Undergraduate - UnitLAW4161 - Introduction to European Union law 406

This unit introduces students to European Union law. After an overview of the historical development of European integretation and the ideological, political and economic factors shaping the Union, the unit focuses on the constitutional and institutional architecture of the European Union as well as selected issues of substantive European law. The unit explores the composition, roles and functions of the EU's main institutions; it analyses the principles and procedures governing law-making in the EU, the enforcement mechanisms of EU law and available judicial remedies; it covers the interactions between the EU and national legal orders. It also analyses the most important areas of substantive European law related to the Internal Market, such as the free movement of goods and workers. It concludes by examining the EU's external relations.