EU LAW

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EU LAW

• Lita Surmava

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EU law / working groups

• Audience
• Level
• Duration
• Language

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Structure of the syllabus

• Contact information
• Grading system/ methodology
• Materials/ Textbooks
• Content of the course /Cases

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Content of the course/ Cases

• Part A Fundamentals of the EU/EC Legal System
• Part B Direct Effect and Supremacy of EU Law
• Part C The Internal Market
• Part D Enlargement

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Part A Fundamentals of the EU/EC Legal System

• I. Introduction
• II. The Institutions
• III. The EC legislative process

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Part B Direct Effect and Supremacy of EU Law

• I. Direct effect
• Direct Effect of Treaty, Regulations, Decisions
• Direct Effect of Directives
• II. Supremacy
• III. The principle of State Liability for Breach
  of EU law
• IV. Forms of Action
• a. Enforcement actions against Member States
• b. Preliminary Rulings
• c. Review of Legality (Annulment Actions)

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Part C. The Internal Market

• I. Free Movement of Goods Part I
• Customs duties and charges having equivalent
  effect
• Discriminatory Internal Taxation
• II. Free Movement of Goods Part II Quantitative
  Restrictions and MEQRs
• III. Free Movement of Workers and Citizenship
  Rights
• Workers
• Citizenship
• IV. Freedom of Establishment and to Provide
  Services

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Methodology

• Division into the working groups
• 3-5 students
• Presentation of the case
• Presentation of students
• Discussion