European Institutions

Despite its failures and inefficiencies, the EU is considered to be the most accomplished experiment of economic, social and political integration in human history. Given its inherent complexities, this Course aims at guiding the students through its the institutional labyrinth and the complexities of its policies. As the European Union is one of the world’s largest and most important economies, the course aims at exploring its economic architecture with emphasis on its legal aspects. The lectures range from considering the basic structures and principles of the European Union to focusing on various specialized areas of law. Each course will give the students an understanding of the laws and policies that regulate the internal market of European Union, the Constitutional Freedoms and Fundamental principles as well as of the relations between EU law with national laws. The Assessment of the course is based on a final oral or written exam.