32612 - European Union Law

Learning outcomes

The course aims to give a basic knowledge of all the most important aspects of the Law of the European Union: Institutions, decisional procedures and act, legal value of EU law into the Memeber States,internal market (free movement of persons, goods, services, capitals) competition and State aids, Eu external Relations, Area of Freedom Security and Justice.

Course contents

From EEC to EU: a brief history of the development of the Union
 Institutions of the EC: composition and powers

Scope of the EC Treaty: laws and lawmaking

 Principle of supremacy of EC law

 Principles of direct applicability and direct effects
 General principles of law
 Framework for enforcement
 Remedies in national courts
 State liability
 The preliminary rulings procedure
 Enforcement actions
 Direct action for annulment
Action for failure to act
Community liability in tort - action for damages
 Introduction to the internal market
Harmonisation
Free movement of payments and capital
Customs union
Free movement of goods
Derogation from the free movement of goods
Citizenship: rights of free movement and residence
Economic rights: workers, establishment and services
 Free movement: social rights
Right to receive services
Free movement of persons: limitations on grounds of public policy, public security, or public health
The area of freedom, security and justice: EU home affairs law and policy
Discrimination
 Introduction to competition policy
Element of competition law in the internal market
Restrictions on State aid

Readings/Bibliography

Students can choose  one of the following options ( also available in kindle edition):

Chalmers, Davies, Monti EUROPEN UNION LAW 3rdedition  Cambridge University Press 2014 All the chapters must be studied apart from the following:  7.1,7.2,7.4,  9.1,9.2,9.5,  13, 14,15,  21. Students  may skip all "Blue boxes" apart from the articles of the Treaties

 OR

Schutze European Union Law, Cambridge University Press, 2015. All the chapters must be studied apart from  the following:2,14,19,20 NB  The shorter book of the same Author (AN introduction to EU law) cannot be used

Teaching methods

Active participation of the students is encouraged in order to acquire  an overall and critical approach.

Assessment methods

Oral exam

Office hours

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