Basic Concepts of EU Law

Table of Abbreviations        
Lesson 1
BUILDING UP THE EUROPEAN UNION THROUGH 
HISTORY. EU COMPETENCES AND VALUES
1.    EUROPEAN INTEGRATION THROUGH HISTORY        
2.    FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES TO THE EUROPEAN UNION        
3.    EU GOALS, PRINCIPLES AND VALUES        
4.    EU COMPETENCES        
5.    EU MEMBERSHIP        
6.    THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITHIN THE EU        

Lesson 2
EU INSTITUTIONS (I): THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
1.    INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE EU        
2.    THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION        
3.    THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT        

Lesson 3
EU INSTITUTIONS (II): THE COUNCIL 
AND THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
1.    THE COUNCIL        
2.    THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL        

Lesson 4
OTHER EU INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
1.    THE COURT OF AUDITORS        
2.    THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK        
3.    THE UNION’S ADVISORY BODIES        
4.    THE EUROPEAN BANK OF INVESTMENT        
5.    OTHER BODIES AND AGENCIES        

Lesson 5
THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
1.    INSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE        
2.    JUDICIAL REMEDIES        

Lesson 6
EU LAW: SOURCES AND PRINCIPLES
1.    INTRODUCTION        
2.    PRIMARY LAW      
3.    SECONDARY LAW        
4.    PRINCIPLES        96

Lesson 7
THE FOUR FREEDOMS OF THE INTERNAL MARKET
1.    THE EVOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE MODELS OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION        
2.    FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS        
3.    FREE MOVEMENT OF WORKERS        
4.    FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT AND SERVICES        
5.    FREE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL AND PAYMENTS        

Lesson 8
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE
1.    BACKGROUND        
2.    GENERAL CHARACTERS        
3.    MATERIAL SCOPE        
4. THE SCHENGEN AREA        

Lesson 9
FOREIGN POLICY, DEFENCE, EXTERNAL 
ACTION AND THE DIPLOMATIC SYSTEM OF THE EU
1.    INTRODUCTION        
2.    THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY        
3.    THE COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENSE POLICY        
4.    TRADE        
5.    INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION        
6.    HUMANITARIAN AID        
7.    EU NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY