European Union Law (GED70160)

General information

Type:	OB	Curs:	2	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	4 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Sec: A	José M. de Areilza Carvajal	Dirección General y Estrategia	ENG

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Sec: B	José M. de Areilza Carvajal	Dirección General y Estrategia	ENG

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Sec: C	José M. de Areilza Carvajal	Dirección General y Estrategia	ENG

Group	Teacher	Department	Language

None

Workload distribution:
- In-class sessions: 80%
- Individual study and teamwork: 20%

-Understand the basic concepts of European Union Law and differentiate the EU legal system from other international and national legal systems.

- Have a clear sense of EU institutions, decision-making and constitutional principles have evolved.

- Understand the goals and content of key EU policies

1. EUROPEAN UNION LAW EU LAW STANDARD: 1. The creation of the internal market and the road towards the creation of an internal market; principles: non-discrimination; progressivity; equal access to the market. 2. Free movement of goods (scope); legal contents; exceptions. 3. Free movement of persons (scope); legal contents; free movement of workers; right of establishment; exceptions. 4 . Free movement of services; definition of service; scope of application; legal contents; exceptions. 5 . Free movement of capital; scope of application; legal contents; exceptions. 6. The European monetary union and the European Central Bank 7. External action of the EU; common foreign and security policy; common trade policy; development cooperation. 8. European area of freedom and security; definition; Schengen area; freedom of movement; immigration; visa policy; refugees. EU LAW EXTENDED: Substantive Law of the EU from the case law of the Court of Justice and official documents regarding the following topics: - free movement of goods - free movement of persons - free movement of services and capital - the ECB - Common Foreign and Security Policy - Common Commercial Policy - Area of Freedom and Security

Lectures, case studies, problem-solving

Bibliography:

-D. Chalmers, G. Davies, M. Monti, "European Union Law, Cases and Materials", 3rd Edition, Cambridge U. P., 2014
-P. Craig and G. de Búrca, "EU Law: Text, Cases and Materials", Oxford U.P., 2015
-S. Weatherhill, "Cases and Materials on EU Law"; Oxford U.P., 2012
-N. Foster, "Foster on EU Law", Oxford U.P., 2011

Group	Teacher	Department
Sec: A	José M. de Areilza Carvajal	Dirección General y Estrategia

Group	Teacher	Department
Sec: B	José M. de Areilza Carvajal	Dirección General y Estrategia

Group	Teacher	Department
Sec: C	José M. de Areilza Carvajal	Dirección General y Estrategia

Group	Teacher	Department