Substantive Law of the European Union

leusl2021  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

Substantive Law of the European Union
6 credits
45.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Fallon Marc;
Language
French
Main themes
The course gives a detailed analysis of European Union rules and case law relating to free movement of workers, citizens, goods, capital, services, including a study of the European policy of approximation of national legislations, as well as an overview on competition rules. The case law of the European Court of Justice plays is commonly used.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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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.

 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
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 (worker & citizen) and capital. The main rules governing the law on competition  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 Union's substantive law. In this respect it favours a synthetic approach, while illustrating the concepts through the case-law of the ECJ. The course is taught in the form of lectures. Students have a textbook and a case-law compendium at their disposal.
Evaluation methods
Written or oral examination.
Other information
Support: a textbook containing main case law and secondary law, and the text of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union.
Faculty or entity
EURO


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Political Sciences: General

Master [120] in European Studies

Master [120] in Political Sciences: International Relations

Master [120] in Public Administration

Master [60] in Political Sciences: General