Undergraduate Course: EU Law Honours (LAWS10137)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course explores EU Law from constitutional, institutional and substantive perspectives. Following a brief outline of the history and evolution of the EU, its institutional structure will be examined. Particular emphasis will be placed on the law-making process and on forms of action before the European Court of Justice. EU competences will be examined in detail. The constitutional principles underpinning EU law will then be studied: primarily, primacy, direct effect and State liability. EU free movement and internal market law will form the basis of the second semester. This will include in-depth analysis of the 'four freedoms', case studies applying these principles (e.g. EU environmental law; EU media policy) and identification of some cross-cutting themes (e.g. horizontal scope of internal market law). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
European Union Law A Ordinary (LAWS08116)
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Pass in equivalent to EU Law (Ordinary) |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Delivery period: 2012/13 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
|
WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 26 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-27 | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
|
|
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is to develop knowledge and understanding of the institutional, constitutional and substantive aspects of EU law, thus building upon and further developing the study of aspects of the substantive law of the European Union to which students were introduced in the Ordinary course. Students should acquire an in-depth understanding of the Treaty on European Union and Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; understand the division of competences between the EU and its Member States; be able to identify and understand the legal principles underpinning the application and operation of the EU treaties; and examine the application of EU substantive (internal market) law in detail.
In fulfilling these objectives, the course aims also to consolidate and deepen intellectual, practical and transferable skills involved in the legal research of Union law acquired at Ordinary level, including:
- to advance skills of communication, expression, argumentation and debate acquired in Years 1 and 2 via seminar participation;
- independently to produce a piece of research (the course essay) which displays critical understanding, sound analysis and independence of mind, clear and succinct expression of ideas, and the ability to pursue an argument with proper care and attention to academic literature;
- in preparing for seminars and essays, to synthesise material from a broad variety of sources;
- to develop research skills, primarily library skills, use of databases and appropriate use of Internet resources.
|
Assessment Information
Essay and
Written examination |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | EU law, EU institutions, EU constitutional law, internal market law, free movement of goods, persons |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Niamh Nic Shuibhne
Tel: (0131 6)50 2049
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: |
|
© Copyright 2012 The University of Edinburgh - 6 March 2012 6:14 am
|
University Homepage