Course

European Union: Economic and Trade Law - LAWS8152

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740, 9231 or 5231

Excluded: JURD7452

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The course provides an overview on the legal foundations of the European Union: The main focus will be put on the study of European Community law but the second and third pillars of European integration will also be taken into due account. The legal instruments, the role of the various institutions and the judicial system of the European Community will be studied in depth. An important part of the course will be dedicated to the federal structure of the European Union, the relationship between Community law and the law of the Member States, and the basic principles of Community law. Main areas of substantive Community law to be looked at are the free movement of goods, the free movement of persons, EC environmental law, and the foreign relations and trade law of the Community.

LLM Specialisations

Corporate and Commercial Law.
Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law.
International Business and Economic Law.

Main Topics
  • Introduction to the historic foundations and the development of European integration
  • Overview of the political institutions and actors, their decision-making procedures
  • The Common Commercial Policy (Trade): WTO and preferential agreements
  • The internal market
  • Competition: Antitrust Law; State aid
  • State aid
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.
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