Infopaket

European Union law

ОК 13

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2021/2022

4 Semester

4

PLO 13. To offer legal tools for securing the interests of the state; working in a group and under leadership, actively defend them with the help of such tools. PLO 14. Anticipate and articulate legal risks of particular actions taking into account the multiplicity of legal systems and jurisdictions. PLO 19. Analyze, develop, draft and edit documents used internationally. PLO 20. Provide legal opinions and consultations, legal support for the main types of international cooperation and foreign trade operations, formulate a legal position in the interests of the client. PLO 22. Perform standard non-managerial work in the legal service of organizations, enterprises, including private legal practice, in a responsible and ethical manner, and to avoid conflicts of interests.

The course is the introductory basic discipline for the special study of the EU law for second year students. A mandatory requirement is knowledge of English, basic competence in modern legal systems and the introduction to international law.

Thematic plan of the discipline: 1. The notion “EU Law” & its peculiarities. 2. Historical stages of the EU Law development 3. Legal nature of the EU Law. Specific features of the EU Law. 4. Institutions of the EU 5. The system of legal protection in the EU 6. The Sources & Forms of the EU Law. Common values of the EU. 7. The transfer of powers & Union competences. 8. Common Policies of the EU 9. EU International Relations Law

1. Foster on EU Law. Seventh edition. 2019. 2. Paul Craig, Grainne de Burca. EU Law. Text, cases & materials. 2011. 3. The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms by Professor of European Union Law and Labour Law and Senior Tutor of Trinity College Catherine Barnard | Aug 30, 2016 4. Cases & Materials on EU Law (Blackstone's Statutes) by Stephen Weatherill | Jul 12, 2016 5. EU Law after Lisbon by Andrea Biondi, Piet Eeckhout, et al. | Jan 5, 2012 6. EU Law and Integration by José Luís Da Cruz Vilaça | Sep 29, 2016 7. EU Procedural Law (Oxford European Union Law Library) by Koen Lenaerts, Ignace Maselis , et al. | Mar 20, 2014 8. The Law of EU External Relations: Cases, Materials, and Commentary on the EU as an International Legal Actor by Pieter Jan Kuijper , Jan Wouters , et al.

Lecture, seminar, case study, performance of individual assignments

The final course assessment is based on the aggregated evaluation of assignments performed by a student during the semester graded on the scale of 0-100. The final grade is taken in the form of credit (the total number of credits for the course (maximum 100 points) which is defined as the sum (simple or weighted) of points for systematic work during the semester).

English