[Dr. Johan Horst] Introduction to European Law

Vorlesung: Introduction to European Law 

Dozent: Dr. Johan Horst

Zeit und Ort: montags, 4. Doppelstunde, ABS/0E04/U 

Beginn: 13.04.2026

Modulzuordnung: BA-IB-EUL und MA-IB-EUL

Overview:

§ 1 Introduction and History of European Integration

§ 2 Introduction: Institutions

§ 3 EU Competences

§ 4 Sources of European Law and the Relationship to National Law

§ 5 Fundamental Freedoms

§ 6 The System of Judicial Protection/Enforcement

§ 7 European Citizenship

§ 8 Fundamental Rights

Short description:

This course offers a concise introduction to the European Union’s institutional law and the fundamental freedoms of the internal market. Following a brief overview of the EU’s historical development, we will examine the sources of EU Law, the EU’s institutional architecture, the division of competences, and the system of legal protection under the TFEU. Furthermore, we will consider the direct effect and the primacy (supremacy) of EU Law, and survey the Fundamental Freedoms with particular emphasis on the free movement of goods. Throughout the course, we will work with the EU Treaties and key provisions and engage with relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Literature suggestions:

− Chalmers/Davies/Monti/Heyvaert, European Union Law, 5th ed. 2024

− Schütze, An Introduction to European Law, 4th ed. 2023

− Barnard/Peers, European Union Law,4th ed. 2023 (3rd ed. 2020)

− Craig/de Búrca, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, 8th ed. 2024 (7th ed. 2020)

− Berry/Homewood/Bogusz, Complete EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials, 5th ed. 2022

− Schütze, European Union Law, 4th ed. 2025

− Steiner/Woods, EU Law, 15th ed. 2023

− Kaczorowska-Ireland, European Union Law, 4th ed. 2016 (3rd ed. 2013)