EUROPEAN UNION LAW

The course aims at providing basic knowledge of the development of the European Union (EU), from the origins to the current structure after the entry into force of the treaty of Lisbon. Special attention will be paid to the nature of the European Union law, as made by two different kind of rules: rules governing the functioning of the institutions of the European Union and rules concerning the operation of the Single Common Market as well as those matters where the EU has competence. In that respect, the course will deal with basic notions of EU law, its historic/political/legal evolution, institutions, sources of law, judicial protection. A class will be dedicated to the concept of EU citizenship and on the protection of fundamental human rights in the EU. A part of the course will be devoted to the external action of the EU, with specific regard to the Common Foreign and Security Policy and to the Common Commercial Policy.
Case-law of the European Court of Justice and the analysis of challenging issues, such as Brexit, gender equality and EU, and EU environmental policy will be object of further discussion in class.

Knowledge and understanding: know the structure and the mechanisms of EU law
Applying knowledge and understanding: analysis of a judgment and of EU legal instruments.
Making judgements: analysis of the evolution of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice in order to understand the development and the interpretation of EU law.
Communication skills: discussion of current topics and news, linking them to the main programme of the course, presentation of the results of short analysis and research.

Istituzioni di diritto pubblico, Istituzioni di diritto privato highly recommended.

Introduction. The EU Law: primary and secondary sources. The structure of the EU and the Lisbon Treaty. Composition, functions and interrelation of the main institutions involved in the law-making. The external relations. The relationship between the EU legal order and the legal orders of Member States. Incorporation of EU law into the italian legal system. European citizenship. Evolution of the protection of fundamental rights in the EU.
The judicial protection in the EU law. Annulment procedure, infringement procedure, preliminary ruling.
External action of the EU: common commercial policy and common foreign and security policy.
Gender equality: gender equality report of the European Commission.
Brexit and its effects on the rights of European citizens.

R. SCHUTZE, European Union Law, Cambrigde, Paperback, 2015.

T. HARTLEY, The Foundations of European Union Law, 7 ed., Oxford, OUP, 2011.

It is necessary to study EU law along with the text of its treaties: Treaty on EU, Treaty on the functioning of the EU, plus the Charter of fundamental rights of the EU. The texts can be downloaded.

Student shall consult the EU website in order to find acts, judicial decisions and further material: http://europa.eu/index_en.htm .

The assessment is structured as follows: written exam to assess knowledge and understanding of the evolution of the integration process, and the mechanisms of EU law. 10 questions, mutliple choice. The student will be asked to answer to 4 open questions. One of the questions will be on the ECJ jurisprudence in order to assess the capacity of the student to understand the impact of the judgments in the development of EU law. With regard to communication skills, open questions will assess the student's capacity to support an argument. Sample questions are available on moodle.

For those attending the course: 50 % of the exam is a presentation in class on a topic at students' choice, among the ones proposed by the teacher, in order to assess practical knowledges, autonomy in the judgment, and communication skills.
50 per cent remaining: written exam.

Lectures, combined with workshops on the case law of the European Court of Justice.

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Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and support services for students with disabilities and students with specific learning impairments

Ca' Foscari abides by Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) regarding support services and accommodation available to students with disabilities. This includes students with mobility, visual, hearing and other disabilities (Law 17/1999), and specific learning impairments (Law 170/2010). If you have a disability or impairment that requires accommodations (i.e., alternate testing, readers, note takers or interpreters) please contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices in Student Services: disabilita@unive.it.

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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