Postgraduate Course: EU Criminal Law (LAWS11406)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course is aimed to provide the students with the foundations of EU Criminal Law. They will engage in discussion on primary and secondary sources, as well as analysis of the centrepieces of the area. Through the involvement of practitioners, they will be exposed to different approaches and address the topics from a theoretical, and practical, points of view.
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| Course description |
EU Criminal Law is probably the fastest-growing area in EU Law, and its relevance and impact have only been growing over last decades. Its uniqueness lies in combining two completely different legal phenomena: on the one hand, EU law, a transnational discipline mainly built around economic freedoms; on the other, criminal law, the most sensitive stronghold of national sovereignty. Even though for decades this was not considered a proper area of EU Law ż due to the lack of Unionżs competences ż major interaction materialised between the law of the fundamental freedoms and domestic rules related to penalisation. This dramatic interaction has been heightened by recent EU Treaties reforms, which have conferred upon the Union explicit powers in this respect. There is now a comprehensive body of measures in this area, subject to judicial interpretation and implementation by agencies and offices at different levels throughout the Union. Thorny issues have been arising in terms of fundamental rights protection, with an increasing interplay ż or even friction ż between EU Criminal Law, on the one hand, and international and constitutional laws, on the other.
The course content will cover, inter alia:
* Legal and Historical Background of EU Criminal Law;
* Substantive Criminal Law;
* Principles and Legal Bases;
* Procedural Criminal Law and Mutual Recognition;
* The European Arrest Warrant (legislation, interpretation and enforcement);
* EU Bodies, offices and agencies operating in EU Criminal Law.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| Demonstrate and/or work with an appreciation of the body of knowledge that constitutes EU Criminal Law.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
1. Apply knowledge, skills and understanding in practical contexts related to EU Criminal Law.
2. Obtain, organise and use factual, theoretical and/or hypothetical information in problem solving.
3. Use a wide range of routine skills and some advanced skills associated with EU Criminal Law.
4. Exercise some initiative and independence in carrying out defined activities at a professional level
in practice related to EU Criminal Law.
5. Use a range of forms of communication effectively in both familiar and new contexts. |
| Keywords | Criminal Law,European,Treaties,Constitutional Law,European Arrest Warrant |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Leandro Mancano
Tel: (0131 6)50 2050
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Course secretary | Ms Lisa Kilcullen
Tel: (0131 6)51 5997
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