Catalogo dei Corsi di studio

Knowledge and understanding:
Students will be able to understand the more significant aspects of European economic freedoms and policies, and the main rules governing international economic law intended as the legal system that governs the economic relations among States and other independent entities.

Applying knowledge and understanding:
Students will be able to know the basic rules governing the functioning of: the European Customs Union and the free circulation of economic factors in the internal market; Competition law in the European internal market: antitrust and State aid; International cooperation for development; Investment protection; The discipline of international trade; Making judgement: students will develop an autonomous evaluating ability about the functioning of the European internal market and about fundamental rules governing economic relations.

Communication skills:
Students will develop an attitude to legal reasoning and the ability to discuss about the functioning of European and international economic rules.

Learning skills:
At the end of the curse, students will be familiar with the main instruments concerning European and international economic cooperation.

Programme

The European Customs Union and the free circulation of economic factors in the internal market.
Competition law in the European internal market: Antitrust and State aid.
International cooperation for development.
Investment protection.
The discipline of international trade.

Adopted texts

The Max Planck Encyclopedia of public international Law, Oxford University press, Oxford 2015, only following parts:
C. SCHREURER, Investment, International Protection, p. 559.
C. SCHREURER, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), p. 383.
S. SCHLEMMER-SCHULTE, International Monetary Fund, p. 472.
P.-T. STOLL, World Trade Organization (WTO), Oxford 2015.
W. BENEDEK, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (1947 and 1994), p. 302.
J.P. TERHECHTE, Non Tariff Barriers to Trade, p. 684.
G. MARCEAU, J. TRACHTMAN, Technical Barriers to Trade, p. 788.
K. ADAMANTOUPOLOS, J.P. BECK, Subsidies International Restrictions, p. 752.
E. VERMULST Anti-Dumping, in International Economic Law, p. 15.
P.-T. STOLL, World Trade Organization, Dispute Settlement, p. 931.

and
C.Barnard & Steve Peers European Union Law, Oxford University press, Oxford 2017
only chapters
11. J. SNELL, The Internal Market and the philosophies of market integration, p. 310-338.
12. P. OLIVER, M. MARTÍNEZ NAVARRO, Free Movement of goods, p. 339-368.
13. C. BARNARD, Free movement of natural person and citizenship of the Union, p. 369-408.
14. C. BARNARD, J. SNELL, Free movement of legal persons and the provision of services, p. 409-446.
15. L. FLYNN, Free movement of capital, p. 447-476
17. A. JONES, C TOWNLEY, Competition law, p. 509-542
19 A. HINAREJOS, Economic and Monetary Union . p. 573-597.

Prerequisites

Passing preparatory exams

Frequency modes

optional

Exam modes

oral exame