Introduction to EU Law

European Union (EU) law exerts an important influence on domestic legal orders in almost all areas of law. Where this is the case, specific questions concerning the applicability, interpretation and application of EU law arise. This online course provides you with the skills and knowledge necessary to navigate this increasingly important area of law.

The course commences by providing you with a very brief introduction to the EU, its competences, and its main institutions. It then moves on to cover substantive topics relevant for legal practitioners:

• The Court of Justice of the EU (jurisdiction, in particular the preliminary reference procedure)
• The key principles of EU law governing its application in domestic law: primacy and direct effect
• The four freedoms: free movement of goods, persons, services, and capital
• The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.