The units we offer include the following:
This unit deals with the body of EU law which regulates the way in which undertakings compete on the market. It covers the application and enforcement of the law in respect of agreements between undertakings, cartels, oligopolies, dominant firms and mergers. The unit explores both theoretical and practical aspects so that students understand both the theoretical underpinnings of the law and the ways in which it affects the agreements and conduct of the players on the market in the context of the globalised economy. The unit does not include the law relating to State aids.
Professor Panos Koutrakos, Dr Phil Syrpis
Dr Phil Syrpis
This unit aims to give students an understanding of the democratic and legitimacy challenges faced by the EU. It assumes that students have some prior knowledge of EU law, and are familiar with the role of the major political institutions and the European Court of Justice. The unit examines whether the EU can and should be judged according to the same criteria as Member States in terms of its democratic accountability and the legitimacy of its actions; the ramifications of the Community’s governance debate for legal legitimacy; and various other aspects of EU constitutionalism.
Professor Panos Koutrakos
The unit discusses the main aspects of the law of EU international relations in their constitutional, trade, and political context. It examines four main areas:
Professor Panos Koutrakos, Dr Phil Syrpis
This unit explores the rules and principles governing trade in the internal market. It focuses on issues of topical significance for lawyers and policy-makers (most of them appear in the press regularly) and examines the ways in which they are regulated and develop in the European Union. It identifies the various actors involved (Member States, EU institutions, courts, traders) and explores their interactions.
The unit explores free movement of goods, including customs duties and taxation, quantitative restrictions and measures of equivalent effect, the relationship between intellectual property law and free movement, and technical standards. It also examines the rules governing the free movement of services, including financial and health care services, and the various models of harmonisation of national law. Finally, it examines the rules and principles governing external trade.
Professor Achilles Skordas
The unit explores the international, European and human rights dimensions of immigration and refugee law. The first part examines immigration and the legal status of immigrants under European and international law, including the UN system, WTO, the European Union and the relevant directives, as well as the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. The second part focuses on the rights and status of refugees, including the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol, UNHCR, the EU directives, and, again, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. Policy options related to the management of migration flows, labour migration and the question of integration, will also be discussed.
Dr Phil Syrpis
The aim of this unit is to explore one of the most interesting and controversial areas of European law and policy. We investigate the various attempts at the European level to regulate the labour market and to facilitate the improvement of working conditions. The role of different actors: the Commission, the Member States, the Court and the social partners is addressed. The focus is on discrimination law, on workers’ rights to participate in enterprise decision-making, and on various ‘soft law’ strategies employed by actors at the European level.