Dispute Settlement in the EU law

Course: International Litigation (ECL master)

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
Dispute Settlement in the EU law
Code
ВБ 1.5
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
Acquisition by students of theoretical knowledge about the main legal means of disputes settlement in EU law; types of proceedings before the European Court of Justice; the procedure for resolving disputes in EU courts; to acquire practical skills on the procedure of protection of rights in the EU.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Knowledge the basics of EU law; EU legal protection system; EU institutional mechanism, content of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement; ability to analyze and draw legal conclusions on various areas of international economic cooperation of Ukraine with other states and international organizations; basic skills in resolving disputes, applying the provisions of the founding treaties of the EU; determine the scope of the EU founding treaties and the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.
Course content
Thematic plan of the discipline: 1. The system of judicial institutions in the European Union. 2. Legal basis of the preliminary ruling procedure in the EU. 3. Proceedings for enforcement of obligations. 4. Procedure for appealing against illegal activities of EU institutions. 5. Proceedings on the repeal of illegitimate EU regulations. 6. Dispute settlement mechanisms in the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Merrils J.G. International Dispute Settlement. – J.G. Merrils.– Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. - 387 p. (eng). 2. Sviatun Olena. Dispute Settlement in EU Law. Compilation of lections. / Olena Sviatun - Kyiv: Institute of International Relations, 2020 – 131 p. 3. Craig Paul. EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials. / Craig Paul, Búrca Gráinne de .- Oxford: OUP; 5 edition (18 Aug. 2020). - 1320 p. 4. A Handbook on the WTO Dispute Settlement System / Legal Affairs Division and the Rules Division of the WTO Secretariat, and the Appellate Body Secretariat. – Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. – 416 p. 5. Rosenne Sh. Essays on International Law and Practice. – Sh. Rosenne.– Leiden, Boston: Martinus Nejhoff Publishers, 2007. – 701 p. 6. Türk Alexander H. Judicial Review in EU Law. / Alexander H. Türk. – Cheltenham, Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2009. – 403 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, solving practical cases, performing tasks of independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation is carried out according to the modular rating system. Current control: answers (up to 50 points), additions (up to 5 points), case studies (up to 35 points), independent work (up to 15 points), final modular test (up to 20 points). The form of final control is a credit which is carried out in the form of an oral recitation.
Language of instruction
English

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