Methodology of European Law Research
Course: European Business Law
Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations
            Title
        
        
            Methodology of European Law Research
        
    
            Code
        
        
            ОК 8
        
    
            Module type 
        
        
            Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
        
    
            Educational cycle
        
        
            Second
        
    
            Year of study when the component is delivered
        
        
            2021/2022
        
    
            Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
        
        
            2 Semester
        
    
            Number of ECTS credits allocated
        
        
            3
        
    
            Learning outcomes
        
        
            Acquisition by students of the necessary methodological knowledge and practical skills in the field of the 
methodology of European Law Research, 
which allows the application of acquired knowledge in relations with foreign elements.
        
    
            Form of study
        
        
            Full-time form
        
    
            Prerequisites and co-requisites
        
        
            This course is an essential discipline for students of the 1st year of MSc. 
Mandatory requirements are proficiency in English and basic knowledge of the EU law, as well as Public and Private International law.
        
    
            Course content
        
        
            Thematic plan of the discipline:
1.Legal research methods in a modern world
2.Legal doctrine and methods
3.Methodology for legal research
4.Legal families
5.Comparative law methods
6. Civil law method
7.European union law resources. Signs of convergence of civil law and common law
        
    
            Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
        
        
            1. Methodologies of legal research: which kind of method for what kind of discipline? edited by Mark van Hoecke. Oxford: Hart, 2011. 294 p.
2. Legal Research Methods in a Modern World: A Coursebook. January 2011 DJOF Publishing, Copenhagen, 3nd. edition 2011 - 486 pp
3. Research Methods for Law Edition: 1 Edited by: Mike McConville and Wing Hong (Eric) Chui Publication Date: Jul 2007 Extent: 256 pages
4. EUR-Lex - access to European Union law
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/e-learning/index.html
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/content/e-learning/document_view.html
5. The EU Open Data - access to European Union open data Portal
https://data.europa.eu/euodp/en/data
        
    
            Planned learning activities and teaching methods
        
        
            Lecture, seminar, performing tasks of independent work
        
    
            Assessment methods and criteria
        
        
            Evaluation is carried out according to the modular rating system. 
Current control: answers (up to 40 points), additions (up to 5 points), independent work (up to 15 points), final modular test (up to 35 points). The form of final control is a credit.
        
    
            Language of instruction
        
        
            English
        
    Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
                    Chair of Comparative and European Law 
Educational and scientific institute of international relations
            Educational and scientific institute of international relations
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
                        Chair of Comparative and European Law
                    
                    
                        Educational and scientific institute of international relations