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DOE51 Public Economic Law

Module Code:DOE51
ECTS Credit Points: 20
Module Type: Mandatory
Year: 1st
Language:Greek
Module Outline

Module Content: The Public Economic Law Unit consists of the following sub-units:

Economic freedoms and protection of fundamental rights: The course aims to analyse economic freedoms and in particular the freedom to develop private economic initiatives and the right of property within the framework of the ECHR, constitution and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, with emphasis to their balancing with other collective values and fundamental rights.

State and market – The models of economic governance: The course’s objective is the study of the systems of public regulation of the economy in their development within the liberal state, the social state and the regulatory state. Within this framework emphasis will be given to the transformations of the economic Constitution, the role of the independent administrative authorities in the field of economy, and the legislative framework of privatizations and the liberalization of the markets.

Globalization, internationalization of the economy and financial crisis – the institutional consequences: The objective of the course is to assess the impact of globalization and internationalization of the economy in the political and constitutional systems of the states, especially within the context of the global financial crisis that began in the USA in 2007 and expanded in Europe. Emphasis will be given to the new economic governance of the Eurozone after the crisis and its impact on the national legal orders of the member states.

Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be expected to be able to:

  • Comprehend the fundamental role of public law in safeguarding and promoting rule of law
  • Appreciate the fundamental principles on which economic liberty is based
  • Understand the competences of the EU in the complex area of public finance law
  • Be in a position to assess the power of the ECHR to intervene and control the restrictions to the right to property
  • Explain the different forms of act of the public administration
  • Recommend realistic and novel proposals for the improvement of public finance.

Subjects covered:

  • Economic freedoms and protection of fundamental rights
  • State and market. Models of economic governance
  • Globalisation, internationalization of the economy and financial crisis. Institutional consequences

Teaching Method: Distance education with five Contact Sessions held at weekends during the academic year.

DOE52 Business Law

Module code: DOE52
ECTS Credit Points: 20
Module Type: Compulsory
Year: 1st
Language: Greek

Module Outline

Module Content: This course includes three sub-units, competition law, consumer law and law of intellectual property.

  • Competition as strategic aim of EU (meaning and benefits from free competition)
  • Theoretical background: Harvard and Chicago Schools and Ordoliberalism
  • The modernization of EU Competition Law
  • Anti-trust rules – Illegal Agreements between businesses
  • Anti-trust rules – Abuse of Dominant Position in market
  • Procedural Regulation 1/2003 and EU Competition Law Modernization
  • Prohibition and Exemptions in State Aid provision
  • Distinction between copyright and industrial law
  • The influence of international conventions and EU law to national law of intellectual property. Intellectual property rights in the information society
  • Right to assign
  • Duration of protection
  • Satellite and cable television
  • Computer programs and databases
  • Collective administration
  • Consumer contracts
  • Credit agreements
  • Unfair terms and unfair commercial practices.

Learning Outcomes: After completion of the course students are expected to be able to:

  • Develop a methodical way of approaching Competition Law, which combine harmonically the three aspects “Identify – Analyse – Apply” the Law
  • Criticially assess the law of intellectual property and appreciate its notions that benefit culture, economy and society, and which of its notions are likely to create conflicts
  • Advance knowledge of consumer law and the regulation adopted at EU level with the objective of consumer protection
  • Develop a correctly structured research orientation with regard to research and critical evaluation of case studies, legislation and bibliography
  • Work not only individually but also in group level and express and especially argue within a constructive (academic) dialogue frame
  • Develop all the necessary skills in order to present correctly structured legal arguments, and at the same time refer in relevant case studies and theoretical approaches
  • Develop all the necessary skills in order to locate and evaluate the developments in legislation and case law over the multiple aspects of business Law and be in position to form suggestions for improvement of consumer’s protection.

Subjects covered:        

  • Competition Law
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Intellectual Property Law

Teaching Method: Distance education with five Contact Sessions held at weekends during the academic year.

 

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this module.

 

DOE53 Law of Public Procurement, Energy and Environment

Module code:  DOE53
ECTS Credit Points:  20
Module Type: Compulsory
Year: 1st
Language: Greek

Module Outline

Module Content:

  • General principles of EU law on public procurement
  • Directives 2014/24/EU, 2014/25/EU and 2014/23/EU. The EU Law framework on Public Procurement
  • Contracting Authorities and Contracting Entities – Public work contracts, Public service contracts, Public supply contracts. Concessions contracts
  • Public procurement procedures – Tender documents and technical dialogue – Interpretation and Procedural requirements
  • Criteria for qualitative selection and Award criteria
  • Judicial Review. Case law and applications
  • Public procurement, transparency and corruption
  • National and international tendencies on the energy field (collapsing of energy reserves – energy mix in the EU member states and dependency on third countries)
  • Institutional actors in international energy and environmental law
  • The individual right to the environment and the obligation of the state to undertake environmental protection measures
  • International regulation of energy activities
  • EU legislation relating to Environment and control mechanisms on a national level – Judicial protection on environmental issues
  • Mechanisms of dispute settlements at the international and regional level
  • The European and National legal framework relating to the promotion of recyclable sources of energy
  • EU energy policy, before and after the Lisbon Treaty (From the Campus Oil Case to the art. 194 of the ΤFΕU)
  • Guaranteeing energy supplies of the EU member states through the internal networking of the energy networks
  • The gradual emancipation of the electricity and natural gas market (The Third Energy Package, Directives 2009/72/EC and 2009/73/EC)
  • National energy regulators: Aims, efficiency and competence
  • Energy and environmental dimensions of security
  • Competition Law and Public Procurement Law application issues on the energy field.

Learning Outcomes: After completion of the course students are expected to be able to:

  • Have developed an accurate and structured way of approaching Public Procurement Law, on both National and European level
  • Have formed a well-structured research orientation, concerning legislation and case law search, on the field of Public Procurement Law
  • Have acquired the ability to evaluate the Community framework regarding Public Procurement Law and estimate the way Public Procurement Law is implemented into practice
  • Have sharpened the skills required to combine theoretically informed legal argumentation to case law and legislation referencing
  • Have developed an accurate and structured way of approaching EU law, which combine harmonically the three aspects “Identify – Analyse – Apply” the Law
  • Be able to work on both individual and team-modelled level and argue on an academic-standard basis
  • Be able to detect fallacies and gaps in given legal arguments
  • Be able to expand upon profound issues of European Law and provide legal opinions on the relevant field
  • Explain the nature of energy and environmental law
  • Understand the advanced concepts of energy law and regulations.

Subjects covered:

  • Public Procurement and Public Works
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law

Teaching Method: Distance education with five Contact Sessions held at weekends during the academic year.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this module.

DOE54 Law of Electronic Commerce and Trading

Module code:  DOE54
ECTS Credit Points:  20
Module Type: Compulsory
Year: 2nd
Language: Greek

Module Outline

Module Content:

  • The “economical analysis of law” and the relationship between law and economy
  • Financial system operations (direct/indirect financing, financial intermediation) – Branches and sources of Intenational and European Finance and Credit Law
  • The concept and content of regulatory intervention on the financial system
  • Guaranteeing financial stability and means of execution
  • Interdependency between credit institutions, the bank panic theory and the shift of problems between banks
  • Role, competence and responsibilities of the supervisory instruments of financial system Intervention policy, consolidation, reconstruction, liquidation of distressed banks. Legal framework relating to state aids in distressed banks
  • Financial crime and the protection of financial system consumers
  • Current evolutions on International and European Finance and Credit Law and the perspectives of success regarding supranational supervisory authorities of the European financial system.
  • European Loan Securities
  • Code of Banking Conduct
  • Banks’ Emergency liquidity Assistance
  • Private international law issues
  • E-commerce

Learning Outcomes: The learning regard knowledge, skills and attitudes. At the end of the course the students will be able to:

  • Covered a broad spectrum of the different aspects of Finance & Credit Law and will develop a correct and methodical way of researching the European sources of this area of the law
  • Developed a well-structured research orientation concerning the study of primary and secondary resources of this area of the law
  • Worked on an individual and collective basis, and developed their personal opinion as to the effectiveness of the developing mechanism for supervision of E.U. financial institutions Developed the necessary skills for evaluating arguments and proposals concerning this area of the law
  • Become acquainted with the need for providing direct, specialized and well-substantiated legal opinions in a number of problems of Finance & Credit Law
  • Developed a composite and interdisciplinary method of approaching the various problems of Finance & Credit Law
  • Appreciate the peculiarities and challenges of international trade law and electronic commerce.

Subjects covered:

  • Law of Electronic Commerce
  • Credit Finance Law
  • Law of International Trade

Teaching Method: Distance education with five Contact Sessions held at weekends during the academic year.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this module.

DOEDE Thesis

Module code: DOEDE
ECTS Credit Points: 40
Module Type: Compulsory
Year: 2nd
Language: Greek

Module Content:

  • Writing and submission of a comprehensive research proposal
  • Approval of the research proposal
  • Contacting Research and Writing the thesis
  • Supervision and guidance
  • Feedback
  • Presentation and thesis defense.

Learning Outcomes: After completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:

  • Produce high quality research
  • Apply various theoretical and methodological models and techniques
  • Investigate real problems in the public sector
  • Produce scientific results that can be published
  • Submit and support research results and/or policy proposals
  • Present high-level work to scientific and professional committees
  • Perceive adequately the research and production process at a very high academic level
  • Seek higher education at doctoral level.

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