Admission requirements
This course is a compulsory course of the International Business Law bachelor track.
Description
The EU internal market is at the very heart of European integration. It comprises an area where goods, persons, services and capital circulate freely. This course studies these four fundamental freedoms. The free movement of goods, persons, services and capital will be addressed primarily through the case-law of the European Court of Justice. This course will specifically focus on the rights that natural and legal persons derive from internal market freedoms and how these can be enforced. How can you establish yourself as a lawyer in other EU Member States, can your family join, can your children get study grants? Can you sell a product manufactured in one Member State in another Member State? Through exercises and class discussions, students will get a practical grasp of EU substantive law and will learn to work with the EU treaties, case law and legislation. Students will learn to read and analyse cases of the European Court of Justice.
Course objectives
This course seeks to equip students with the knowledge of different sources of EU law on free movement and apply these sources to solve practical cases and construct a legal argument in writing.
After completing the course you will be able to:
Interpret different sources of EU law on free movement, including primary and secondary law and case law;
Apply these different sources to concrete practical cases;
Know and explain the basic principles underpinning the EU internal market;
Express a reasoned opinion on key concepts of the EU internal market in writing.
Timetable
Check MyTimetable.
Mode of instruction
Lectures
Number of (2 hour) lectures: 5
Names of lecturers: Darinka Piqani
Required preparation by students: reading of materials prescribed on Brightspace.
Seminars
Number of (2 hour) seminars: 5
Names of instructors: Darinka Piqani
Required preparation by students: reading of materials prescribed on Brightspace and preparation of the case studies provided for on Brightspace.
Assessment method
Examination form(s)
- Written exam (100%)
The examination covers the required reading (literature) for the course and the subjects taught in the lectures and the seminars.
Areas to be tested within the exam
The examination covers the required reading (literature) for the course and the subjects taught in the lectures and the seminars.
Regulation retake passed exams
In this course it is possible to retake an exam that has been passed (cf. art. 4.1.8 and further of the Course and Examination Regulations). Students who have passed the exam may retake the final written assessment (test) of the course if they meet certain requirements. For more information, go to the website > ‘Law’ tab > ‘Retake a passed exam’.
Reading list
Literature:
- C. Barnard and S. Peers (eds), European Union Law, Oxford University Press, latest edition
Course information guide:
Will be made available on Brightspace.
Reader:
Will be made available on Brightspace.
Recommended course materials
Blackstone’s EU Treaties and Legislation, latest edition (Oxford University Press).
Other recommended reading will be made available on Brightspace.
Registration
Registration for courses and exams takes place via MyStudymap. If you do not have access to MyStudymap (guest students), look here (under the Law-tab) for more information on the registration procedure in your situation.
Exchange students have priority and will be registered for the course first. Any remaining seats will be available for students from Leiden University and other Dutch Universities.
Contact
Coordinator: Darinka Piqani
Work address: KOG C1.20
Email: d.piqani@law.leidenuniv.nl
Institution/division
Institute: Public Law
Department: European Law
Room number secretary: B. 1.11
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9.00 -17.00
Telephone number secretary: 071 – 527 3596