Introduction to European Union Law

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to give the student a general understanding of the European Union and an overall approach to the European Union legal system in order to aid the student in representing Russian clients who might have business dealings in the EU and to help the student understand the legal concerns of clients located in EU countries who are doing business in Russia. The European Union will therefore be analyzed from the institutional angle, including the formation of the EU legislation and its implementation as well as from the perspective of specific Community policies which are of particular relevance to lawyers.

Prerequisites

Admission to the Pericles LL.M. program or permission of the Dean upon evaluation of English language and legal skills.

Course Length

36 clock hours over 12 weeks, meeting once per week for three hours at a time.

Methodology

Due to the importance of the European judicial system for the development of the EC Law, considerable time will be devoted during classes to the analysis and discussion of the relevant case law of the European Court of Justice and General Court. A secondary purpose of the course is to continue to build Pericles’ LL.M. students’ skills in legal reasoning and analysis through case reading and discussion in the European context.

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