DDRO 25A10 - European Monetary Law
DDRO 25A10 · Spring semester 2025-2026
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Cours séminaire
- Number of hours
- 24
- Credits
- 5
Information
Description
Money is not just an economic tool: it is a form of power shaped by law.
This course invites students to uncover how the legal architecture underpinning the euro structures monetary policy, markets, and sovereignty. By analysing the design of the Eurosystem and the role of the ECB, students will learn to see monetary law as a crucial arena in which the dynamics of integration, power, and inequality are structured and contested. Combining legal analysis with political economy and history, the course equips future policymakers to think (critically) about monetary governance.
Prerequisites
No prior familiarity with monetary theory, economic law or economic analysis is required. A basic understanding of EU law is helpful, but all core concepts will be introduced and discussed in class.
Assessment
➢One group presentation (Session 4) - 20% of the final grade.
➢ One final paper - 40% of the final grade.
➢ One multiple-choice written exam (midterm, to be held at the beginning of session 8) - 30% of the final grade.
➢ Student engagement throughout the semester - 10% of the final grade
Readings
Main readings 5
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➢ Christoph Herrmann and Corinna Dornacher, International and European Monetary Law (Springer International Publishing 2017) ch 7.
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➢ Duncan Kennedy, A Critique of Adjudication (fin de siècle) (Harvard University Press 1997) ch 8.
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➢ Fabian Amtenbrink, Christoph Herrmann and René Repasi (eds), The EU Law of Economic and Monetary Union (Oxford University Press 2020), selected chapters.
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➢ Stephanie L Mudge and Antoine Vauchez, ‘Dependence on Independence: Central Bank Lawyers and the (Un)making of the European Economy’ (2022) 51(4) Economy and Society 584.
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➢Klaus Tuori, ‘Has Euro Area Monetary Policy Become Redistribution by Monetary Means? “Unconventional” Monetary Policy as a Hidden Transfer Mechanism’ (2016) 22 European Law Journal 838.
Further readings 1
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https://www.waterworksofmoney.com/ →A compelling visual project that explores how money is created and governed through metaphors and architectural drawings.
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59175 | Cours séminaire | European Monetary Law | Aldo DE CESARE | 24 | 5 |
Teachers
- Aldo DE CESARE
In the curricula
- Bachelor, Programme d'échange, semestre 4, seminaires - 25/26COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS PARIS
- Bachelor, semestre 4, 25/26 : cours séminairesCOLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS PARIS
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- KERROUCHI Karima