Master of Science in European Economy
and Business Law

A.Y. 2011/2012

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 begin on September 21, 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. 2011/2012 - Program

The Road to Lisbon
Roberto Adam
Syllabus (2 sessions, 1.5 hours each):
February 16th, 2012, 15-18

1. The European integration process: an historical perspective.

2. The European Union’s reform: the Lisbon Treaty.

The European Social Market Economy
Lorella Di Giambattista
Syllabus (8 sessions, three hours each)
3. The European Economic Constitution: from free trade to market integration.
September 26th, 2011, 10-13
4. Free movement of goods. Custom duties, discriminatory taxation, quantitative restrictions and measures of equivalent effect.
September 29th, 2011, 10-13
5. The Internal Market: negative and positive integration. The mutual recognition principle and the harmonisation process.
October 3rd, 2011, 10-13
6. Free movement of services: freedom to provide and receive services; freedom of establishment. Free movement of capitals.
October 6th, 2011, 10-13
7. European company law: right of establishment for companies; harmonisation of national legislations; European business forms.
October 10th, 2011, 10-13
8. Competition law in the integrated market.
October 13th, 2011, 10-13
9. New directions for the Internal Market: the Lisbon Strategy; the European Social Model; balancing social and economic concerns.
October 17th, 2011, 10-13
10. The Lisbon Treaty and its significance for a more social European Union.
October 20th, 2011, 10-13

Rights and duties after Lisbon: legal administrative implications for undertakings

Giacinto della Cananea – Martina Conticelli

Syllabus (8 sessions, two hours each)
Introduction
11. Mapping the European Administrative Space (European agencies and national ones implementing EU Law) - Martina Conticelli, May 7th, 2012, 15-17
12. The features of European Administrative activity and its relevance for economic operators - Martina Conticelli, July 2nd, 2012 15-17
Principles
13. Rules and principles applicable: legality, proportionality, impartiality and good administration – Giacinto della Cananea (case study: the new regime of telecommunications), March 7th, 14-16
Procedures
14. Procedural rights (case study: anti – terrorism measures and procedural fairness) - Giacinto della Cananea, March 21th, 14-16

15. Features and elements of the decisions (case study: from the old to the new stability pact) - Giacinto della Cananea, March 28th, 14-16

Remedies
16. Judicial review - Martina Conticelli, September 4th 2012, 10-12
17. Forms of non judicial protection (case study: the general principles of EU law after Lisbon) - Giacinto della Cananea, April 5th, 2012, 14-16
18. Changes after Lisbon (After the crisis: the Eu supervision and banking) - Giacinto della Cananea, April 27th, 2012, 14-16

Event Nr. 1
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and its the enforcement
October 24, 2011, Paul Craig

Event Nr. 2
The social dimension of European integration after Lisbon
June 1, 2012, 14-16, Loic Grard

Event Nr. 3
The Lisbon Treaty: addressing economic and social changes
3 lectures - 6 hours

- The European energy policy: Roberto Francia, April 6th, 2012, 11-13
- Services of general economic interest: Ernesto Razzano, April 4th, 2012, 15-17
- The European environmental policy: Gianfranco Dell’Alba, May 14th, 2012, 15-17