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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC LAW
GABRIELLA IERMANO
Academic year2021/22
CourseECONOMICS
Code112NN
Credits6
PeriodSemester 1
LanguageEnglish

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC LAW IUS/05LEZIONI42
GABRIELLA IERMANO unimap
Obiettivi di apprendimento
Learning outcomes
Conoscenze

The aim of the course is to provide students with an in-depth and critical knowledge of the European rules on company law, trade-mark law and competition Law and with an introduction to the Banking Union, to the Capital Markets Union and to the European rules on sustainable growth. If students complete the course successfully, they should be able to explain the main concepts that underpin european economic law and to comprehend the policy issues that arise regarding the harmonization of company law and the regulation of the european companies, as well as european competition law and trade-mark law.

Students do not need a specific legal or economic background.

Knowledge

The aim of the course is to provide students with an in-depth and critical knowledge of the European

rules on company law, trade-mark law and competition Law and with an introduction to the Banking

Union, to the Capital Markets Union and to the European rules on sustainable growth.

Assessment criteria of knowledge

The examination consists of two compulsory parts:

an oral test;

a written test (multiple-choice questions).

For students attending the course, the oral exam can be replaced by a presentation (10 minutes, max

10 slides) to be held during the classes.

Skills

Students completing the course successfully should be able to explain the main concepts that

underpin european economic law and to comprehend the policy issues that arise regarding the

harmonization of company law and the regulation of the european companies, as well as european

competition law and trade-mark law.

Assessment criteria of skills

Students will be asked to actively participate to the lessons.

Both the oral and the written exam are aimed at testing the studendt's skill and knowledge on the topics addressed during the classes.

Behaviors

Students are stimulated to actively participate during the classes and to constantly refer to legal texts and documents available on the European Union official website.

Assessment criteria of behaviors

During the classes as well as during the examinations the students' ability in referring to legal texts and documents on the subjects faced during the classis will be tested.

Students attending the course are also incouraged to prepare a presentation on the topics covered during the course.

Prerequisites

A specific economic or legal background is not needed. Nevertheless, a basic knowledge of the

general principles on business and company law and on european law could be useful.

 

Indicazioni metodologiche

Professor will present the different issues. Students attending the classes are requested to actively participate to the discussion. They can prepare a presentation on a subject addressed during the lessons. The presentation will be part of the final examination (50% of the final grade).

Classes will be held in english.

Teaching methods

The different topics are addressed by the lecturer during the classes. An active participation of the

students attending the classes is highly recommended.

Programma (contenuti dell'insegnamento)

Topics covered

Sources of EU Law. Directives and regulations

Harmonization and Legislative Competition

European Company and Business Law:

Introduction and overview

The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Supranational Companies: introduction

Supranational Companies in Details: The European Company

Supranational Companies in Details: The European Cooperative Society

Supranational Companies in Details: The SUP Proposal.

Fundamental Freedoms and their Impact on European Company Law

The Company Law Directives

The European Model Companies Act (EMCA)

European Company Law and Corporate Governance

The Shareholders Rights Directive

The Takeover Regulation

The Market Abuse Regulation

The Statute for social and solidarity-based enterprises

EU Sustainability Law. The 2014/95/EU Directive. The Action Plan on Sustainable Growth.

Benefit Corporations and BCorps

The Banking Union

The Capital Markets Union

The European Trade-Mark Law

The European Competition Law

Syllabus

Topics covered

Sources of EU Law

European Company and Business Law:

Introduction and overview

Fundamental Freedoms and their Impact on European Company Law

The Freedom of Establishment. From the Daily Mail Case to the Inspire Art Case

The Company Law Directives

Harmonization and Legislative Competition

The European Model Companies Act (EMCA)

Supranational Companies: introduction

Supranational Companies in Details: The European Company

Supranational Companies in Details: The European Cooperative Society

Supranational Companies in Details: The SUP Proposal.

The European Economic Interest Grouping.

The European Foundation (Draft Regulation)

The European Mutual Society (Draft Regulation)

The Statute for social and solidarity-based enterprises

European Company Law and Corporate Governance

The Shareholders Rights Directive

EU Sustainability Law. The 2014/95/EU Directive. The Action Plan on Sustainable Growth.

The Banking Union

The Capital Markets Union

The Market Abuse Regulation

The Takeover Regulation

The European Trade-Mark Law

The European Competition Law

Bibliography

To prepare the exam, students can refer to the materials uploaded on the moodle website (course of European Economic Law 2021-21).

They can also refer to the following books:

N. de Luca, European Company Law. Text, Cases and Materials, Cambridge University Press, 2017, 

A. Santa Maria, European Economic Law, Wolters Kluwer, 2019.

 

 

Non-attending students info

For students non attending the classes, documents and materials on Trade mark law, on Banking Union and on Competition Law will be available. Please, ask the secretary at the Department of Economia and Management.

On the other subjects, please refer to the overmentioned books (N. de Luca, European Company Law.

Text, Cases and Materials, Cambridge University Press, 2017, pages 1-435; A. Santa Maria, European Economic Law, Wolters Kluwer, 2019)

Modalità d'esame

The examination consists of a written test and an oral test, (50% of the final exam score each).

Students attending the course will be required to make a power point presentation (10 minutes, max 10 slides) on an assigned topic. This presentation is not compulsory and will count as 50% of the final exam score.

Assessment methods

The examination consists of two compulsory parts:

an oral test;

a written test (multiple-choice questions).

For students attending the course, the oral exam can be replaced by a presentation (10 minutes, max

10 slides) to be held during the classes.

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