Internal Market Law and Governance
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Internal Market Law and Governance is an advanced course in EU law. Building upon the knowledge gained in general courses on EU law, it deals with the free movement of goods on the EU’s internal market and EU law and governance structures; issues that are closely intertwined. The European integration process is ever more challenged with the dilemma of allowing free trade and furthering economic integration and protecting non-trade concerns such as human health and safety and the environment that potentially hinder trade. EU law therefore needs to deal with the question as to how to make sure that on the one hand products can freely circulate on the EU’s internal market and on the other, that these products are not dangerous to human health and safety and the environment. To address this question, European rules often put a focus on science in their attempt to ensure that measures adopted by Member States are inspired by genuine non-trade rather than protectionist motives and intentions. Based on the case law of the European Court of Justice on free movement of goods, this course will discuss the legislative and non-legislative acts issued by the EU institutions and agencies to create and manage the internal market. This course combines both institutional and substantive EU law.
Doelstellingen van dit vak
- The course aims to provide students with in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of EU internal market regulation.
- Lectures will provide students with an overall understanding of the legal aspects of EU internal market law and governance so as to enable students to formulate a critical view on the current state of affairs and future challenges.
- Tutorials will offer students an in-depth understanding of the achievements and challenges to the creation and management of the EU’s internal market.
- Tutorials will be used to offer a profound understanding of the practical aspects of EU internal market law and governance. To this end, assignments and a moot court will empower students to identify the legal issues at stake and to critically review, assess and solve specific cases at hand, whilst enhancing their practical and oral skills.
- By means of a research paper students will study a particular problem in the field of the internal market law and governance, formulate a research question, analyse and appraise the research question in a structured manner and offer possible solutions. The paper aims thus to advance both critical analysis, assessment and research skills of students.
Voorwaarden
Course in EU law.
Aanbevolen literatuur
Various