UCL - Substantive Law of the European Union

[EUSL2021]

[45h] 6 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

Teacher(s): Marc Fallon

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

Through the study of the free movement regimes, of the rules on competition and on services of general interest in the internal market, the student will get the understanding of mechanisms governing substantive Community law.

Main themes

The course gives a detailed analysis of Community rules and case law relating to free movement of goods, capital, services, and persons, including a study of the European policy of approximation of national legislations, as well as rules on competition and on services of general economic interest.

Content and teaching methods

The course sets out a synthesis of the legal regime of the internal market. The following items are thus covered: free movement of goods, services, persons and capital. The main rules governing the law on competition and on services of general economic interest are also covered.
The main emphasis is on analysing primary legislation.
The course aims to give students a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms governing the European Community's substantive law. In this respect it favours a synthetic approach, while illustrating the concepts through the case-law of the CJEC.
The course is taught in the form of lectures. Students have a textbook and a case-law compendium at their disposal.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Period: 1st semester.
Periodicity: yearly.
Language: French.
Prerequisite: general notions of law (rules, jurisdiction, legal system).
Evaluation: written or oral examination.
Support: to be determined by the professor in charge.
References: to be determined by the professor in charge.