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Law and Institutions of the European Union


Course Description

History of the European Union, law-making and administrative institutions and processes, economic sectoral policies, including competition and state aids, transport and agriculture; internal market, freedoms (movement of goods, workers, capital, services); harmonization of national laws; external economic trade policy; impact of Single European Act and Treaty on European Union.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate law students will not be doing any extra work beyond that required of the Juris Doctor students. J.D. students are post-baccalaureate students and the workload expected of them is the same workload expected of post-baccalaureate graduate students. Law students are professional students, not undergraduate students. Graduate law students are primarily international lawyers seeking expertise in the American legal system. This expertise is gained through exposure to Juris Doctor courses.


Athena Title

EUROP UNION INST


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

Students will learn the history of the European Union, its law-making and administrative institutions and processes,and economic sectoral policies. The course will focus on competition and state aids, transport and agriculture; internal market, freedoms (movement of goods, workers, capital, services); and harmonization of national laws. There will also be discussion on the external economic trade policy as well as the impact of Single European Act and Treaty on European Union.


Topical Outline

The course will focus on: 1. EU and its history 2. EU's law creation, administration, and all processes 3. internal and external economic trade 4. Impact of Single European Act and Treaty on European Union.