Main Field of Study and progress level:
Law: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Law
Contents
The overall aim of the course is for the students to attain basic knowledge of the EU legal system. The course begins with a presentation of the historical background of the EU and its institutional structure as well as a cursory overview of the common market. The character of sources of Union law and the legislative process are thereafter studied. Furthermore, the relationship between the legal system of the EU and those of the Member States will be the main focus of the course. All aspects of this course, including the examination, are conducted in English.
Expected learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student shall:
be familiar with the history and development of the European Union, the institutions of the European Union, the sources of EU law and the policy making process,
exhibit a basic understanding of the central areas of substantive EU law,
have knowledge of the extent and limits of the powers of the European Union, including central principles and the role of EU courts, the position, reception, and enforcement of EU law in the Member States, including central principles and the role of national and EU courts,
be able to identify, explain, analyze and evaluate EU law as it has developed in the case law of the European Court of Justice and to apply that knowledge and those abilities to concrete situations.
Required Knowledge
General qualifications for university studies.
Form of instruction
The course includes some lectures but consists mainly of tutorial sessions where students in small groups and together with a teacher discuss different topics on which the students in advance have written shorter papers. It is therefore necessary that students study assigned materials before each class that includes cases, relevant EU legislation and textbook chapters and/or academic articles. Further instructions on the preparation requirements for each class will be handed out to the student at the beginning of the course. Preparation for and active participation in the tutorial sessions, including writing and handing in papers in a timely fashion, is mandatory. The course is taught in English and all materials used in the course are in the English language.
A student who has been accepted and registered for the course has the right to teaching and guidance only during the term/academic year when he/she was accepted and registered.
Examination modes
In order to complete the course students are required to actively participate in all tutorial sessions and before each tutorial session write a paper in accordance with instructions handed out to the student at the beginning of the course.
There will be a written test (at the University) at the end of the course, comprising 100 % of the grade of the course. On the written test the grades awarded are Fail (U), Pass (G) and Pass with distinction (VG). For the course as a whole the grade awarded are Fail (U), Pass (G) and Pass with distinction (VG). The grade for the course as a whole is based on the result of the written test.
The appointed examiner may decide to use other forms of examination if required by particular circumstances.
A student who has not received a passing grade on a test will be afforded an opportunity for re-examination. A student who has passed examination may not be re-examined.
A student who has taken two tests for a course or segment of a course, without passing, has the right to have another examiner appointed, unless special reasons exist. A written request for change of examiner is submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Education.
Other regulations
The course cannot be included in a Diploma together with Grundläggande EU-rätt, 7,5 credits.
Literature
Valid from:
2011 week 36
The foundations of European Union law : an introduction to the constitutional and administrative law of the European Union Hartley Trevor C., Hartley Trevor C. 7. ed. : Oxford : Oxford University Press : 2010 : lxviii, 501 s. : ISBN: 0-19-956675-5 (pbk.) : ¹32.99 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
