EU Internal Market Law

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/R_EUIML

Course Objective

This course equips students to understand, apply and criticize the law which allows goods, services, companies, citizens and their families, and investment capital to freely move within the EU. A particular emphasis is on the case law of the European Court of Justice and: 1.how this affects national laws and practices 2. How it has developed over time, and the internal logic of that development, 3. what the social, legal and economic consequences of that case law have been, 4. which theories and ideas have been used to criticise and understand it, and whether these provide an adequate explanation, and 5. how the law can/should develop in the light of the current situation in the EU. These goals are primarily achieved by reading the judgments themselves, and a certain amount of academic literature, and discussing them in the light of the points above.

Course Content

The EU law providing for the free movemement of goods, persons,services, companies and capital between the Member States of the EU.This includes the law relating to EU citizens and their family members, including family members from outside the EU. Particular topics addressed include: product regulation and cross-border trade in goods; regulatory competition; free movement of students and medical patients and the consequences for education and healthcare; free movement of workers, including consequences for trade unions and sports competitions; movement of companies between Member States including re-incorporation; cross-border investment in the EU; EU citizenship and migration of family members to the EU; the rights of EU citizens to work and live in other states; the rights of migrant citizens to social assistance.

Teaching Methods

Interactive lectures with discussion and Q and A.

Method of Assessment

Written exam(s)

Literature

Reading will be announced and made available on Canvas.

Target Audience

This course is suitable for masters or exchange students planning to work in the fields of EU law, international trade, economic and business law, migration law, international family law, or any other field where cross-border business, relationships and movement are important. Apart from regular students, the course is also available for: Students from other universities/faculties Exchange students Contract students (students who pay for one course) Courses from a master at the faculty can only be taken as a secondary course if you have a diploma that gives access to the relevant master/ specialization and if you are enrolled in a master.

Recommended background knowledge

Exchange
- Some basic EU law concepts, or willingness to do some extra background reading and sufficient academic ability to cope with this.