Free Movement under EU and EEA Internal Market Law - Bachelor

The course aims to provide students with an overview of EU/EEA commercial law, focusing particularly on the regulation of the internal market and certain ancillary policies inherently connected thereto.

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

• understand the relationship between the EU and EEA regulatory regimes, and their relationship to the national legal systems of the EU and EFTA Member States on a basic level.
• be aware of the most recent developments in the case law of the EU and EFTA Courts in the policy fields in question.

• identify and apply the core EU Treaty and EEA Agreement rules and principles about the internal market and certain ancillary policies thereto, including (but not limited to):

  • the four freedoms (free movement of goods, services, workers and capital), including restrictions, derogations and justifications thereto.
  • EU Common Commercial Policy
  • certain cross-policy issues (particularly the relationship between the four freedoms, state aid and competition regulatory regimes)
• 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:

• read and mindfully analyze legal sources, as well as academic works, in the field
• express ideas and legal reasoning through oral presentations and written case studies
• demonstrate a basic grounding in research skills and techniques particular to EU and EEA internal market law
• present and evaluate legal analyses and points of view in English, both orally and in writing