Institutional Law of the European Union

Teacher(s)

Bailleux Antoine;

Language

French

Prerequisites

General bases of law.

Main themes

The course covers the entire field of EU Institutional Law. It is divided in three parts: the first one relates to the general framework and the principles that govern the relations between the EU and its member states. The second part centres on the institutional system and the decision-making process. The third part focuses on analysing the normative system.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	This course is dedicated to the organization of the EU's institutional and normative system. The students acquire a competence to analyse the EU's legal processes, and to understand the means of implementation and interpretation of European legal acts.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Content

The course embraces the following topics: 1) General framework: constitutional evolution of the EU; relations between the EU and the member states and competence sharing between them; legal status of the EU. 2) Institutional system, decision-making process: role and judicial control of EU institutions 3) Normative system: analysis of Community acts; analysis of their implementation and interpretation; analysis of the control mechanisms applying to European legal acts.

Evaluation methods

Written or oral examination.

Other information

Support: legal texts.

Bibliography

• Support : les traités et une sélection d'arrêts, d'instruments de droit dérivé et d'informations complémentaires.

Teaching materials

• Support : les traités et une sélection d'arrêts, d'instruments de droit dérivé et d'informations complémentaires.

Faculty or entity

EURO