Constitutional Law of the European Union

specjalizacyjne

mieszany: w sali i zdalnie

The aim of the course is to provide an overview of the European Union Law. The course will take a theoretical-practical approach, providing students with the opportunity to examine EU legal texts and official documents as well as EU case law. Special attention will be put on the relation between EU law and national legal systems. Apart from that issue students will be also given knowledge in areas such as EU competences, conditions for membership in the EU (and withdrawal from the Union), EU institutional structure and decision-making as well as legal protection in the Union

Studies profile - academic

Studies form – stationary

Type of course – specialized

Branch and discipline of science - social and legal science

Number of teaching hours including the form of classes – 30 hours of lecture Teaching methods - lecture, consultation

Number of ECTS credits – 6

Student's workload:

- participation in lectures - 15 h

- e-learning - 15 h

- consultations - 60 h

- individual activities - 60 h (homework, preparation for exam)

Quantitative indicators:

- student's workload requiring teacher's direct involvement - 75 hours (lecture, consultations)

- 3 ECTS - student's workload not requiring teacher's direct involvement - 75 hours - 3 ECTS

Treaties:

Treaty on European Union,

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Basic literature:

K. Lenaerts, P. Van Nuffel, European Union Law, London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2011

J. Fairhurst, Law of the European Union, Harlow [etc.] : Pearson Education Limited, 2012

T. Dubowski, Constitutional Law of the European Union, Temida 2, Białystok 2011

Depending on epidemic situation and limitations connected to it (e.g. limited access to libraries) the lecturer will provide students with necessary materials available online which are equivalent to those listed above

Knowledge:

- student knows and understands basic legal terminology (KA7_WK2) as well as the terminology specific to EU law (KA7_WK3)

- student knows basic assumptions relevant for national legal system and its relations with EU law and international public law (KA7_WK4)

- student knows methods and instruments of acquiring of data (legal acts, judgements, scientific contributions) especially in area of EU law (KA7_WK6)

Skills:

- student is able to interpret and explain correctly the meaning of EU law norms and their mutual relations as well as their relation towards national law norms (KA7_UW1)

- student is ready to use theoretical knowledge in area of EU law (KA7_UW3)

- student uses knowledge acquired in area of EU law in order to solve legal problems or issues of ambiguous nature in that respect and to present possible solutions in that area with respect to ethical standards (KA7_UW4)

Social competence:

- student is able to supplement individually and critically his/her konowledge and skills including also interdisciplinary aspects (KA7_KK2)

Verification: for all the effects - oral exam (list of topics included in part. B), in justified cases - written exam (single-choice test)

Depending on epidemic situation and limitations connected to it the exam might be organized via e-learning platform (e.g. Blackboard), in such case it will be written exam - real time test (single-choice)

oral exam - three questions concerning topics listed in part. B, the final result depends also on student's activity during the semester

in justified cases - written exam (single-choice test)

Depending on epidemic situation and limitations connected to it the exam might be organized via e-learning platform (e.g. Blackboard), in such case it will be written exam - real time test (single-choice)