Handbook

The European Union was created initially as a Common Market in the 1960s, and is now one of the key players in the world in terms of trade. Additionally, as the Union took shape, it entered spheres of activity beyond trade, and now engages in a number of social, legal, environmental and political issues. This transformation of the European Union means the existence of a supranational legal order that deeply impacts domestic legal orders, but is at the same time quite distinctive from international law. This course offers some insights into the law behind the world’s largest and most successful regional integration process.

Specific topics covered from year to the next may vary, depending on the expertise of specific instructors. They may include: history and theory of European integration; law of the common market; economic freedoms; human rights and the European Union; harmonization of private law; conduct of business in the European Union; relationships between the European Union and other global actors; legal institutions of the European Union.