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| DROI2055-1 | Advanced EU Law
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 1st year | | First semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 1st year | | First semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 1st year | | First semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 1st year | | First semester | | 5 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 1st year | | First semester | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Anne‑Lise Sibony |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Course contents :
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| This course focuses on general principles of EU law. The first part of the course is devoted to revisions of both institutional and substantive EU law. Topics which have already been touched upon in other courses will be reviewed, this time in English and in a different perspective. Drawing on court cases, most of which students have already come across, teaching will focus on enforcement mechanisms and remedies which characterise EU law: primacy, direct effect, indirect effects, duties of national courts.
The second part of the course is devoted to the study of general principles of EU law. The following general principles will be studied: equality, proportionality, legal certainty, effectiveness, transparency, access to justice and rights of defence.
Multiple facets of each general principle will be illustrated through examples taken in various areas of EU law. Examples will be drawn from internal market law, competition law, consumer law, environmental law and judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of this course, students will have a better command of legal English. They will be able to understand the English version of a European Court case or a European legislative instruments. They will be capable of explaining in English a point of law within the subject matter of this course.
Students will have gained a deeper understanding of general mechanisms which ensure the effectiveness of EU law. They will be able to identify those mechanisms in legislation which is new to them.
Students will capable of developing arguments based on general principles of European law in relation with a set of facts which is new to them. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic knowledge of EU institutional and substantive law. Ability to follow a lecture in English and to take part in discussions. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Students will have to prepare each class by reading the assigned materials and prepare for an oral discussion or other exercice as instructed.
English language coaching will be available. See LANG2837-1 for details. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| This course is taught face-to-face. Taking part in this course implies preparing for each class and taking an active part in discussions.
One class will be taught by Margaret Gray, Barrister in the UK (Brick Court) and in Ireland, who specialises in European law. She will share with students her experience before the European Court in Luxembourg. Students will be given the opportunity to work with her on preparing arguments based on general principles of European law. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| For the first part of the course, the recommended text is: Karen Davis, Understanding European Law, 4th ed., Routledge, 2010.
For the second part of the course, the recommended text is: Takis Tridimas, The General Principles of EC Law, 2nd ed., OUP, 2006.
A course pack containing cases and other mandatory readings will be available. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The examination is oral. Students will present for 10 minutes on a topic given in advance. In addition, students will have to answer precise questions (about legal rules studied during the course) and broader ones, which require comparing - or otherwise making a link between - different elements from the course. |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Anne-Lise Sibony (alsibony@ulg.ac.be) |
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