78363 - European Union Internal Market Legislation

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 aims to provide students with a specific expertise on the functioning of the European Union internal market.

 

Within the duration of the lectures, students will gain an insightful understanding of EU lawmaking and policymaking process (with a specific focus on the activities of the European Parliament and of the European Commission), as well as knowledge of the legal acts of the EU institutions (in particular directives, regulations and decisions). The course will then, after exploring the four freedoms (free movement of goods, persons, services and capitals), lead participants into of the policy fields which are most relevant for the tourism sector (including state aid and competition law) and will conclude with a specific focus on the opportunities (funding and incentive schemes) for small and medium size enterprises (SME) in the tourism sector.

 

The ultimate scope of the course is to guide students into preparing applications for funding to the various EU sponsors.

 

Structure:

I. Introduction to the course and to the EU institutional framework (6h)

II. The legal acts of the EU institutions (6h)

III. Free movement of goods and capitals (6h)

IV. Free movement of persons (citizens and workers) and services (6h)

V. State Aids applied to the tourism sector (6h)

VI. Structural and non-structural funds in the tourism sector (6h)

VII. Preparing and submitting an application for funding (6h)

VIII. Revision (3 h)

Readings/Bibliography

The main reference for the course will be the teaching materials (power point presentations, legislative acts and journal articles) which will be distributed in the virtual environment after each lectures.

Students are highly recommended though to attend the lectures.

For those willing to have a textbook reference, here are some titles:

• F. Weiss, C. Kaupa, European Union Internal Market Law, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
• C. Barnard, The Substantive Law of the EUThe Four Freedoms
  (6th ed.), Oxford University Press, 2019.

Teaching methods

The course is entirely taught in English.

Students will profit of the exchange of ideas during the course, and are accordingly highly advised to regularly attend (virtually or in person) the lectures.

Assessment methods

Written exam. Participation to the debate, either in presence as well as in the virtual classroom, is however highly encouraged, and is favorably evaluated by the teacher.

Teaching tools

Power Point Presentations of the lectures and teaching materials will be regularly published on Virtuale.

Office hours

See the website of Giovanni Zaccaroni