Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in law (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits | |||
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté de Droit, de Sciences politique et de Criminologie) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course presents the essential characteristics of the European Union's judicial organisation and describes the organisation and composition of the various courts constituing the European Court of Justice.
It then briefly describes the various remedies which fall within the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union and examines in detail the procedural remedies with which the practitioner is most likely to be confronted: on the one hand, the action for annulment (as well as the plea of illegality and the appeal) and, on the other hand, the preliminary reference (in interpretation and assessment of validity).
Finally, the course considers the way in which judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union are received in national legal systems, emphasising the role of the national judge.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
In the continuation of 'Droit insitutionnel européen' and 'Droit matériel européen' given in bachelor, 'Contentieux européen' (Procedural EU Law) aims to give the student an overview of the judicial mechanisms provided for by the EU treaty and TFEU to ensure the application of Union law. At the end of the course, students must also be able to bring and process an action for annulment and a reference for a preliminary ruling before the Court of Justice. They must also be familiar with issues relating to the application of Union law by national courts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Successful completion of 'Droit institutionnel européen'
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is initially based on ex cathedra theoretical teaching. Nevertheless, teacher attaches great importance to illustrating the course using 'landmark' case-law - which has shaped European litigation - and more recent judgments that continue to evolve the subject. These judgments are, as far as possible and depending on the number of students, presented by the students and then developed by the teacher as part of a discussion involving the students.
Students also have the opportunity to spend a day at the European Court of Justice (subject to organisational constraints).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
The book Contentieux européen (M. WATHELET and J. WILDEMEERSCH, Larcier, 2e éd., 2014) can be used as a reference work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Exams are, in principle (subject to the number of students), oral examinations.
If the students have presented a judgment during classes, the presentation can, if necessary, be valued by the teacher and taken into account in the final mark.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
caroline.langevin@uliege.be
jwildemeersch@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Classes are given at the usual times by videoconference via Lifesize.
Assessment subjects
The subject is the one taught during classes (face-to-face and video-conferences).
It is therefore the subject covered in the detailed plan of the course (Power Point) with the exception of :
- the exception of illegality;
- the appeal.
Assessment methods
The exam is an oral exam via video-conferencing (with Lifesize).
The exam will be an "open-course" exam with no preparation time.
Students will be provided with a timetable by email in due course.
Contacts
caroline.langevin@uliege.be
jwildemeersch@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The subject is the one taught during classes (face-to-face and video-conferences).
It is therefore the subject covered in the detailed plan of the course (Power Point) with the exception of :
- the exception of illegality;
- the appeal.
Assessment methods
The exam is an oral exam via video-conferencing (with Lifesize).
The exam will be an "open-course" exam with no preparation time.
Students will be provided with a timetable by email in due course.
Contacts
caroline.langevin@uliege.be
jwildemeersch@uliege.be
Items online
Course outline (Power Point)
This is the full Power Point used for the "Contentieux européen" class (EU Procedural law).
Table of contents - case-law - procedural texts
This document contains the (short) table of contents of the course, the list of judgments discussed during the course AND, IN ADDITION, the relevant legal texts:
- The Treaties (relevant provisions)
- Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union
- Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice
- Rules of Procedure of the Tribunal.
Table of contents and case-law
This is the (short) table of contents of the course and the list of the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union that will be presented by the students and/or discussed during the course.