Educating the transnational network
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26481/marble.2013.v4.158Abstract
In the context of a broader and more specific discourse on private law, this paper turns its attention towards the big picture of the European project. The focus of the research is not particularly on the substantive or normative dimension of EU legislation, rather on the people behind its private law. The aim was to understand how legal education could impact the development of EU law. Therefore, the attempt has been that of, firstly, identifying the political dynamics which produce and sustain the law (section I) and, secondly, investigating the cultural dimension of the integration process, specifically on how nationalistic views tend to reject legal harmonization on cultural premises (section II).
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