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A plea for studying (and loving) the EU Law

Octavia Spineanu-Matei

Analele Universitării din București Drept - Forum Juridic | Sep 20, 2026

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The speech highlights, by reference to several cases pending before the Court of Justice of the European Union, the breadth and diversity of the situations in which EU law becomes applicable and calls for constant dialogue between national courts and the European court. Examples drawn from copyright law, family law, judicial cooperation in criminal matters and competition law illustrate the transversal nature of EU law and its presence across a wide range of legal fields. In this vein, the central argument of the speech is that EU law should not be regarded as a secondary discipline in relation to the so-called core areas of legal study, but rather as a structural component of contemporary legal education and legal practice. From this perspective, the author especially addresses law students, emphasizing that, regardless of the legal profession they choose, a rigorous understanding of EU law will sooner or later become indispensable.

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@article{SpineanuMatei2026plea,
  title = {A plea for studying (and loving) the EU Law},
  author = {Octavia Spineanu-Matei},
  journal = {Analele Universitării din București Drept - Forum Juridic},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.31178/aubd-fj.2026.1.11},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.31178/aubd-fj.2026.1.11}
}

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