The course provides students with an introduction to the legal system of the European Union (EU). Emphasis will be placed on the constitutional, administrative, and commercial law of the European Union. The topics which will be discussed in this course include the political and economic origins of the EU, its institutional structures (with emphasis on the Court of Justice of the European Union), the interrelationship between Union Law and the laws of the twenty-seven member States, the free movement of goods, workers, capital and services. The course will focus on the trans-national protection of economic and social rights and the protection of human rights by the Court of Justice. 

Monday, 14 September 2020, 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm

Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm

Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm

Weatherill, S., Cases and Materials on EU Law (10^th ed.), Oxford University Press, 2012.

Hartley, T.C., The Foundations of European Community Law (7th ed.), Oxford University Press, 2010.

Barnard, C., The Substantive Law of the EU – The Four Freedoms, Oxford University Press, 2007.

Bishop, B., European Union Law for International Business, Cambridge University Press, 2009

Bronitt, S., Burns, F.R. and Kinley, D., Principles of European Community Law: Commentary and Materials, Sydney, The Law Book Company Limited, 1995.

Chalmers, D., Hadjiemmanuil, C., Monti, G. & Tomkins, A., European Union Law: Text and Materials, Cambridge University Press, 2006

Craig, P. & De Burca, G., EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (4^th ed), Oxford University Press, 2007.

Ehlers D. (ed.), European Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Berlin, De Gruyter Recht, 2007.

Harvey, M. and Longo, M., European Union Law: An Australian View, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2008.

Foster, N. G., Foster on EU Law, Oxford University Press, 2006.

Horspool, M. and Humphreys, M., European Union Law (7^th ed), Oxford University Press, 2012.

Hugg, P.R., A Guide to European Union Commercial Practice, Dobbs Ferry, New York, Oceana Publications, Inc., 2003.

Lambach, P. and Schieble, C., EU Competition – Guideline to the European Union, München, Verlag C. H. Beck, 2008

Rasmussen H., The European Community Constitution: Summaries of Leading EC Court Cases, Copenhagen, Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck, 1989.

Steiner, J., Woods, L. and Twigg-Flesner, C., EU Law (9th ed.), Oxford University Press, 2006. 

Tillotson, J., European Community Law: Text, Cases & Materials, London, Cavendish Publishing Limited, 1993.

The political and judicial institutions of the EU, including a detailed study of the functions and activities of:            

     The European Commission and its Secretariat-General;

     The Council;

     The European Parliament; and

     The Court of Justice of the European Union.

The interrelationship between EU law and the law of the twenty-seven member States of the EU. This topic also involves an examination of the principle of the ‘supremacy’ of EU law.

Sources of EU law, including a study of the Union's legislation and its general principles of law.

Judicial review in the EU with special emphasis on the causes of actions and grounds of review. This topic deals with the question whether and, if so, to what extent the European Court of Justice may pass judgment on the actions of Community authorities.

The four fundamental freedoms of the EU, namely the free movement of goods, workers, services, and capital.

The trans-national protection of social and economic rights, including an examination of the EU's anti-discrimination legislation and case law.

The policies of the EU with special emphasis on the Common Agricultural Policy and the EU's social policies.