Jean Monnet module

Comparative European & Caribbean integration law

Most of us are all familiar with European Union and its Internal Market. Aruba is linked to the EU as an Overseas Country and Territory, and those with Dutch nationality (or that of another EU Member State) are also European citizens. Most of us will be less familiar with the EU’s Caribbean counterpart: CARICOM and its Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) and Caribbean Court of Justice. Although Aruba is not a member of CARICOM, many of its neighbors are. Consequently, knowledge of CARICOM has both practical and academic value.

CARICOM

Our familiarity with the EU gives us an excellent basis to study CARICOM from a comparative perspective.

How and why were these communities established and how did they develop?
Do they have similar institutions with similar (legislative) powers?
What is the position of the courts and how did they contribute to the process of integration?
Do they share the same fundamental (economic) freedoms (persons, goods, capital and services)?
What about competition and state aids?

These are some of the obvious topics that will be addressed. However, participants will have plenty of opportunities to direct the course to topics they find most interesting.

This academic year the course will be offered April-May 2019 and is available for all LL.M. students as well as final year LL.B. exchange students.

The course is also open to non-students with appropriate backgrounds (LL.M., LL.B., or an equivalent in another relevant field). Tuition may be waived by virtue of EU funding. If you are interested in enrolling in this course but are not a student, please contact the coordinator: jona.israel@ua.aw.

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