LLM European Union Business Law

The United States are the single most important trading partner of the European Union (and vice versa) despite the growing importance of expanding economies such as India, China, the ASEAN, or Brazil. The sheer volume of transatlantic trade and the battle for worldwide market shares inevitably create a need for lawyers with specialized and comparative legal expertise in substantive EU law. This course provides both a basic introduction to the political and legal organization of the European Union and detailed treatment of the most important areas of business related EU law. Discussions will focus on the free movement of goods, persons and capital within the common market as well as the Union s external commercial (trade) policy. Students will be made aware of differences between national and EU approaches, and how these differences impact on transatlantic business relationships.