EUROPEAN UNION LAW
Introduction to European Union (EU) law, including the relationship between EU and Member State law, EU institutions, the law of the common market (i.e., free movement of goods, persons, services and capital) and environmental law and social policy.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Law JD Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an understanding of the basic historical, political, and structural basis of European public law. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify the basic similarities and differences between a civil-law system and the U.S. common-law system. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify the similarities and differences between how judges in the U.S. and Europe approach constitutional questions. Audience: Graduate 4. Explain how both the United States and European Union member states approach particular constitutional questions. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an understanding of the basic historical, political, and structural basis of European public law. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify the basic similarities and differences between a civil-law system and the U.S. common-law system. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify the similarities and differences between how judges in the U.S. and Europe approach constitutional questions. Audience: Graduate 4. Explain how both the United States and European Union member states approach particular constitutional questions. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027