Gianmarco Rao

Welcome to European Law. My name is Giammarco Rao, and I will be your lecturer for this course.
It is crucial to understand that despite Brexit, EU law still has relevance to UK lawyers. The UK has left the EU and is now outside all the legal and political structures of the EU. Therefore, we must consider the substantial impact Brexit has on UK law and how post-Brexit arrangements have changed the rights and obligations of the UK government and UK citizens.
EU law is a dynamic and developing legal order that will continue to impact the UK for years to come, especially for those who continue to trade with the EU and sell their goods in the EU Single Market. It is important to acknowledge this and adapt accordingly to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
The EU legal order requires constant interaction between the Court of Justice of the European Union and the national courts in the Member States—an interaction that produces many challenges both for the legal procedures involved and for the content of the law at issue. The result is a wealth of legislation and case law that is often different in style and substance from traditional domestic law but which is a crucial and integral part of Member States’ national law.
We will necessitate an incremental development of the candidate’s knowledge and understanding. To achieve this, classes and materials have been organized in a structured and logical manner. The opening classes will provide the candidate with the foundations of EU law. This provides a solid base that equips the candidate with the fundamental principles on which to build a complete understanding of EU law.
The following classes will then explore several issues of constitutional importance to the European Union, how its law functions, and a number of substantive aspects of the internal market. In any event, every class will include relevant points on Brexit and the UK.
This format will enrich your understanding of EU law. We will carry out exercises on legal argumentation to allow you to develop argumentative skills. These exercises are also helpful in preparing the essays through which this module is assessed.

If you have any questions or want to book an appointment with me, reach out to me at g.rao@bolton.ac.uk.

This module focuses on businesses in the global legal environment.  Accordingly, it covers the legal framework regulating the following international relationships: i) those between States, ii) those between businesses and States, and iii) those between persons.  The module is specifically designed in line with the requirements of a HE7 cohort and uses a number of approaches to support developing higher-level skills and attributes.  In particular, it allows them to work on creativity, innovation and professional identity.  It does so by exposing the candidates to novel challenges in international business matters and using practical role-play and simulation exercises.  The module has an incremental approach.   It starts with a general introduction to the overarching international law framework that applies to international business law areas.  It then moves into those specific and distinct areas.  Of those areas, it focuses on the relevant legal framework and its practical implications.  It then finishes by focusing on the dispute settlement and enforcement mechanisms that apply to the specific areas discussed throughout the module.  The module will develop and assess a range of skills through classes and consolidation sessions.  Those sessions aim to consolidate information given in class by giving the candidates some questions – based on hypothetical case scenarios – to answer before attending the session.  At the same time, they also allow them to work on higher-level skills and attributes.  In particular, it allows them to work on creativity, innovation and professional identity, as they will be required to come up with arguments and argue them concerning real-life cases, that they would encounter in the professional practice of international business law.  The module asks candidates to solve complex problems and develop creative and innovative solutions concerning contemporary issues in international business law.  It does so during classes, consolidations sessions, and formative assessments through exercises that resemble real-life cases involving issues of international business law.