Brief description

Content

• the treaty structure of the E.U. and E.C., and the organisation of the E.U. into three 'pillars'
• the role, working and interrelationship of the main E.U. institutions (Council, Commission, Parliament, Court of Justice and Court of First Instance, Court of Auditors)
• sources: primary and secondary categories of E.C. law (regulations, directives, and other major types of measure); the E.C. legislative process; the role of the E.C.J. in the development of E.C. law
• the relationship between the E.U./E.C. legal system and member state legal orders
• fundamental concepts of the E.C. legal order: supremacy and direct effect of E.C. rules; protection of basic rights

2. The impact of European Law in key areas of business activity

• single market rules: free movement of goods, capital and workers; freedom of establishment and the right to provide services
• competition rules
• key areas of Employment Law (equal pay and treatment)

Learning outcomes

• appreciate the nature of, and the legal consequences for business, of Britain's membership of the European Union;
• demonstrate a working knowledge of key areas of law affecting business in England and Wales, to include knowledge of the impact of the law of the European Union upon domestic law:
• apply legal principles to factual problems affecting domestic businesses trading with Europe.

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