Self-learning Materials

This product is available after registration to the CEPOL LEEd platform . Please see the below Registration Guide for details. The aim of the lesson is to increase the awareness of border guards, immigration and law enforcement officials, and others who are authorised...

The e-learning course "Introduction to EU Anti-Money Laundering" is an introductory course, the aim of which is to develop an understanding of the laws applicable to anti-money laundering in the European Union and to equip the learner with basic tools and knowledge of this topic.

This online course has been developed to provide an introduction to the key concepts, developments and relevant case law concerning EU anti-discrimination law. It is intended to be interactive by using video presentations, examples from real cases and quizzes to test your knowledge. It is intended to complement the detailed seminars run by the Academy of European Law on anti-discrimination law, which provide more indepth analysis of the issues. Produced in the framework of the European Commission's Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020.

This course has been developed to provide an introduction to the key concepts, developments and relevant case law concerning EU anti-discrimination law. It is intended to be interactive by using video presentations, examples from real cases and quizzes to test your knowledge. It is intended to complement the detailed seminars run by the Academy of European Law ERA on anti-discrimination law, which provide more in-depth analysis of the issues.

This course is an introductory course, the aim of which is to develop the understanding of law applicable to companies in the European Union and to equip the learner with basic tools for and knowledge on this topic.

This 3 hour e-learning course on EU criminal Law is a guide through the fundamental charactersitics of EU criminal law and aims to provide insight into what the EU criminal law entails and what it does not entail. What will become clear throughout this course, is that EU criminal law is not a branch of law mirroring the national criminal law systems. It is important to understand that there is no such thing as an EU criminal code or an EU criminal procedural code to turn to in cross-border cases. Instead, "EU criminal law" is predominantly a body of legal instruments and supporting EU level actors influencing and facilitating the work of national criminal justice actors.

This course aims at familiarising you with the basics of cross-border disputes in civil and commercial matters before courts of the Member States. By the end of this course, you will have acquired a basic understanding for the issues at stake in cross-border civil litigation, and you will be acquainted with the Brussels Ia Regulation as the most important piece of European legislation on that matter.

This course examines key elements of EU data protection law as laid down in the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679). Each of the four modules starts with an introductory video which we would encourage you to watch first before going through the modules.

This course has been developed to provide an overview of the key features, developments and relevant case law concerning EU gender equality law. It is intended to complemented the detailed seminars run by the Academy of European Law ERA on gender equality law, which provide more in-depth analysis on the issues.

This 3-hour e-learning course on EU institutional law is a guide through the topics of the main importance for EU law in general. It's aim is to present the structure of the European Union and the legal base of its functioning. Each topic touches upon the basics to help to understand how the Union works. This course should serve as an introduction to any other more specific topic regarding EU law, in case such a general introduction is needed.

This course examines how the EU directives and regulations have harmonised (or in certing cases even unified) copyright law, trade marks and designs, geographical indications, and patent law on the ground of international standards. The course briefly examines social and economic justifications for intellectual property rights and shows how the late 19th-century idea of an international, multi-level regulation of patent and copyright laws has been significantly strengthened after the establishment of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1994 and the adoption of the related Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (known as the 'TRIPS') Agreement. The course ends by highlighting the most pressing challenges European IP law will have to face in the near future.

This course will cover the evolution of public sector, utilities, concessions and defence procurement law as well as the rules for access to justice for breaches of public procurement law. The course will cover the main concepts of public procurement in terms of contracting authorities and public contracts, the selection and qualification process, the award procedures and award criteria and the remedies available to aggrieved undertakings before national courts.

This course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental elements of the EU VAT Directive.

This product is available after registration to the CEPOL LEEd platform . Please see the below Registration Guide for details. This self-paced mini course aims to introduce OSINT and doesn't require special cyber knowledge. Law enforcement officials conducting...

Although the three directives have been implemented in Italy with the introduction of important new laws, there is still a lack of effective protection of the rights covered under the directives

This product is available after registration to the CEPOL LEEd platform . Please see the below Registration Guide for details. The module aims to raise awareness and understanding on how a JIT can benefit an investigation, and how it can be set up and run. On completion...

This primer module focuses on the key concepts in EU data protection law. What is personal data and what is non personal data? This module outlines the main definitions in the field of data protection and explains the differences in how data can or cannot be collected

Qu'est-ce que le réseau judiciaire européen en matière civile et commerciale (RJECC) ? Quelles sont ses missions ? Comment saisir le réseau en tant que magistrat, greffier, ou praticien du droit ? Explications avec un exemple concret de dossier transfrontière en matière civile et commerciale.

Basic interactive online tool on Legal English for Judicial Cooperation in Civil Matters. Developed with the financial support of the Justice Programme 2014-2020 of the European Union.