57802 - European Union Law

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 course will be based on the Lisbon Treaty, entered into force on 1 December 2009.

Course contents

The programme will consist of: the European Union integration process; the strcture, objectives and fundamental values of the European Union; the institutional framework, the sources of law, the impact on national legal orders, and the relationship with international law; the EU citizenship, the basic freedoms and the internal market, EU competition rules, the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and the external relations. These topics will be analyzed in the light of the relevant case-law and will be further investigated by consulting additional legal literature.

Readings/Bibliography

For attenders a specific programme will be defined during the course. Textbooks and further readings will be determined accordingly. The detailed programme and the related materials will be available at the Professor's URL (AMS Campus).

For non - attenders: G. TESAURO, Diritto dell'Unione europea, VI ed., CEDAM, Padova, 2010.

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. Seminars will be held during the course on specific topics by national and foreign experts, as well as by other members of the chair of European Union Law. 

Assessment methods

The students' learning will be constantly verified through discussions and debates. The final exam will be oral.

Teaching tools

Links to further information

http://www.europa.eu

Office hours

See the website of Federico Casolari