Free Movement under EU and EEA Internal Market Law - Master

The course aims to provide students with a thorough knowledge of substantive internal market law on the free movement, including the methodological features and core principles characterizing EU and EEA law and their differences across the pillars.

The topics covered by the course constitute the very core of EU/EEA cooperation, and will include (but not be limited to) both theoretical and practical aspects of the rules governing the EU Customs Union, the Four Freedoms and restrictions, derogations and justifications thereto, and the EU Common Commercial Policy (CCP).

Certain cross-policy aspects, particularly concerning the relationship between the Four Freedoms, state aid and competition rules, will also be touched upon during the course.

Knowledge and skills:

By the end of the course, students will be expected to be able to:

• demonstrate a high level of insight into the legal mechanisms governing the interplay between the EU, the EEA/EFTA - and national member states. This includes independently finding and critically assessing relevant internal market case law, as well as applying and evaluating other legal sources, such as seminal primary and secondary laws.
• Cooperate with law students from other countries, and gain perspectives on common legal challenges from students from a legal background different than their own
• Contribute with perspectives from their own country and legal background.

General competence:

By the end of the course, students should be able to (general competence):

• critically analyze and evaluate legal sources, as well as academic works, in the field
• employ academic writing and present legal issues through oral presentations and writing research papers
• demonstrate a grounding in research skills and techniques/legal methods particular to EU and EEA internal market law
• present and evaluate legal analyses and points of view in English, both orally and in writing