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Master 2021/2022

European Business Law: Understanding the Fundamentals

Type: Elective course (Corporate Law)
Area of studies: Law
When: 1 year, 4 module
Mode of studies: distance learning
Open to: students of all HSE University campuses
Master’s programme: Corporate Lawyer
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 2

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course will give you a thorough understanding of the basics of the European Union, its institutions and its legal framework. It will cover a wide array of topics, ranging from the history of the EU to the constitutional dynamics that govern the relationships between the Union and the Member States. Of course, principal subjects relevant for doing business in Europe, such as the economic freedoms will be dealt with in some detail. The course is divided into five modules, each module representing about one week. Lectures and in-video quizzes are the main method of teaching. In order to give you an overview and ease your learning, we have included a reading for each lecture. In these you will find more in-depth information about the legislation mentioned in the lecture, case law, recommended readings, online sources and more. Each module finishes with a graded quiz. Please note that Module 4 also contains a peer graded assignment in addition to the quiz. https://www.coursera.org/learn/european-law-fundamentals?
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The course’s objectives are numerous but its main purpose is to provide students with the necessary tools to understand and analyze the nature, role and effects of EU Law, regulation, proceedings and decision-making. To that end, the first sessions will lay the necessary grounds, that is, introduce historical aspects of the European integration, emergence of EU law, its general principles, main actors and an overview of general institutional design. Largely, half of the course is dedicated to EU Business Law and regulation of various economic aspects, such as EU internal market, EU external economic relations, energy relations, mega-regional integration, and Brexit.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Knowledge and understanding: - demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of basic notions of institutions and actors of European integration, and the role of EU law in that process; - demonstrate extensive knowledge and understanding of policies and principles of EU market and economic integration and its external economic relations, including four market freedoms, EU competition law, EU energy law, mega-regional integration, etc.;
  • Skills and abilities: - demonstrate the ability to find, select and evaluate primary and secondary EU law, as well as sources deemed ‘informal’ in a given area; - demonstrate a solid understanding of the European decision-making process, in particular legislative and regulatory framework applicable to all kinds of economic activities in the EU and its external economic relations.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction to EU law
  • Legal Resources
  • Fundamental Principles and Constitutional Foundations
  • The Economic Freedoms
  • The External Dimension
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking grade for the course taken on the platform (confirmation - a screen of the completed course)
  • non-blocking grade for the final test (surrendered separately during the session)
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2021/2022 4th module
    0.6 * grade for the final test (surrendered separately during the session) + 0.4 * grade for the course taken on the platform (confirmation - a screen of the completed course)
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Engelbrekt, A. B., Michalski, A., Nilsson, N., & Oxelheim, L. (2018). The European Union : Facing the Challenge of Multiple Security Threats. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1797175
  • Vlachos, V., & Bitzenis, A. (2019). European Union : Post Crisis Challenges and Prospects for Growth. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2162421

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Caporaso, J. A. (2018). The European Union : Dilemmas Of Regional Integration. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1704410
  • CRISTESCU, A., & TÎLVĂR, G. (2019). The main factors of economic growth in the European Union. Theoretical & Applied Economics, 26(3), 5–20. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=138993619
  • McCormick, J., & Olsen, J. (2018). The European Union : Politics and Policies (Vol. Sixth edition). New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1451141