Jean Monnet Module A.Y. 2010/2011
A.Y. 2010/2011
The European Module “The European Economic Constitution after the Lisbon Treaty: Undertakings in the new social market economy” has been selected as a Jean Monnet Action under the Lifelong Learning Programme by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission. The course is part of the European action which aims at stimulating teaching, research and reflection in the field of European integration studies at the level of higher education institutions within and outside the European Community.
The main purpose of the project is to analyse the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the European Economic Constitution, through a new program of studies which explores the interplay between market integration and the European Social Model. Duties, rights and remedies for undertakings in the legal framework of the new social market economy are thoroughly examined.
The course is addressed to students who do not normally come into contact with European integration studies and many of which come from non EU-countries. It is entirely taught in English; students will engage in discussion during classes and write memoranda on the latest developments of EU policies. A website and a periodical newsletter will be delivered. The course is expected to strongly enhance students’ employment opportunities; it will also spread knowledge and awareness with regard to the reforms introduced by the Lisbon Treaty.
The module adopts an innovative method. Teaching activities will be carried on by the professors involved but also through lectures and seminars held by other invited guests, highly specialised in the field. The guest lectures/seminars will give students the chance to have a view different from the one of the ordinary professor of their course. Moreover, lectures will assure a strong role of students, which will be given in advance materials and readings (judgements, legislation as well as doctrine on the most debated issues). Students will be required to take active part to the discussion in class, by analysing cases and materials selected in advance and collected in the syllabus. They will also participate to the management of the website, which will list resources useful for the improvement of the knowledge of the subject matter, such as: bibliography, EU related Journals and Reviews, links to official websites, EU news websites and blogs on EU Issues. To help interaction and discussion inside but also outside of the classroom, students will be assigned to a working group. Each working group (WG) will be of no more than 6 students and will meet before each class to discuss the readings. Each WG will be assigned a topic and it will be in charge of following the latest news in relation to it. The news will be collected by each WG in short memoranda to be published in the website and disseminated by the newsletter.
The course is open to students who hold a three-year Bachelor degree obtained in the areas of economics, finance, languages, business administration and management, engineering, philosophy, history, political sciences, literature and statistics, and have a good knowledge of the English language.
The course will start on January 20, 2011. In order to attend the course, students from other Faculties/Universities shall send an email to Martina Conticelli or Lorella Di Giambattista, attaching a short curriculum vitae in English. Cv’s and requests of participation must be sent to the following addresses:
martina.conticelli@uniroma2.it
lorella@digiambattistastudiolegale.it
A certificate of participation will be issued to students who attend classes and pass a final colloquium.
A.Y. 2010/2011 - Program
Introduction
Roberto Adam
January 20th, 10-13 The Road to Lisbon
The European integration process: an historical perspective.
The European Union’s reform: the Lisbon Treaty.
The European Social Market Economy
Lorella Di Giambattista
Syllabus (8 sessions, three hours each)
April 18th, 10-13 The European Economic Constitution: from free trade to market integration. LDG
April 21st, 10-13 Free movement of goods. Custom duties, discriminatory taxation, quantitative restrictions and measures of equivalent effect. LDG
April 28th, 10-13 The Internal Market: negative and positive integration. The mutual recognition principle and the harmonisation process. LDG
May 2nd, 10-13 Free movement of services: freedom to provide and receive services; freedom of establishment. Free movement of capitals. LDG
May 5th, 10-13 European company law: right of establishment for companies; harmonisation of national legislations; European business forms. LDG
May 9th, 10-13 Competition law in the integrated market. LDG
May 12th, 10-13 New directions for the Internal Market: the Lisbon Strategy; the European Social Model; balancing social and economic concerns. LDG
May 16th, 10-13 The Lisbon Treaty and its significance for a more social European Union. LDG
Rights and duties after Lisbon: legal administrative implications for undertakings
Martina Conticelli
Syllabus (8 sessions, two hours each)
February 14th, 15-17 Mapping the European Administrative Space (European agencies and national ones implementing EU Law) MC
February 14th, 17-19 The features of European Administrative activity and its relevance for economic operators MC
March 21st, 16-18 Rules and principles applicable: legality, proportionality, impartiality and good administration MC
May 25th 15-17 Procedural rights MC
May 25th 17-19 Features and elements of the decisions MC
July 4th 16-18 Judicial review MC
September 19th, 14-16 Forms of non judicial protection: the European Ombudsman MC
September 19th, 16-18 Changes in rights and duties after Lisbon MC
Event 1.
February 1st 11-13 The social dimension of European integration after Lisbon: Massimo Gaiani
Event 2.
January 31st, 11-13 The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and its the enforcement: Marco Pacini
Event 3.
(3 lectures – 6 hours)
January 24th, 11-13 European energy policy: Roberto Francia
February 7th, 11-13 Services of general economic interest: Ernesto Razzano
February 21st 11-13 European environmental policy: Guido Lobrano