General information

The European Union is one of the world's largest and most important economies. To optimize the understanding of its functions, our courses in European Business Law are now available both as stand-alone courses and as a course package! This course is the second of three courses given within this area. The course is given as a web-based independent course and includes five (5) credits.The duration of the course is three and a half (3.5) weeks of full-time studies. The course is part of the Faculty of Law's range of continuing education programs for professionals and cannot be included in a law degree.

Course content

The course is divided into six modules.

The first module examines general business considerations as well as specific legal areas that are relevant when establishing and managing a company.

The second module addresses strategic and financial considerations within Company law. It discusses the foundations of company theory and the distinction between a company’s internal and external relations, and public and private corporations.

The third module places Labour Law within a wider EU framework. It explores the important relationship between the internal market, the fundamental freedoms and national Labour Law regulations.

The fourth module covers Tax and Environmental Law issues within the framework of doing business in the EU. It describes the EU law principles on the area of tax and the conditions that need to be fulfilled by national taxation measures to comply with EU law.

The fifth module discusses how Private International Law considerations affects the function of the internal market. It also addresses the legal basis of the EU’s legislative competence regarding Private International Law.

The sixth module aims to provide students with the necessary tools to read and understand case law, in particular EU case law.

Course design

The course objectives are met through active participation in the education, independent studies of the course material and carrying out obligatory elements of the course. The course is designed as a web-based course, which means that all the teaching is done through pre-recorded online lectures. The lectures are paired with mandatory quizzes in the form of multiple-choice questions.

Assessment

Your will be assessed by participation in obligatory quizzes and the written assignment. The written assignment is worth five (5) credits, and the final grade is based on the student’s achieved result of the written assignment.

We answer your questions!

You may contact us with questions at any point during the duration of the course. Please contact us at 046 - 222 11 26 or send an e-mail to eurbus [at] jur [dot] lu [dot] se.