Module Provider: |
School of Law |
Number of credits: |
20 [10 ECTS credits] |
Level: |
H (Honours) |
Terms in which taught: |
Autumn and Spring |
Module Convenor: |
Prof
CJ
Hilson |
Pre-requisites: |
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Co-requisites: |
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Modules excluded: |
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Module version for: |
2006/7 |
Aims:
This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the main features of the European Community legal system, within the context of the wider European Union. It aims to equip students with knowledge of the developing legal and constitutional framework of the expanding Union, including the relationship between EU law and national law and the principles of the single market. |
Assessable learning outcomes:
By the end of the module it is expected that the student will be able to:
identify the evolution of the EU from its single market origins to a more mature polity;
identify and explain the institutional and law-making structure of the EU;
assess critically, the role of democracy and rights in EU governance;
identify the meaning of subsidiarity and appraise its role in the relationship between Member States and the Union;
compare and contrast the various doctrines and procedures for enforcing EU law;
assess critically, the nature of EU administrative law;
discuss the relationship between national legal systems and the EU legal order;
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Additional outcomes:
The module also aims to develop, among others, IT, oral presentation and research skills. |
Outline content:
The module will start with a brief introduction to the institutional and law-making structure of the EU, including the various sources of law. This discussion will be set against a broader theoretical discussion centred around the concepts of legitimacy and subsidiarity. The module will then go on to consider the relationship between national legal orders and the EU one. A key part of this will involve a comparison of the role of private enforcement in national courts with public enforcement mechanisms. After that, the module will examine the administrative remedies available against the Community institutions, and will end with a brief examination of the single market and the economic and social aims of the Community. |
Brief description of teaching
and learning methods:
There will be two or more 1-hour lectures in each week of the Autumn Term and five 1-hour tutorials in Spring Term. The tutorials will involve structured group discussion and may involve the oral presentation of material. |
Contact hours:
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Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
| Lectures |
25 |
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| Tutorials/seminars |
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5 |
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| Other contact (eg study visits) |
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Revision by email |
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| Total hours |
25 |
5 |
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| Number of essays or assignments |
1 |
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Assessment:
Coursework
None.
Examinations
One three-hour examination paper counting for 100% of the marks. Three questions to be answered from a selection of questions.
Requirements for a pass: 40%.
Reassessment arrangements: See School Guide (Programme Assessment).
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