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KULeuvenX: European Union Law
A comprehensive yet easily accessible introduction to three key areas of European Union (EU) law - institutional law, selected aspects of substantive law, and external relations law – provided by KU Leuven instructors and accompanied by podcasts and interviews with leading experts and practitioners in the field.
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11 weeks at 6-9 hours per week
english
Online - Self Paced
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KULeuvenX
About KULeuvenX: European Union Law
This course explores both the internal and external dimensions of EU law. The course is structured in three parts, with 3 modules each.
By the end of Part 1 (EU Institutional Law), learners will have a good understanding of the historical legal milestones in the establishment of the EU, the main objectives, principles and values of the EU legal order, the rules governing EU membership, the institutional set-up of the EU, the main competences of the EU and how these are exercised.
By the end of Part 2 (EU Substantive Law), learners will have a good grasp of the process of establishing the EU internal market and the rules governing the four freedoms (goods, persons, capital, and establishment), the main principles of EU competition law and an ample overview of the leading and most mediatic cases in this field. With respect to the EMU, learners will be introduced to the main features of the economic and monetary pillar and will be encouraged to think critically about the use of monetary and economic instruments by the EU in response to crises.
By the end of Part 3 (EU External Relations Law), learners will have a good understanding of EU external competences, the principles governing their exercise, the special rules applicable to the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, the main institutional actors involved in conducting EU external relations, the procedure for the conclusion of international agreements and the adoption of sanctions by the EU, and the Court of Justice’s leading cases on EU external relations law.
What You Will Learn?
- Understand the legal framework of the European Union, including its key actors and decision-making procedures .
- Understand the main legal principles of EU law and how they evolved.
- Understand the normative function of EU law as well as its unique relationship with national and international law.
- Understand how the EU’s substantive law governs its economic system.
- Understand the law governing the EU's external relations.
- Be able to read, understand and assess legislative texts pertaining to the EU, including the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU.