EUROPEAN UNION LAW – INSTITUTIONS

Course Code: LS 2018
Credit Points: 15
Course Coordinator: Dr L Niglia

Pre-requisites

Notes

*There is no course pre-requisite for MA students on the MA (Legal Studies) Degree or the MA in European Studies Degree.

Overview

History, origins and development of the European Community/Union, examination of the treaties which form the framework of the EC/EU, the political institutions of the EC, sources of law and law making processes, fundamental principles and relationship between national law and EC law and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.

Structure

30 lectures over a 12 week period plus programme of fortnightly tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (75%) and essay (25%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (75%) and essay (25% carried forward).