Duration
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences : 25h Th
Area of freedom, security and justice : 15h Th
Enjeux agricoles et environnementaux : 5h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences : Quentin Michel
Area of freedom, security and justice : Geoffrey Grandjean
Enjeux agricoles et environnementaux : Maxime Habran
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
This course will not be organised in 2017-2018.
Area of freedom, security and justice
This course follows the same philosophy as the Analysis of European Policies course, allowing students to understand the gradual creation of an area of freedom, security and justice in Europe and to better identify the ins and outs of this area.
Encompassing the principles developed in the Analysis of European Policies course - in particular, the principles of the division of powers -, this course aims to examine the development of the gradual "communitisation" of the powers associated with the area of freedom, security and justice (especially since the Amsterdam Treaty). This analysis invites students to identify the processes explaining the transition from intergovernmental management to community management of matters related to this area (TREVI group, Schengen agreements, "Justice and Home Affairs" pillar, etc.) and their integration into the Lisbon Treaty under a specific title (Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union).
Enjeux agricoles et environnementaux
Cornerstone of the European construction, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is originally set up to ensure food self-sufficiency of the European Community. The objective, quickly achieved, leaves in its wake considerable stocks and surpluses as well as large community expenditures. The system of agricultural production based on a productionist model quickly shows its limits, obliging the Member States to a reorientation of the CAP.
This policy will be amended and reformed many times. The recognition of environmental protection as a cross-cutting policy forces Member States to adapt it. From a production-driven policy, it becomes mindful of environmental concerns, integrating them into each of the reforms, even going so far as to link granting payments to the respect of essentially environmental rules.
This course aims to go through the various stages of the construction of the CAP in parallel with the transversal nature of the environmental policy. The purpose is to highlight the key concepts to understand and analyze the interaction between two European policies.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
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Area of freedom, security and justice
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Understand the gradual communitisation of the powers linked to the area of freedom, security and justice;
- Identify the particularities of the legal standards governing the area of freedom, security and justice (cohabitation of standards of a supranational and intergovernmental nature);
- Understand the European standards governing the area of freedom, security and justice;
- Understand the rulings of the European Court of Justice in relation to the area of freedom, security and justice;
- Based on the case law, apply the European standards governing the area of freedom, security and justice to concrete examples.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
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Area of freedom, security and justice
Knowledge of the European Union's institutional law and European governance. Students must also attend the Analysis of European Policies course.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
No.
Area of freedom, security and justice
Learning activities and teaching methods are as follows:
- Lectures;
- Reading and presentations of european legislation and European court of justice decisions by the students (see the Casebook).
Enjeux agricoles et environnementaux
The course will consist of ex cathedra lessons. Course notes will be available after each lesson on My ULg. At the end of the course, the student will be able to mobilize the theoretical tools developed to understand and analyze the issues of these two major policies.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
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Area of freedom, security and justice
Face to face. Students must read a series of documents (European legislation and case law, see Espace de liberté, sécurité et justice. Les grandes décisions) before every class and actively participate in their analysis during class.
Enjeux agricoles et environnementaux
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
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Area of freedom, security and justice
Compulsory readings :
Grandjean Geoffrey, L'espace de liberté, sécurité et justice. Les grandes décisions. 2e édition revue et augmentée. Tome I, Liège, Presses universitaires de Liège, 2018, 677 p, available on the following webpage: http://hdl.handle.net/2268/226532.
Grandjean Geoffrey, L'espace de liberté, sécurité et justice. Les grandes décisions. 2e édition revue et augmentée. Tome II, Liège, Presses universitaires de Liège, 2018, 763 p, available on the following webpage: http://hdl.handle.net/2268/226532.
Enjeux agricoles et environnementaux
Habran Maxime, Politique agricole commune. Analyse transversale de la conditionnalité environnementale. Bruylant, 2015
Assessment methods and criteria
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
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Area of freedom, security and justice
First session: there are two parts to the assessment for this course.
Firstly, continuous assessment. The students are assessed on their active participation in class, relating to the texts they are required to read and presentations of important decisions (see Espace de liberté, sécurité et justice. Les grandes décisions). The following criteria are applied to the assessment: 1) understanding the decisions and 2) applying the decisions to concrete cases.
Secondly, an oral exam. During this exam, students are asked to apply decisions relating to the area of freedom, security and justice to a concrete case. There is no time to prepare for the question. The following criteria are applied to the assessment: 1) knowledge and understanding of the decisions relating to the area of freedom, security and justice and 2) applying these decisions to a concrete case. For the oral exam, students can refer to the compulsory texts and their personal notes.
Second session: the assessment only consists of an oral exam, according to the abovementioned conditions.
Enjeux agricoles et environnementaux
There will be an oral exam based in part on theoretical knowledge acquired during the course.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
The course is held every even year (2016-2017,2018-2019,...).
Area of freedom, security and justice
This course is only offered on even years (2018-2019, 2020-2021, ...).
Contacts
General principles, exclusives, shared and support competences
Pr. Quentin MICHEL Etudes européennes / European Studies Phone : +32.4.366.30.64 Fax : +32.4.366.45.57 Email : qmichel@ulg.ac.be http://www.depscpo.ulg.ac.be/ http://www.depscpo.ulg.ac.be/recherches/SERVICE_QM.html
Area of freedom, security and justice
Pr. Dr Geoffrey Grandjean
Chargé de cours
Faculté de Droit, de Science politique et de Criminologie
Place des orateurs, 3
4000 Liège
Boîte 11
Bureau 2.17
Tel. : +32 (0)4/366.96.60
Courriel : Geoffrey.Grandjean@uliege.be
Enjeux agricoles et environnementaux
Dr Maxime HABRAN
Faculté de Droit, de Science politique et de Criminologie
Université de Liège
Quartier Agora - Place des orateurs, 3
4000 Liège
Boîte 30
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
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Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
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