EUROPEAN PUBLIC LAW

Academic year
2019/2020 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
EUROPEAN PUBLIC LAW
Course code
ET4005 (AF:304223 AR:167232)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Educational sector code
IUS/09
Period
3rd Term
Course year
1
Where
VENEZIA
Moodle
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The course covers European public law and is aimed at examining the basic organizational structure and ways of functioning of the two main European supranational organizations: the Union and the Council of Europe.
The course aims to provide the basic knowledge of European public Law. The course focuses on the main european institutions, their jurisdictions and their relationships.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to use in practice the knowledge acquired.
No specific pre-requirements are asked to students.
A) European Union: historical evolution

B) The European institutions, jurisdictions and main procedures:
a - Parliament, jurisdiction and main procedures
b - Council, jurisdiction and main procedures
c - the Commission, jurisdiction and main procedures
d - Court, jurisdiction and main procedures

C) Union law
a - Treaties
b - Regulations
c - Directives
d - Decisions
e - Other acts

D) European law and national system

E) Council of Europe and European Convention on Human Rights
- T.C. Hartley, The Foundations of European Union Law, oXford, Oxford University Press, latest edition

- Students must have on hand and have access to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which can be found in the online materials of this course or at the following address: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/collection/eu-law/treaties.html
Written and oral exam.
Written test with multiple choice questions for attending students.
Written test (multiple choice questions and open-ended questions) and oral test for non attending students
Lectures and seminars on judicial cases.
For each argument treated during the lectures, students will be called to analyse specific cases and will be expected to actively contribute to the discussions in class
Attending students will be asked to prepare a power point presentation on a specific issue.
English
written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development

Goal 16: peace, justice and strong institutions
Goal 17: partnerships for the goals
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 23/01/2020