The course explains the legal foundation of the European Communities/Union, which is based on the treaties signed by the member states, and it introduces the decision-making procedures, roles and competences of the institutions, and especially the Commission, Council, Parliament, Court of Justice ... etc. in the process of construction of the European single market.

CILO-1: Identify the legal roots of European Union ‘s integration, sources of law, institutional architecture, decision-making process and modes of interaction between and the respective authorities and tasks of its agencies. CILO-2: Summarize the EU’s legal order, general principles governing the establishment and application of its law, and competences of the Court of Justice and Court of First Instance. CILO-3: Explain the legislative processes and judicial features of the EU institutional settlement and the relation between EU and national legal systems and its relevance. CILO-4: Discuss how the legal development, ruling of the Court and law enforcement endeavor in the process of integration.