57802 - European Union Law (F-O)

Learning outcomes

The course is aimed at offering a general overview of EU law. More precisely, the objective is to provide the students with the necessary tools for a full understanding of the complex mechanisms that govern its functioning. The students will be able to critically analyse EU acts and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, understand the relevant legal issues, represent them orally and interact with the other classmates.

Course contents

The programme will covoer the following topics: the European integration process; the structure, objectives and fundamental values of the European Union; the institutional framework, the sources of law, the impact on national legal orders; the EU citizenship, the basic freedoms and the internal market, EU competition rules.

Readings/Bibliography

R. Adam,  A. Tizzano, Manuale di Diritto dell'Unione Europea, Giappichelli, 2014 or G. Tesauro, Diritto dell'Unione europea, CEDAM, 2012.

Teaching methods

The course will be highly interactive. Theoretical issues will be confronted with practical cases in order to allow the students to understand and verify how EU law is actually implemented. Moreover, students will occasionally be asked to prepare in advance judgments or other reading material uploaded on the professor's web site in due time.

Assessment methods

The students' learning will be constantly verified through discussions and debates. The final exam will be oral. Students will be required to prepare the exam on the text bookThe course will take place during the first semester and attending students may therefore sit for the exam starting from January.

N.B. no additional teaching material will be required in order to pass the exam

Teaching tools

Teaching materials for regular attenders (slides, documents, bibiographical references) will be made available through the online platform AMS Campus.

Links to further information

http://europa.eu

Office hours

See the website of Giacomo Di Federico