- Eu Business Law
- Summary
Course Syllabus
Learning objectives
The European Business Law is a course held in English, designed for students of marketing and Mercati Globali and also for Erasmus and other foreign students visiting the University of Milano Bicocca, School of Economy
The Course intends to give an insight into European Business Law with a particular focus on Company Law and Competition Law of the European Union.
Lectures basically focus on EU primary (TEU and TFEU) and and secondary Rules (Directives and Regulations), and also on EU case-law.
Students are required to be familiar with basic company law and competition law principles of their country of origin, and with the EU law and institutions. All are quested to demonstrate ability in communicating in English on legal issues.
Contents
Here the main topics that will be debated:
1 The EU Single Market and its Freedoms
2 Origins and the features of European Company Law and the Freedom of establishment
3 Primary establishment
4 Introduction to competition law, main principles, basic concepts: notion of undertaking in competition law
5 Secondary establishment
6 Definition of undertaking in competition law. Distinction between undertaking and other activities.
7 Art. 101 TFUE. Agreements, decisions and concerted practices.
8 The Formation of an SE
9 Art. 101: cartels and other infringements
10 Art. 102 TFUE. The relevant market and the definition of dominant position.
11 Art. 102 TFUE. Non pricing practices; Pricing practices
12 Mergers Control and Acquisitions.
13 The Euro and the eurozone crisis
Detailed program
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of the basic elements of EU law is strongly requested and also competition and company law principles of their country of origin
Teaching methods
Lectures and debates.
Analysis and comment of legal texts, essays, articles of scholars.
Use of slides and videos.
OWING TO THE COVID-19 EMERGENCE it could happens that:
The teaching activity will be live-streamed on learning platform, following the lessons timetable.
Live-streamed class will be recorded and will be available on the online platform.
Students are invited to control the website of the course for any information about the lessons.
The course will alternate and combine lectures and seminar teaching. Classes may require prior readings and include pre-recorded components.
Assessment methods
The final evaluation will be based on the participation in class and on an in class written paper.
Textbooks and Reading Materials
Santa Maria A., European Economic Law, Wolters Kluwer, 2019
Other materials will be directly recommended during the course
Key information
Staff
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Giulio Peroni