Law of the European Union (10 ECTS)

Lecturer(s): Dr M.J. van Wolferen (coordinator), J. Lindeboom, LLM

When: Block 1

Brief course description:
The course in EU Law will consist of two times two hours of lectures, and one tutorial of two hours. The 14 lectures will consist of the following, non exhaustive list of topics:

- The concept of the Internal Market

- Free movement of Goods

- Free movement of Services and Capital

- Free movement of Workers and Persons

- Competition law and its place in the internal market

- The EU's role on the world stage.

- (The development of) non-economic EU law

- Effects of substantive law in national legal orders

- General principles and fundamental rights.

These lectures can be supplemented by lectures and materials of specialists in specific sub-fields of EU law, as examples of the breadth of the subject and the effect of EU law in different areas of life.

The tutorials will consist of weekly worksheets with a number of questions to be discussed in class, which will help the student in understanding the core material, and one or two essay style assignments, which will help students to reflect on what they have learned. Active participation in class discussion will be mandatory. Only through discussion and explaining your reasoning will you gain a greater understanding of the prescribed material.

The examination will take place by way of on a digital exam, where you will need to answer four questions in essay form. Part of the grade can on a voluntary basis be supplemented by handing in an essay. The conditions for participation will be announced in the third week of the course.

Enforcement of the law discussed in this class will be the subject of the follow up course EU Law of Judicial Protection.

Teaching method: lectures, working groups (tutorials)

Assessment: assignment(s), written exam (essay questions) (digital if possible)

*Official course information and schedules during the academic year can be found in Ocasys.