European Union Law
Programme Authors/Tutors and Syllabus
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Module 1: Introduction and Internal Market I
Unit 1 - Introduction to the Treaties and Institutions (incl Legislative Procedures)
Professor Alexander Türk, Professor of Law, King’s College London
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- From the Treaty of Paris to the Lisbon Treaty
- Structure of the Treaties
- The Union’s Institutions
- Law-making
- Supremacy and direct effect
Unit 2 - Free Movement of Goods
Professor Andrea Biondi, Professor of European Law and Director, Centre of European Law, King’s College London
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- Introduction: the strategy for the completion of the Internal Market
- The Customs Union, custom duties and charges having equivalent effect
- The Free Movement of Goods: the elimination of quantitative restrictions on imports and exports and all measures having equivalent effect
- Derogation from the application of the principle of free movement of goods
- Harmonization Policy
Unit 3 - Citizenship and Free Movement of People
Leo Flynn, Member of the Legal Service, European Commission; Visiting Professor, King’s College London
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- EU citizenship, mobility rights, and non-discrimination
- Free movement of workers – personal and material scope-limitations and derogations
- Rights of individuals with independent means
- Third country nationals- family members of EU workers – rights under Europe agreements, Association agreements and co-operation agreements – refugees and asylum seekers – Schengen Accord
- Progressive establishment of an area of freedom, justice and security
Unit 4 - Freedom of Establishment and Services
Dr Oana Stefan, Reader, King's College London
- Scope of the freedoms
- Exceptions
- Establishment by companies
- EU Legislation
Module 2: Internal Market II and Substantive Policies I
Unit 5 - Free Movement of Capital and Economic and Monetary Union
Leo Flynn,Member of the Legal Service, European Commission; Visiting Professor, King’s College London
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- The Role of Money in the Internal Market and in the EU Constitution
- Free movement of capital: the widest reaching and most unlimited of the freedoms
- Capital: free movement and its limitations
- Economic and Monetary Union: the institutional and legal framework
Unit 6 - Competition Law
Professor Richard Whish QC (Hon), Emeritus Professor of Law, King’s College London
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- Article 101 TFEU: Agreements
- Article 102 TFEU: abuse of a dominant position
- Article 106 TFEU: state undertakings
- Articles 107-109 TFEU: state aids
- Enforcements and procedure
Unit 7 - Anti-Discrimination Law
Professor Robert Wintemute, Professor of Human Rights Law, Kings’ College London
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- EU sex discrimination law: origins and purposes
- Material scope: employment (Pay vs treatment) and social security
- Kinds of sex discrimination, Direct vs indirect vs positive
- Enforcement and remedies
- Discrimination on other grounds: racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation
Unit 8 - Environmental Law and Policy
Professor Dr Geert Van Calster, Professor of Law, KU Leuven
Module 3: Substantive Policies II and Procedural Aspects
Unit 9 - External Relations
Professor Piet Eeckhout, Professor of European Law, University College London
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- External competence
- Common Commercial Policy
- Negotiation and Conclusion of agreements
- Effects of agreements
- Common Foreign and Security Policy
Unit 10 - Judicial Review of EU Law
Professor Alexander Türk, Professor of Law, King’s College London
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- Article 263 TFEU: Action for Annulment
- Article 265 TFEU: Failure to Act
- Article 277 TFEU: Plea of illegality
- Union Liability
Unit 11 - Enforcement of EU Law, Protection of Individual’s Rights in National Courts
Leo Flynn, Member of the Legal Service, European Commission; Visiting Professor, King’s College London
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- Direct effect of EU Law
- Loyal interpretation of national law
- Remedies required as a matter of EU Law – restitution – interim belief – state liability
- National law remedies for breach of EU Law – equivalence and effectiveness of protection
Unit 12 - Enforcement of EU Law II, Proceedings in the CJEU
Carsten Zatschler, Director of Legal and Executive Affairs at EFTA Surveillance Authority
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- Article 267 TFEU: references by national and courts for preliminary rulings
- Article 258 TFEU: proceedings against member states for breaches of EU Law
- Admissibility requirements
- Procedure in the CJEU