96323 - EUROPEAN UNION LAW

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

At the end of the course unit, students: have developed the ability to analyse the main implications of the EU institutional structure and to determine the overall effects of the law into the municipal legal orders of the Member States; are capable to illustrate the main trends of the interplay between the Union and its Member States (both internally and on the international scene).

Contenuti

The module presents the principal elements of EU constitutional law and comprises the following topics:

- the nature of the European Union;

- the EU institutional system;

- the sources and principles of the EU legal system;

- the EU internal market

 

The topics of seminars and conferences that will be organized during the course are considered part of the program for those attending.

Testi/Bibliografia

Robert Schütze, An Introduction to European Law, OUP, Fourth Edition (ch. 1-4; 9-10).

 

This textbook is to be considered a supporting resource for attending students, who are expected to prepare primarily using the lecture slides. For non-attending students, it serves as the main reference text for exam preparation.

Metodi didattici

Lectures are geared towards critical discussion and interaction with students, with the aim of developing not only theoretical knowledge of EU law, but also the ability to apply it consciously and independently.

To this end, the teaching activity includes the use of guided questions during the lectures to stimulate legal reasoning and active participation, also in dialogue form.

Particular attention is paid to topical European issues, addressed through insights drawn from official sources (Commission communications, Council decisions, acts of the European Parliament) or from concrete cases that enable students to contextualise theoretical knowledge in real-life scenarios.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

The exam of "European Union Law" will be in written form on the Virtuale platform.

The exam will be in oral form only for the students that have to obtain fewer than 5 credits. Students that have to take oral exams should contact the lecturer beforehand.

Please notice that, for administrative purposes, the course 'European Union Law' forms, together with "Foundations of international law [https://www.unibo.it/en/teaching/course-unit-catalogue/course-unit/2022/485988] ", the 'Integrated course' EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL LAW. Students will take the exams of European Union Law and Foundational of International Law separately. The rules for the exam of Foundations of international law are explained in the webpage [https://www.unibo.it/en/teaching/course-unit-catalogue/course-unit/2022/485988] of that course. Once students have passed the exams of both European Union law and Foundations of International Law, they will obtain a final grade in EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL LAW. The final grade will be the average of the grades of the exams of European Union Law and Foundations of International Law.

Orario di ricevimento

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