Taught In English

There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

1. INTRODUCTION
The subject: program, participation, exercises, exam
2. PART ONE: PRINCIPLES OF EUROPEAN LAW
2.1 GENERAL CONCEPTS (GLORIA BOFILL)
2.1.1 Internal Market
2.1.2 European Community legal sources
2.1.3 The nature and effect of European Community Law
2.1.4 Relationship between European Community law and National law: The Spanish constitution.
2.2 FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS (GLORIA BOFILL)
2.2.1 Duties, charges and taxes
2.2.2 Quantitative restrictions
2.3 FREE MOVEMENT OF WORKERS (ROGER MARQUILLES)
2.3.1 Central issues
2.3.2 Article 39: who is protected
2.3.3 Discrimination, market access and justification
2.4 FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT AND FREE MOVEMENT OF SERVICES (GLORIA BOFILL)
2.4.1 The Right of Establishment
2.4.2 Free Movement of Services
2.5 FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL (ROGER MARQUILLES)
2.5.1 Free Movement of Capital
2.5.2 Economic and Monetary Union
3. PART TWO: SPECIFIC ISSUES
3.1 EUROPEAN COMPETITION LAW (ROGER MARQUILLES)
3.1.1 Article 81 and vertical restraints
3.1.2 Article 82
3.1.3 The Spanish perspective
3.2 EUROPEAN CONSUMER POLICY (GLORIA BOFILL)
3.2.1 General Principles
3.2.2 Health and security consumers protection
3.2.2.1 Legislation on product labelling
3.2.2.2 Legislation on product safety
3.2.2.3 Product liability
3.2.3 Advertising: Misleading and comparative advertising
3.2.4 The Spanish perspective
3.3 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (ROGER MARQUILLES)
3.3.1 Central issues
3.3.2 Patents, trademarks and copyrights
3.3.3 The Spanish perspective
3.4 INFORMATION SOCIETY (ROGER MARQUILLES)
3.4.1 Directive 2000/31/EC and the Spanish perspective
3.4.2 Data protection and the Spanish perspective
4. CLOSURE
Questions and queries
Bibliography (ordered alphabetically)
[to be included]
Materials
Course materials will be distributed either through photocopies or on ESCI’s Intranet before the beginning of the course and of each lesson.