Free movement in the European Union 2200-1W043-ERA
The Four Freedoms discusses the free movement of workers, goods, capital, and services, as well as the freedom of establishment. This is the course to discuss advanced concepts of the substantive law as well as newest cases and freshly proposed legislation, through an interactive approach.
During the course we will discuss the methods which characterise European legislation, on the one hand (harmonisation, mutual recognition), and case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, on the other (typical patterns of reasoning), will be emphasised throughout the course. At the end of the course you should be able to analyse, evaluate, but also criticise the state of law.
Particular topics addressed include:
product deregulation and its consequences;
legal services and legal practice in another MS on a permanent basis;
sensitive areas of the internal market (gambling, abortion, pharmaceutical products, pornography, blood products etc.);
income taxes and the internal market;
rules concerning spelling of names from the internal market perspective.
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
The student should acquire a full and deep understanding of the functioning of the free movement in the UE. In addition, the knowledge as well as the practical skills passed during the courses are applicable in day-to-day practice of commercial and administrative law.
Assessment criteria
Lecture combined with discussion among the lecturer and students - activity during classes shall be assessed.
Case-law study
Reading of judgments of the ECJ will be required (information will be provided during classes)
Bibliography
C. Barnard, The Substantive Law of the EU
Paul Craig et Gráinne de Búrca, EULaw : Text, Cases, and Materials
Supplementary readings will be available.
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: