Postgraduate Course: State Aid (LAWS11230)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course is designed to introduce students to the EU law of state aid, its purpose and application. This will involve a range of topics including the concepts of 'economic activity', state aid and public service compensation, notification, exemption and complaint.
This course is aimed at those who have studied contract law and competition law previously in their home jurisdiction but students taking the course will come from different legal systems and will have different legal experiences.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 30 |
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Weeks |
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Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-11 | | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should have:
(a) a general understanding of the principles of EU state aid law;
(b) an understanding of how state aid law fits into the internal
market laws of the European Union;
(c) a detailed and specific knowledge of particular areas of state aid law within this broader framework;
(d) developed skills of reading and critical analysis enabling them to analyse the activities of public bodies and relate these to procurement;
(e) developed written and oral skills, including the clear and
succinct expression of ideas; and
(f) a basic grounding in research skills and techniques in EU state aid law.
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Assessment Information
| 100% essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Robert Lane
Tel: (0131 6)50 2039
Email: Robert.Lane@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Amanda Mackenzie
Tel: (0131 6)50 6325
Email: amanda.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk |
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