EU External Relations Law
Course description
The course focuses on the legal and constitutional foundations of the EU’s external relations in the post Lisbon era. The course is divided into two parts. The first part is devoted to the Treaty foundations for external relations and its external policies, highlighting relevant case law and Treaty provisions.
The case law of the European Court of Justice had a strong influence on the interpretation of competences, effect (and direct effect) of international law and international treaty law in the past. Important aspects of this case law have been codified and updated with Lisbon.
The second part of the course will focus on a few selected and important external policies. More specifically it will concentrate on the (i) EU Development Policy, (ii) EU Trade Policy, (iii) EU Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy and (iv) EU Common Foreign and Security Policy.
| Course coordinator | Dr. A. Ott |
| When | April-June 2012 Monday 16 and 23 April Monday 7, 14 and 21 May Monday 4 and 11 June Time: 16.00 till 19.00 |
| Where | Maastricht University Campus Brussels Avenue de l'Armée 10 1040 Etterbeek, Brussels |
| Studyload | 6 ECTS |
| NOVA | 21 |
| Examination for ECTS credits | Paper or exam |
| Fee * | € 1.750,- |
- The meetings at the UM Brussels campus, including refreshments at each meeting
- Full access to the University Library of Maastricht University, including the e-journal catalogue as well as bibliographic, legislative and case law databases.
- Course materials.
