78363 - European Union Internal Market Legislation

Academic Year 2022/2023

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Economics of Tourism (cod. 8847)

Learning outcomes

The course is meant to endow students with a general knowledge of Eu legislation, paying also attention to its adoption and application in Italy. The course will also provide the fundamental guidelines for the analysis of the internal market regulation, by focusing on the free movement of people and services, European incentive schemes and state aids.

Course contents

The course starts with an introduction on the EU legal order and the relationship between EU law and domestic law. Then, an overview of the evolution of the internal market and the EU competition policy will be provided. The core of the program is represented by the analysis of the four fundamental market freedoms: free movement of goods, persons, services and capital. Finally the links between the internal market and other relevant EU policies will be assessed. 

Readings/Bibliography

Attending students: Raffaele Torino (ed.), Introduction to European Union Internal Market Law, 2017, plus the materials dealt with during classes

Non-attending students: Catherine Barnard, The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms, 6th ed., 2019

Teaching methods

Frontal teaching activities will be fostered through the analysis and resolution of practical cases, as well as the interaction between the professor and the students. With a view to facilitating the choice of case studies and subjects of discussion students are encouraged to indicate topics of interest.

Assessment methods

The exam is oral. Written essays in class are not part of the final exam; however, they aim at fostering the learning of specific topics, facilitating the connection of different issues, and providing the course with a more practical dimension.

Teaching tools

Power point presentations (slides, acts and documents)

Office hours

See the website of Federico Ferri

SDGs

Quality education Industry, innovation and infrastructure Reduced inequalities Peace, justice and strong institutions

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.