LAW 504 - European Union Law and Politics

Spring 1 Jose de Areilza

The European Union is the most advanced system of law and governance outside the State. Yet different crisis and tensions in the UE are testing ways the foundations of economic and political l integration, from its damaged single currency arquitecture, the massive arrival of refugees, terrorist attacks, populist movements, the UK’s decision to leave the EU or the demands of a globalized Marketplace and tecnological disrpution. This introductory course will study the state of EU decision-making, the application of its legal principles and the balance of power between EU political institutions and between Member States in a critical moment of European integration.