- Course Code
- LS 2026
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Miss L Cromar
Pre-requisites
Legal System; Legal Method
Overview
Introduction and history of the EU. EU Institutions (including preliminary rulings). Sources and supremacy. General principles of EU Law. Direct effect of EU Law. State liability and judicial review. Fundamental rights. The Single Market. Persons and Citizenship. Establishment and Services. Free Movement of Goods. Competition Law.
Structure
3 one-hour lectures over 12 weeks ? 36 hours of lectures in total and 4 one-hour tutorials.
Assessment
1st Attempt: Assessed coursework (25%) ( essay 2,000 words) - 1 two-hour written exam (75%).
Resit: Assessed coursework (25%) ( essay 2,000 words) - 1 two-hour written exam (75%).
Formative Assessment
Students will be required to submit a non-counting written answer to a tutorial problem.
Feedback
The tutorial exercise will be returned with a mark and written feedback.
The assessed essay will also be returned with written feedback.
Feedback will be given on an ongoing basis in tutorials in the form of tutors' responses to students' in-class contributions.
Anyone who fails the exam may, if they approach the course co-ordinator, receive oral feedback on his/her exam performance.