Duration: 3 hours per week - 13 weeks (ECTS: 4)

Course outline

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1.Law. International Law. European Law.

2. The Council of Europe.

3. European Union. The nature. The scope. Internal Market. The 4 civil liberties.

4. The History of the European Union. Constitutional Law and EU Law.

5. The Lisbon Treaty: The main components and evaluation.

6. Primary EU Law and Secondary EU Law.

7. The competences of EU. The main principles of EU Law.

8. The political Institutions of the EU. The legislation in the EU.

9. The European Council.

10. The European Commission.

11. The European Parliament.

12. The Council of the Ministers of the EU. Eurogroup. The European Central Bank. The European Court of Justice.

13. The European Charter of Fundamental Rights. GDPR and AI Law. Economic Rights and Social Rights.

Learning Outcomes

The course aims at familiarizing students with fundamental components of the European Law. European Law consists of the European Union Law and of the Law of the Council of Europe.