Learning methodology
The workshop will initially provide an overview of the EU official documentation, and will then offer demonstrations of the most useful websites and EU legal databases, as well as of their structure and content. Furthermore, the most effective research methods will be outlined.
Each participant will have at their disposal a PC with high-speed internet connection and plenty of time to explore the content and possibilities offered by each database. This will be additionally supported by a range of specially designed questions to encourage participants to get familiar with particular resources in order to master their content and structure and eventually become independent and efficient users.
Objectives
At the end of the workshop, the participants will have a good knowledge of the key categories of EU documentation; they will also have practical experience in using the possibilities of particular databases; they will know how to efficiently and effectively find targeted information, and to use the best research techniques. Also, they will be able to easily find a directive, regulation or other legal act related to EU transport policy, or to find preparatory documents and texts of legislative proposals and initiatives as well as information on the developments within a legislative procedure. Furthermore, they will easily find information on national implementing measures, case law of the European Court of Justice referring to EU transport policy, as well as academic and research papers and comments related to particular ECJ judgments, and finally they will know how to find Croatian translations of EU legal instruments.
