EU INSTITUTIONS AND LAW

EU INSTITUTIONS AND LAW
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.