LAW 7631 - European Union Law

This course is designed to introduce students to the law and institutions of the European Union. It will examine the composition, organization, functions and powers of the Union's governing bodies; analyze the Union's governing treaties and constitutional law; and study the Union's decision-making processes. The course will also explore broader questions of political, legal and economic integration, such as the relation between the Union's law and the domestic law of the Union's Member States, the foreign policy of the EU. It will also examine more carefully the growing field of European contract law.