Postgraduate Course: Introduction to European Union Law (LAWS11225)
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 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Law | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This course provides a basic introduction to the structure, institutions, sources of law and law-making procedures of the European Union; the principles of internal market law; the enforcement of EU law, and the interaction of the EU legal order with the legal systems of its Member States. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  No | 
Quota:  25 | 
 
	
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| Central | Seminar |  | 1-11 |  |  |  |  09:00 - 10:50 |  |  
| First Class | 
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| By the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate (1) a critical knowledge and understanding of the institutional framework (including interaction with domestic legal systems) within which EU law is made and applied, and the principles of internal market law (2) a familiarity with the main primary and secondary source materials in this area; (3) an ability to comment critically and engage in debate on the issues examined. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| 100% Essay |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Keywords | european union law | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Niamh Nic Shuibhne 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2049 
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Course secretary | Mr Douglas Thompson 
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