The training of lawyers - a constant in EU's objectives, in a society of knowledge

• Author: Augustin Fuerea
• Position: Professor, PhD, Faculty of Law, 'Nicolae Titulescu' University of Bucharest (e-mail: augustinfuerea@yahoo.com).
• Pages: 116-123

LESIJ NO. XXII, VOL. 1/2015

THE TRAINING OF LAWYERS - A CONSTANT IN EU'S

OBJECTIVES, IN A SOCIETY OF KNOWLEDGE

Augustin FUEREA*

Abstract:

The Union shall contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation

between Member Sta tes and, if necessary, by supporting and su pplementing their action, while fully

respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the org anisation of

education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity. Also, the Union shall implement a

vocational training policy which shall support and supplement the action of th e Member States, while

fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content and organisation of vocational

training.

Keywords: Union European, training policy, education, law practitioners.

Introduction

It is very well known that today’s

international society is marked by very

profound changes which are happening very

fast, being often placed at strategic

interferences. Increasingly more, economic

accumulations are based on information and

innovation, both turning into essential

development resources, in general. The

same society of i nformation that is a source

of wealth for so me people, represents at the

same time, a potential factor of exclusion for

others. A careful analysis of realities

highlight the fact that the main goal pursued

by those who founded the European Union

(in 1992, with the signing of the Maastricht

Treaty) was and still is to make from this

European area, not only a space

economically co mpetitive, but equally, a

social space, close to citizens and t heir

problems. In this co ntext, lifelong learning

becomes crucial. Its stake is to provide

 Professor, PhD, Faculty of Law, “Nicolae Titulescu” University of Bucharest (e-mail:

augustinfuerea@yahoo.com).

economic competitiveness and social

cohesion, development, favouring thus the

exercise of active European citizenship. For

lifelong learning to become reality, it is

essential that the role of professional training

is grounded on new bases, including in

contemporary Ro mania, which as far as

integration concerns, is related to

requirements specific to a new future.

Successive European political

structures revealed common themes,

offering national strategies, a new element

called lifelong learning, refer ence element

for any natural evolution, providing the

context for practical cooperation, such as,

for example, mutual excha nges and pilot

projects.

Obviously, the pace of economic and

social development has accelerated. In

Europe, more than ever, enterprises need a

qualified and thoroughly informed staff.

Employers choose, more rarely, unskilled

workforce, seeking for capabilities endowed

with performant reasoning, including in the