EUROPEAN COMPETITION AND MARKET LAW

The course is included in the master degree program in "Economics and Finance", and it is aimed at providing knowledge of EU competition and market law.
The purpose of this course is twofold:
1) to provide students with the legal language, necessary to understand EU law provisions and measures in the field of competition and market regulation;
2) to provide students with critical legal reasoning skills in order to better analyze current and complex phenomena.

1) Knowledge and understanding
Students shall demonstrate the ability to properly use the language of European Union law, as well as knowledge and understanding of the structure of EU competition and market law.

2) Applying knowledge and understanding
Students shall demonstrate the capacity to understand EU legal provisions and measures in the field of competition and market law, in order to elaborate legal reasonings as well as critical reflections on relevant economic issues.

3) Making judgements
Students shall be able to express independent opinions on legal, economic and social issues involved in the field of EU competition and market law.

4) Communication skills
Students shall demonstrate the ability to communicate information, ideas, problems and potential solutions in the field of EU competition and market law to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

5) Learning skills
Student shall demonstrate the ability to independently investigate controversial issues.

A basic knowledge of law might be useful, although not compulsory.

- Introduction: the European single market;
- free movement of goods;
- free movement of persons;
- freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services;
- free movement of capital and payments;
- EU competition law;
- regulation of state aids;
- the Economic and Monetary Union.

Compulsory textbook:
- Luigi Daniele, Diritto del mercato unico europeo, terza edizione, Milano, Giuffrè, 2016 (except chapters 8 and 9).

Further material will be available on moodle.

Written exam. Students that pass the written part with a minimum score of 28/30 may undergo an additional oral examination.
Multiple choice test (18 questions) plus two open questions. Time: 1 hour.
The exam score is divided as follows:
18/30 multiple choices
4/30 first open question
8/30 second open question

A score of 30/30 cum laude can be assigned in case of maximum score in the multiple choice test and excellent answers to the open questions.

The exam is aimed at demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the contents of the whole course.
In particular, open questions will verify the capacity of the student to support an argument and apply what studied in the book to current and problematic situations.

If the number of attending students allows it, presentations on current and relevant topics may take place.
Only for students that will have given presentations, one of the open questions of the exam will be on the topic of their presentation.

Lectures. Interaction in class is warmly encouraged.

Students’ presentation in class (if possible in light of the number of attending students).

Students attending the course will be provided with some additional materials for reflection and discussion (judgments, legal documents, etc.).

Italian

Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion.
Students with disabilities may contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices (disabilita@unive.it) to benefit from specific services (i.e., alternate testing, readers, etc).

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