European Media Law

The course is aimed at offering a general overview of EU law. More precisely, the objective is to provide the students with the necessary tools for a full understanding of the complex mechanisms that govern its functioning. The program will cover the following topics: the European integration process; the structure, objectives and fundamental values of the European Union; the institutional framework, the sources of law, the impact on national legal orders; the EU citizenship and then the freedom of expression and information (art. 11, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union) and the regulation of commercial communications by the regulated professions (art. 24, Directive 2006/123/EC).

At the end of the course student will be able to: understand the institutional framework of the EU, demonstrate a deep knowledge of the legal terminology related to EU law, understand the constitutional and legal framework of the EU and the way it interacts with national legal systems, be familiar with the main areas of substantive law of the EU (in particular the freedom of expression and information and the freedom of carry out commercial communications), solve a basic problem question using case law and relevant EU legal sources.