SOC045 European Economic Area

Faculty of Law
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Michal Janovec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Michal Janovec, Ph.D.
Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Zuzana Suchá
Supplier department: Department of Financial Law and Economics – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of European Union law and international law, regarding economic aspects of participation.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/15, only registered: 13/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This subject is focused on economic/financial law in Europe and the interaction between the EU and EFTA countries and also in relation to third countries such as Switzerland or the USA. The course is primarily aimed at one of the four main freedoms of the EU - Financial Services. Among other things, it deals with the regulation and supervision of the Financial market, especially in Europe.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction to EU law and EEA law and its relations
  • 2. Financial Services in EU
  • 3. Financial services in EEA; Financial maket relations EU x EFTA
  • 4. Regulation and supervision of the financial market
  • 5. Banking union in EU
  • 6. Single Supervisory Mechanism
  • 7. Single Resolution Mechanism
  • 8. Common Deposit Guarantee schemes
  • 9. EU and Switzerland
  • 10. EU and USA (TTIP), Canda, WTO
  • 11. Presentation of case studies
  • 12. Presentation of case studies
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BARNARD, Catherine. The substantive law of the EU : the four freedoms. Fifth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016, xcix, 626. ISBN 9780198749950. info
  • Financial services. Edited by Rachel Brown. Bradford: Emerald Group Press, 2007, 69 p. ISBN 9781846634369. info
  • HEMETSBERGER. European banking and financial services law. 2nd ed. Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International, 2006, ix, 284. ISBN 9041125620. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, discussion, group projects and presentation of students work based on cases of ECJ and EFTA court.
Assessment methods
Active participation in discussion about chosen cases, group projects results.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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