EU Common Market Rules for US Businesses

Course Catalog Number:
5637
Course Credits:
2
Course Type:
Lecture
Course Priority:
General Enrollment Course
Graduation Requirements:
International / Comparative
Full Year Course:
No

Course Description

This course will present the principal aspects of EU law and jurisprudence with which US corporations doing business in Europe should be familiar. Students will be introduced to the Treaty rules and the case law of the ECJ regarding the free movement of goods, services and capital as well as the legal provisions dealing with state subsidies and discriminatory taxation. Government procurement, the EU regulation of public monopolies, and the EU limits on state intervention in the economy will also be covered. The course will also address the different avenues available to obtain judicial redress, including damages for violations of common market rules.