EU Market Law

elective courses

The lecture provides knowledge on main elements of the substantive economic law of the European Union creating the legal basis for the European economic integration (Internal Market Law). The course will provide an opportunity to learn about the way in which the EU works: We will study the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the EU’s legal acts. These materials will allow us to better understand the foundations on which the modern economy and politics are built, and, therefore, the economic and political reality we live in.

The lecture provides knowledge on the main elements of the substantive economic law of the European Union creating the legal basis for the European economic integration (Internal Market Law). Thus, we will discuss the following issues:

1. The introductory remarks on the EU’s legal system, e.g.: what are the EU’s institutions? What are the legal acts in EU law?

2. The freedoms of movement in the EU:

- free movement of goods

- free movement of people

- free movement of services

- freedom of establishment

- free movement of capital

3. The examples of the areas in which the EU harmonized certain policies: e-commerce and copyright law.

The course will provide an opportunity to learn about the way in which the EU works. We will study the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the EU’s legal acts. These materials will allow us to better understand the foundations on which the modern economy and politics are built, and, therefore, the economic and political reality we live in.

Obligatory reading:

1. G. Bermann, R. Goebel, W. Davey, E. Fox, Cases and Materials on European Union Law, 3d Edition, Thomson Reuters 2011 (and the following editions)

2. CJEU judgements or European Commission’s decisions as well as other materials from the instructors

Obligatory materials will be available at Kampus platform.

Materials are only for use for classes. Further dissemination is prohibited.

Further Reading:

C. Barnard, The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms, Oxford 2013

Further reading for Polish speaking students:

Prawo materialne Unii Europejskiej. Swobodny przepływ towarów, osób usług i kapitału. Podstawy prawa konkurencji. (eds.) A. Zawidzka-Łojek, R. Grzeszczak, Vademecum, Instytut Wydawniczy EuroPrawo, ed. 3, Warszawa 2013 (and the following editions).

K_W01 (Knowledge and in-depth understanding of the research methodology and terminology in the field of management and quality discipline and in complementary disciplines (economics and finance, legal sciences))

K_W04 (Knowledge and in-depth understanding of legal regulations regarding the functioning of the organization and the entire economy)

K_W05 (Knowledge and understanding of the complex technological, social, political, legal, economic and ecological processes and phenomena and their impact on the functioning of the organization and the entire economy, including the principles of industrial property and copyright protection);

K_U02 (Being able to correctly interpret complex technological, social, political, legal, economic and ecological processes and phenomena and their impact on the functioning of the organization and the entire economy, using the appropriate selection of sources)

K_K01 (Ready to assess and critically approach complex situations and phenomena related to the functioning of the organization, sector and the entire economy.)

Active participation in the lessons and final written exam (test, more than 50% of correct answers is necessary for passing).