Conducted in term: 2024L

Erasmus code: 14.6

ISCED code: 0312

ECTS credits: 3

Language: English

Organized by: Faculty of Political Science and International Studies

EU Economic Law 2104-GPIR-D4EUEL

Topic 1. The Theories and Concepts of Regional Economic Integration. History of EU Economic Integration.
4 hours

The concepts of the free trade area, customs union, common market, single market.
Pre-1986 economic integration. The Single European Act 1986.
The role of the European Union in the organization of international trade.

Topic 2. External Economic Relations of the EU. EU External Action: Common Commercial Policy
4 hours

Express and implied competences. Exclusive competence. Shared competence. International agreements: conclusion by the EU. The EU and international law. Common commercial policy.

Topic 3. Free Movement of Goods
4 hours

Impediments to free movement of goods: customs duties on imports and exports, charges having equivalent effect, quantitative restrictions, measures having equivalent effect to quantitative restrictions. Internal taxation.

Topic 4. European Intellectual Property Law
4 hours

General principles of IPR, exhaustion of rights. Patents, trademarks, geographical indications, copyright, industrial designs.

Topic 5. Free Movement of Persons and Services. The Right of Establishment
4 hours

Common principles of the free movement of persons. Free movement of workers. The right of establishment. Freedom to provide and receive services. Free movement of persons: limitations, derogations and conditions.

Topic 6. Free Movement of Capital
4 hours.

The prohibition of restrictions on movement of capital between EU member states. Express derogations. Stages of the monetary union. Economic and monetary union.

Topic 7. EU Competition Law
4 hours

General issues. Objectives. Agreements, decisions and concerted practices. Object or effect of preventing, restricting or distorting competition. The effect on trade between member states. The de minimis doctrine. Vertical restraints. Enforcement.

Final written test on EU Economic Law - 2 hours.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

Students should obtain: the systematic knowledge in the scope of material European economic law along with the basic rights granted to the subjects economically involved within the EU. the ability to apply in practice the above mentioned theoretical knowledge and to solve problems connected to the material European economic law and basic rights granted to the subjects economically involved within the EU.

Course coordinators

Dmytro Skrynka

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide the students with understanding of the system of rules of the law of the EU relevant for the economic integration and implementation of the four freedoms. The students will be able to analyse and apply in practice the relevant legal requirements of the EU law on such issues as the free movement of goods, free movement of persons, free movement of capital and EU competition law.

Assessment criteria

Criteria of assessment

Oral presentations - the maximum total score is 60 points

Final written test - the maximum score is 40 points

Students are expected to be able to make a brief oral presentation on any issue included in the respective topic.

The final number of points on the 100 points scale is converted into the protocol scale as follows:

100 points scale Protocol scale
96-100 5!
90-95 5
82-89 4,5
75-81 4
68-74 3,5
60-67 3
0-59 2

Bibliography

Topic 1. The Theories and Concepts of Regional Economic Integration. History of EU Economic Integration.

● Barnard, Catherine. The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms. UK: Oxford University Press, 2016. Part I. Introduction (p.3-32)
● Craig, Paul., and G.. de Búrca. 2020. EU Law : Text, Cases, and Materials UK Version. 7th ed. Oxford University Press. Chapter 18. The Single Market (p.641-672)
● Santa Maria, Alberto. 2019. “European Economic Law”. Chapter 3. The Role of the European Union in the Organization of International Trade

Topic 2. External Economic Relations of the EU. EU External Action: Common Commercial Policy

● Craig, Paul., and G.. de Búrca. 2020. EU Law : Text, Cases, and Materials UK Version. 7th ed. Oxford University Press. Chapter 11. EU International Relations Law. (p. 353-413)

Topic 3. Free Movement of Goods

● Barnard, Catherine. The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms. UK: Oxford University Press, 2016. Part II. Free Movement of Goods (p. 33-202)
● Craig, Paul., and G.. de Búrca. 2020. EU Law : Text, Cases, and Materials UK Version. 7th ed. Oxford University Press. Chapter 19. Free Movement of Goods: Duties, Charges and Taxes. (p.673-698). Chapter 20. Free Movement of Goods. Quantitative Restrictions. (p.699-p.755)

Topic 4. European Intellectual Property Law

● Pila, Justine., and Torremans, Paul. 2019. “European Intellectual Property Law”. Part I. 2. The Foundations of European Union Intellectual Property Law. (p. 36-66)

Additional source (recommended, but not required):

● Kur, Annette., Planck, Max., Dreier, Thomas. European Intellectual Property Law: Text, Cases and Materials. UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. Incorporated, 2013. Chapter 2. IP in the European legal framework. (p.39-83)

Topic 5. Free Movement of Persons and Services. The right of establishment

● Craig, Paul., and G.. de Búrca. 2020. EU Law : Text, Cases, and Materials UK Version. 7th ed. Oxford University Press. Chapter 22. Free movement of workers. (p.781-831) Chapter 23. Freedom of Establishment and to Provide Services. (p. 832-888)

Additional source (recommended, but not required):

● Barnard, Catherine. The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms. UK: Oxford University Press, 2016. Part III. Free Movement of Persons and Services, p.203-516

Topic 6. Free Movement of Capital

● Craig, Paul., and G.. de Búrca. 2020. EU Law : Text, Cases, and Materials UK Version. 7th ed. Oxford University Press. Chapter 21. Free Movement of Capital and Economic and Monetary Union. (p.756-780)
● Barnard, Catherine. The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms. UK: Oxford University Press, 2016. Part IV. Free Movement of Capital. (p.517-556)

Topic 7. EU Competition Law

● Santa Maria, Alberto. 2019. “European Economic Law”. Chapter 6. Competition Law Between General Theory and Actual Implementation.
● Fox, Eleanor M.., and Damien, Gerard. 2023. “EU Competition Law : Cases, Texts and Context”. Chapter 1. The Treaty, objectives and the Single Market. (p.1-45)
● Craig, Paul., and G.. de Búrca. 2020. EU Law : Text, Cases, and Materials UK Version. 7th ed. Oxford University Press. Chapter 27. Competition Law: Article 101. (p.1034-1086). Chapter 28. Competition Law: Article 102. (p.1087-1121). Chapter 29. Competition Law: Mergers. (p. 1122-1147)

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