European Law

22B1291

Bachelor

English

5.0

winter and summer term

1 semester

The influence of the European Union on law, policy, economy and the financial economy of the 28 member states has an increasing impact on the economy and policy of the member states after the amendmants of the SEA and the treaties of Maastricht, Amsterdam, Nizza and Lisbon. After an introduction about the idea of the European integration and its historical development as well as the European institutions and the budget the module “European law” deals with the basics of the European legal system , the four fundamental freedoms of the internal market (free movement of goods, of persons, of services and of capital) and the competences of the UnionUnion and their implementation in the different policies.

1. Historic development of the European Integration 2. Institutions of the European Union 3. Budget of the European Union 4. European legal order (primary and secondary Union law, primacy of European law over national law, European fundamental rights, principles of conferral, of subsidiarity and of proportionality, enhanced cooperation, legal protection by the European Court of Justice) 5. Freedoms of the internal market 5.1 Freedom of movement of goods, Art. 28-37 TFEU 5.2 Freedom of movement of workers, Art. 45-48 TFEU 5.3 Freedom of establishment of undertakings, Art. 49-55 TFEU 5.4 Freedom of services, Art. 56-62 TFEU 5.5 Freedom of movement of capital and payments, Art. 63-66 TFEU 5.6 General prohibition on discrimination, Art. 18 TEU 6. Competences of the European Union and their implementation („Policies of the EU”) 6.1 Common agricultural policy, Art. 38-44 TFEU 6.2 Rules on competition, Art. 101-109 TFEU 6.3 Approximation of laws, Art. 114-118 6.4 European Company Law (EEIG, SE, SCE) 6.5. Tax provisions, Art. 110-113 TFEU 6.6 Economic and monetary union, Art. 119-144 TFEU 6.7 Common commercial policy towards third countries, Art. 205-207 TFEU, and development cooperation, Art. 208-213 TFEU 6.8 Environmental protection, Art. 191-193 TFEU 6.9 Common transport policy, Art. 90-100, and trans-European networks, Art. 170-172 TFEU 6.10 Consumer protection, Art. 169 TFEU 6.11 Social and employment policy, Art. 151-164, 145-150 TFEU 6.12 Structural policy, Art. 174-178 TFEU 6.13 Education and culture, Art. 165-167 TFEU 6.14 Research and technological development policy, Art. 179-190 TFEU 6.15 Visa and immigration policy, Art. 67-80 TFEU 7. Police Corporation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, Art. 82-89 TFEU 8. Common foreign and security policy, Art. 21-46 TFEU

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Homework / Assignment or
• Written examination or
• Oral presentation, with written elaboration

In the exam, a legal case is to be resolved from the European Law.

Written paper: approx. 10-15 pages
Written examination: in accordance with the applicable study regulations
Report: Presentation: approx. 20-30 minutes with a written report of approx. 5-10 pages.

The requirements are specified in the relevant class.

Successful participation in the module“Business Constitutional Law” or “State and Constitutional Law”.

Students who have successfully studied this module have broad and integrated knowledge about the system of the European Union. They understand how the European law influences the acting of commercial companies, the state which is acting in the economic area, the municipalities and other public administrations.

They can understand and apply the law of the European Union as well as the fundamental freedoms of the internal market in legal terms and have knowledge about the European competition and company law as well as legal questions concerning social policy, consumer protection policy and environmental policy.

In their future vocational field they are able to communicate these questions towards staff members and supervisors.

The module builds on the knowledge from the modules “Business Constitutional Law” or “State and Constitutional Law”.

• Business Law, LL.B.

• Müller-Bromley, Nicolai

• Müller-Bromley, Nicolai