Module Information
Module Identifier
MMM0110
Module Title
EUROPEAN BUSINESS LAW
Academic Year
2011/2012
Co-ordinator
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Lecture | 16 Hours. 8 x 2 hours |
Seminars / Tutorials | 6 Hours. 3 x 2hours |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
---|---|---|
Semester Assessment | One 3,000 word - concentrating on 1 or 2 particular key areas of law, requiring some independent legal research, and the application of acquired legal knowledge and understanding to the analysis of a factual problem within a European context. | 30% |
Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 70% |
Supplementary Exam | Resit for main exam; resubmission of assignment |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
- 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.
Brief description
The aim of the module is to give those concerned with the management of business trading with Europe essential grounding in those key areas of law most likely to impinge upon those businesses.
Content
1. Introduction to methodology and sources of European Law
- 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
- 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)
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7