At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | The course aims at developing student¿s knowledge and command of EU law specifically and provides an opportunity to acquire or develop skills that form an important part of legal education. At the end of the course, · You will be able to correctly explain the principles governing law-making in the EU, its implementation in the Member States and interpretive techniques that characterise EU law. · You will be familiar with the fundamental principles of the European legal order and with several important rules of EU law. You will be able to assess whether, in a simple scenario, such principles and rules have been complied with. · You will be able to establish whether a given factual situation falls within the scope of EU law or of national law and to assess which institutions and actors are competent to intervene in a situation where national law conflicts with EU law. · You will be able to conduct your analysis by using the technical terminology of European law. · You will be able to explain the function(s) of certain rules within the EU legal order. · You will be able to identify rules applicable to factual situations similar to those studied in the course and make accurate reference to Treaties and to the case-law covered during the course. · You will be able to answer questions on topics dealt with during the course by referring to the assigned readings and clearly expressing the links between your answers and the legal sources quoted in support of your argument. |
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”.
- Marianne Dony, Droit de l'Union européenne, 7ème éd., Bruxelles, Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles, 2018.
- Jean-Paul Jacqué, Droit institutionnel de l'Union européenne, 8ème éd., Paris, Dalloz, 2015.
- Robert Schütze, An introduction to European law, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Sean Van Raepenbusch, Droit institutionnel de l'Union européenne, 2ème éd., Bruxelles, Larcier, 2016.
