Slovenia's EU membership with a round table. The attendees were welcomed by the Dean, Prof. Dr. Tomaž Keresteš, followed by an interesting discussion on the challenges that await the EU in the future, as well as a retrospective look at Slovenia's EU membership over the past two decades. The guests of the round table were Slovenian judges at the CJEU: Dr. Marko Ilešič, Dr. Maja Brkan, and Dr. Damjan Kukovec. The roundtable was chaired by Associate Prof. Dr. Petra Weingerl, with members of the Chair of European and International Law participating as discussants.
Publish date: petek, 17. maj 2024 | Expiration date: četrtek, 31. december 2099
Between 15 and 17 May 2024, the Institute for European Studies in Brussels (L'Institut d'études européennes), part of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), hosted the international scientific conference IDEAS24: (Dis)integration from an (in)equality perspective. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Tratnik and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petra Weingerl gave a lecture on "Legal Mobility vs. Nationality Based Inequalities" in the section entitled Mobility: A Tool for Reducing or Fueling Inequalities?. Asst. Živa Šuta gave a lecture on "Integration through integrated solutions: applying EU internal market principles to product-service bundles" in the section Assessing EU's Market-Based Approach to Equality.
Publish date: ponedeljek, 6. maj 2024 | Expiration date: četrtek, 31. december 2099
On May 6 and 7 2024, a conference on European private law took place at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg, where Associate Professor Dr. Petra Weingerl lectured on deterrence as a concept within the private enforcement of EU law.
Publish date: ponedeljek, 6. maj 2024 | Expiration date: četrtek, 31. december 2099
Between 26 and 29 April, the team of the Faculty of Law of the University of Maribor participated in the competition on European Union law, the Central and Eastern Europe Moot Competition (CEEMC), which is held as a simulation of the preliminary ruling procedure before the Court of Justice of the EU. The Faculty of Law of the University of Maribor was represented by students Eva Ledinek, Lana Simončič, Alenka Tabaković and Vita Višič under the mentorship of assist. Živa Šuta and assoc. prof. dr. Petra Weingerl. Competitor Lana Simončič received the 'Noted Speaker' award.
The competition is organised by the British Law Centre within the framework of the educational institution Juris Angliae Scientia Ltd under the auspices of the Court of Justice of the EU and the Centre for European Legal Studies, University of Cambridge (CLES). The oral part of the CEEMC 2024 competition took place at the Prague Court before judges and advocates general of the Court of Justice of the EU and other experts in EU law. In the preliminary rounds, the central topic was the rule of law (interpretation of Article 19 TEU and Article 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights regarding the independence of national judges and Article 267 TFEU regarding the inhibition of the referral of a question for a preliminary ruling). After preliminary rounds against Sofia University and the University of Zagreb, the PFUM team managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the competition (Semifinals), where it also successfully competed with teams from Charles University and Alexandru Ioan Cuza University. The central topics of the semi-finals were the related reproduction right of film producers, the scope of the right of communication to the public, and the definition of the pastiche exception and its application in accordance with the InfoSoc Directive.
Publish date: torek, 23. januar 2024 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
During the week of 15-20 January, the Faculty of Law hosted the PEPP - Programme in European Private Law for Postgraduates, which was attended by doctoral students from partner institutions (in addition to the PF UM, the universities of Münster, Cambridge, Leuven, Valencia, Genoa, Zagreb, Silesia, Katowice, Hamburg (Bucerius) and the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private Law in Hamburg).
The PEPP is organised under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Bettina Heiderhoff from the University of Münster, and coordinated at our Faculty by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petra Weingerl. Our Faculty was represented by doctoral students Živa Šuta and Natalija Kunstek. Other doctoral and Erasmus students were also invited to attend the lectures.
The lecturers at the PEPP programme were (in chronological order): Prof. Dr. Verica Trstenjak, Assist. Prof. Dr. Katja Drnovšek, Prof. Dr. Matjaž Tratnik, Prof. Dr. Martina Repas, Prof. Dr. Janja Hojnik, Prof. Dr. Vesna Rijavec, Prof. Dr. Emilia Mišćenić (University of Rijeka), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petra Weingerl, Prof. Dr. Bettina Heiderhoff, Prof. Dr. Damjan Možina (University of Ljubljana) and Prof. Dr. Tjaša Ivanc. We also visited the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia, where we were warmly welcomed and in a conversation with the President, Dr. Matej Accetto, the students learned a lot of useful information about the application of EU law at the Constitutional Court and about its cooperation with the CJEU. We also visited the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER).
The event was co-funded by the ARIS project Z5-3220, the Jean Monnet module Fundamental Rights in EU Business Law and Policy (FURBUS) and the NOO Pilot Project "Green and Digital Legal Transformation".
Publish date: ponedeljek, 11. december 2023 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
On 7 and 8 December 2023, the Faculty of Law of the University of Maribor hosted a two-day International Conference Marking the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with eminent domestic and foreign experts in the field of international law. It was organized by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petra Weingerl and Prof. Dr. Matjaž Tratnik. Ass. Živa Šuta and other employees of the Faculty were of great help to them.
The opening address was given by the dean Prof. Dr. Tomaž Keresteš, who also led the first panel. The keynote lecture was given by Em. Prof. dr. Gerard-René de Groot (Maastricht University).
In the first panel, presentations were given by Prof. Dr. Erika de Wet (University of Graz), Prof. Dr. Jure Vidmar (Maastricht University), Beti Hohler, newly elected judge at the International Criminal Court, Prof. Dr. Liesbeth Lijnzaad (Maastricht University, judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)) and Benjamin Letzler (University of Vienna).
The first day of the conference ended with a round table chaired by Prof. Dr. Borut Holcman, and the guests were Prof. Dr. Saša Zagorc (University of Ljubljana), Prof. Dr. Janja Hojnik and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petra Weingerl (both from our Faculty).
Two panels were held on the second day. The first panel was chaired by Prof. Dr Janja Hojnik, and the lectures were given by Dr. Sarah Ganty (Yale Law School/Ghent University/CEU Democracy Institute), Dr. Marija Jovanović (University of Essex), Prof. Dr. Snježana Vasiljević (University of Zagreb), Prof. Dr. Jernej Letnar Černič (Nova University), Prof. Dr. Vasilka Sancin (University of Ljubljana, member of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petra Weingerl.
The second panel was chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr Petra Weingerl and the lectures were given by Prof. Dr. Matjaž Tratnik (University of Maribor), Prof. Dr. Dimitry Kochenov (Central European University), Em. Prof. Dr. Hildegard Schneider (Maastricht University), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samo Bardutzky (University of Ljubljana), Dr. Ana Bobić (Court of Justice of the EU) and Em. Prof. Dr. Silvo Devetak (University of Maribor).
Publish date: petek, 24. november 2023 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
This semester, Professor Janja Hojnik is serving as a visiting professor at the Faculty of Law in Leuven, Belgium. In this capacity, she is delivering lectures to Master's students as part of the Global Law program, focusing on the legal aspects of servitization in the EU. The course delves into innovative subjects, exploring megatrends such as the integration of products and services, digitization, and the circular economy.
Publish date: ponedeljek, 23. oktober 2023 | Expiration date: četrtek, 31. december 2099
Assist. Živa Šuta participated last month in a research visit at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen (Det Juridiske Fakultet Københavns Universitet). Under the supervision of Prof. Ulla Neergaard, Živa researched the development of EU internal market law and worked on her doctoral dissertation on the topic of free movement of goods and services (Free movement of product-service systems in the EU internal market). She was a speaker at the Interdisciplinary Seminar on Climate, Energy, and Sustainability (https://jura.ku.dk/cilg/calendar/2023/xii-interdisciplinary-seminar-on-climate/), and at the end of her visit, she conducted an independent seminar for the members of the Center for European and Comparative Legal Studies (https://jura.ku.dk/cecs/) and law students. You can read more about her seminar at this link: https://jura.ku.dk/cecs/calendar/2023/free-movement-of-product-service-systems-in-the-eu-internal-market/.
Publish date: sobota, 15. april 2023 | Expiration date: četrtek, 31. december 2099
The 63rd Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Public International Law was held in Washington, DC from April 8 to 15, 2023. Around 600 teams from around the world spent seven months intensively preparing written products (memorials for Applicant and Respondent) and practicing oral presentations or 'pleadings', which are held as a simulation of court proceedings before the International Court of Justice in The Hague. This year's case covered issues of war or humanitarian law and peace agreements, the employment of war detainees to work with hazardous waste, economic sanctions and state liability for environmental damage. Competitors Patricija Glavica, Andrej Stanišić and Vita Višič achieved top results under the mentorship of Leon Brulc, assist. Živa Šuta, doc. dr. Petra Weingerl and Full prof. dr. Matjaž Tratnik: the award for the best written work in the world ('Alona E. Evans Award 1st place'), which is awarded for the highest combined score of both written works (memorials),recognition for qualifying for the elimination rounds of the oral part of the competition among the top 48 teams (Elimination rounds), Contestant Patricija Glavica received a full scholarship to attend the 'Orientation in the US legal system' training course organized by the International Law Institute in Washington, DC. She received the award as the best speaker from the team with the best written products from a country where English is not the native language.
The results are published on the official competition website. With these achievements, the competitors successfully competed with the most renowned law faculties and put the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana on the world map.
Participation in the competition was supported by the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana, the Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia, MADDIB doo, ATRIVA doo, Topdom TEHNO CENTER, OKROGELNIK doo, Robert Potnik sp, BERT sp, Robnik Robert sp, KOMORA doo, REMOPLAST doo, the Andragoški zavod Ljudska univerza Velenje and the Stamenković Law Firm. The Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Washington, DC welcomed the team and provided moral support during the competition. We sincerely thank everyone!
Publish date: torek, 28. marec 2023 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
You are cordially invited to the guest lectures of Prof. dr. Stefan Enchelmaier from the University of Oxford. He will hold the following lectures (in English):
- March 29 at 10:15 a.m.: course Comparative law and major legal systems (lecture room B)
- March 30 at 8:45 a.m.: course EU Legal System and Institutions (lecture on Fundamental Principles of EU law), Auditorium Maximum
- March 31 (tbc): discussion on legal studies and methodology
- April 3 at 2pm: course Transnational Legal Studies (lecture on Free movement of goods in the EU)
Prof. Dr. Stefan Enchelmaier studied Law, Philosophy, and Latin at the universities of Cologne, Hamburg, and Edinburgh. He obtained his doctorate from the University of Bonn with a thesis on European competition law, and his habilitation from the University of Munich with a thesis on comparative Anglo-German personal property law. He also graduated LLM from the University of Edinburgh, and was conferred an MA by the University of Oxford. He held posts in Oxford (1997-2003); Max-Planck-Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich (2003-2008); and York (2008-2013). He returned to Oxford in 2013.
For more information, you can contact doc. dr. Petra Weingerl at petra.weingerl@um.si.
Publish date: četrtek, 22. december 2022 | Expiration date: četrtek, 31. december 2099
On Thursday, 22 December 2022, the Faculty of Law hosted a round table marking the 70th anniversary of the Court of Justice of the EU entitled The role of the Court of Justice of the EU in preserving the rule of law. After the opening remarks by the Dean, the discussion featured Slovenian judges at the Court of Justice of the EU, Dr. Marko Ilešič from the Court and Dr. Maja Brkan and Dr. Damjan Kukovec from the General Court of the EU, Professor Dr. Janja Hojnik and Mag. Igor Strnad, judge at the Higher Court in Maribor, presented their views on this topic. The round table was chaired by Dr. Petra Weingerl.
Publish date: torek, 18. oktober 2022 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
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Publish date: torek, 12. julij 2022 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
She has received several research grants and recognitions, including a PhD fellowship from the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation, an Universiteitsfonds Limburg (SWOL) grant and the Europa Prize 2008, which she received for notable academic achievements in several Member States of the European Union.
Marta Santos Silva has been working in academic and policy pan-European projects for the harmonisation of European Private Law since 2005 and has vast international experience in teaching and academic management. The perspectives and insights obtained in her career to date have led to her current research agenda which combines consumer law, digitalisation, and sustainability studies. She has been analysing the potential of nudges for fostering environmental sustainability and how it affects consumer autonomy. Currently, she is studying the virtues of essentialism for consumers and how consumer law can and should react to this alternative consumption trend.
Publish date: petek, 11. marec 2022 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
Doc. dr. Petra Weingerl has started running two research projects. She was successful in the European Commission's Erasmus + call with the Jean Monnet Module "Fundamental Rights in EU Business Law and Policy (FURBUS)". The Jean Monnet Module, which will combine teaching and research in a highly topical area, will run for three years.
This semester, doc. dr. Weingerl also launched a postdoctoral research project entitled "Deterrence as a concept in private enforcement of EU law". The postdoctoral project, funded by the Slovene Research Agency (ARRS), will run for two years.
You are kindly invited to attend the activities of both projects.
Publish date: torek, 23. november 2021 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
Elisa Paredis, Ph.D. Researcher and teaching assistant, from Faculty of Law University of Leuven, Belgium is visiting our faculty this week. She will conduct interviews with us regarding the designations of origin of goods in connection with the promotion of Slovenian quality and will give a lecture for 3rd-year students as part of the EU Internal Market course.
We wish her a pleasant stay at Faculty of Law University of Maribor
Publish date: petek, 7. maj 2021 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
Our faculty was represented by Nina Berglez, Ilona Osrajnik, Živa Šuta, and Eva Žagar, under the mentorship of Leon Brulec, Admir Muratović, doc. Petra Weingerl Ph.D. and prof. Matjaž Tratnik Ph.D.
The team of the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor, achieved 84th place (Preliminary and Advanced Rounds) in the world part of the competition (Global Rounds) among 571 teams, which represents 15% of the best. Živa Šuta was ranked among the 250 best speakers (oralists), and Nina Berglez reached 296th place as a speaker (White & Case Advanced Rounds all oralists).
As part of the competition, the team also recorded a presentation video, which you can watch below.
Publish date: petek, 7. maj 2021 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
The Students Civil Litigation Moot was first organized as an in-house moot for students from the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor and is getting bigger every year, with students from the Ljubljana Faculty of Law having started participating in 2016 and other universities in the following years.
The competition is based on a civil litigation procedure. Students need to study the procedural background to successfully file a lawsuit and afterward also the facts of the given case, to successfully argue their case in front of the made-up tribunal.
The competition is meant for students of the second and third year of the first cycle study programme and the first and second year of the second cycle study programme.
Students need first to submit two written files – one for each party. After the written phase, they need to prepare themselves for the simulation of a court procedure in which they need to represent the party they are given orally. The best two teams move on to the finals, where the judges choose both the winning team and the best speaker.
The competition follows a problem-based learning approach and helps students to learn more about the relevant rules. It additionally allows students to test themselves in the roles of lawyers and boosts their competitive nature by providing awards for the winners.
The problem is usually released in March or April, and students can apply (in teams of maximum five students) in April or May.
Publish date: četrtek, 1. april 2021 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
You are cordially invited to watch the presentation video of the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor, produced by the Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (SQAA).
Over the sixty years of its existence, the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor, has gained great renown both at home and worldwide.
Outstanding developments in the field of commercial law have been joined by no less visible achievements in the areas of all other legal disciplines.
The faculty is a distinguished centre of knowledge in the field of EU law.
We offer modern study programmes at three levels while promoting the integration of theory and practice.
We are successfully following new trends and teaching methods.
Our activities include moot courts with participation in prestigious student competitions, legal clinics, student practice.
Students are involved in faculty research projects.
Center for Medical Law, Laboratory for Intellectual Property Law, and several other projects are all active within the framework of the Faculty of Law.
Ultimately, the goal is to create a profile of a well-informed, upstanding lawyer who can think for themselves.
We educate the highest levels of legal professions, such as judges, lawyers, public prosecutors, state attorneys, and notaries.
However, our graduates are also trained for other types of professional challenges.
The faculty is distinguished by its international orientation.
Through a dedicated network of partner institutions, we are facilitating the exchange of both students and professors.
The rejuvenated staff consists of excellent professors, researchers, and associates, including some from abroad.
The faculty’s acclaim stems from their research achievements and their responses to contemporary social developments, of which we are justifiably proud.
Publish date: torek, 30. marec 2021 | Expiration date: torek, 31. december 2030
On March 1, 2021, the largest law competition, the Jessup Moot Court Competition 2021, began, a simulation of the proceedings before the International Court of Justice in The Hague. About 1000 faculties from all over the world take part in this competition every year!
The groups represented the 'Applicant' and the 'Respondent' and represented their solutions to 4 fundamental issues before recognized lawyers, judges, lawyers, and professors:
Border closures during a pandemic
Diplomatic asylum
The jurisdiction of the ICTY and the responsibility of the Countries to shoot down an aircraft.
At the intercontinental battles, the Faculty of Law of UM was represented by: Živa Šuta, Nina Berglez, Ilona Osrajnik, and Eva Žagar under the mentorship of Leon Brulec, Admir Muratović, doc. Petra Weingerl Ph.D. and prof. Matjaž Tratnik Ph.D.
They received two awards, namely the Best Memorial for the Applicant and the Best Memorial for the Respondent, awards for the best-written documents of both parties.
In the second week of March started the elimination fights to qualify for the Global Rounds. This world competition, Global Rounds, takes place every year in Washington, but this year it will be held online.
We sincerely congratulate students of the Faculty of Law of the University of Maribor and keep our fists up for the excellent ranking at the Global Rounds.
