The Internal Market – Digital and Social Challenges
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The course The Internal Market – Digital and Social Challenges is given within the framework of the one-year master programme in European Economic Law at the Department of Law, Stockholm University. The course is also given as an elective course within the framework of the law program.
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The course considers the legal rules and principles that govern the EU's internal market taking as a starting point the provisions in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union regarding free movement of goods, people, workers, services and establishments. Particular focus is on the increasingly prominent digital and social dimensions of the internal market. The importance of EU citizenship for access to social rights as well as the development of a multi-faceted anti-discrimination policy comprises a central theme in the course. In addition to primary law, EU harmonisation legislation in the area is studied, as well as other "softer" forms of cooperation, such as the social dialogue. As for the digital dimension, legal challenges are being presented and critically discussed.
The aim of the course is for students to acquire thorough knowledge and the ability to critically review and analyse the substantive rules and problems that distinguish EU law and policy cooperation within this area.
The course encourages critical reflection about the advantages and disadvantages of different national and supranational solutions, as well as their economic and social implications. During the course, students are required to author and defend an essay that identifies relevant research questions.
The learning objectives, activities, and examination criteria for the course are outlined in the syllabus. Therefore, the syllabus serves as the foundational document dictating the course's content and structure. To access the current syllabus, please navigate to the right-hand column and locate the section titled "Syllabus - Legal document." Alternatively, if you are using a mobile device, you can find it towards the end of this page.
In addition to the syllabus, the course director has compiled a course description. The primary aim of this description is to provide a comprehensive overview of the syllabus's structure and components.
Course description pdf, 194.3 kB.
Please note that if the course description or the information on this course page says something different about the course structure than what is stated in the current syllabus, the syllabus always applies first.
Teaching Format
Instruction is given in the form of lectures, interactive seminar and teacher-led group work. The language of instruction is English.
Assessment
Examination is conducted through mandatory and active attendance at 80% of the seminars, the writing of an essay and peer review of another student's work and a written examination.
Examiner
Jaan Paju
Branca Marusic
Learning platform
During the course, registered students will receive additional course information on the Athena learning platform.
https://athena.itslearning.com/
The Department
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Course contact:
imsd@juridicum.su.se
Course coordinator:
Asnate Maddalo
Course manager:
Jaan Paju
Branca Marusic
