EUROPEAN UNION LAW

This course is part of the curriculum in European Union Studies, master's degree programme in Comparative International Relations. It aims at providing a basic knowledge of European Union Law. The course contributes to the achievement of the multidisciplinary goals of the master's degree programme in Comparative International Relations, above all with regard to the legal area.

1. Knowledge and ability to understand the basics of European Union Law.
2. Knowledge and ability to solve the main problems of European Union Law.
3. Ability to understand a normative text and ability to develop an opinion on topics debated during the course.
4. Ability to write reports concerning cases seemingly discussed before the EU Court of Justice.
5. Ability to find and read the normative sources and case-law even through the main websites.

Students must fulfil the minimum credit requirements (ECTS) for the admission to the master's degree programme in Comparative International Relations. It means that students must possess at least 6 ECTS from the legal area (IUS). In particular, a basic knowledge of Constitutional and/or Public Law (IUS/08, IUS/09) and mainly of International Law (IUS/13) would be appropriate.

1. History of the European Integration.
2. Competences.
3. Institutions.
4. Legislative Procedures.
5. Sources (part 1).
6. Sources (part 2).
7. Fundamental Rights.
8. Italian Legal Order and the European Union Law.
9. Judicial Remedies.
10. Economic and Monetary Union.
11. Free Movement of Goods.
12. Free Movement of Services and Capitals.
13. Free Movement of Persons.
14. European Citizenship.
15. Migration Policies.

Mandatory Handbook: J. ZILLER, Advanced Introduction to European Union Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020.
During the classes the students will be provided with a list of further mandatory resources from R. SCHÜTZE, European Union Law. 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, 2018. Students may replace the mandatory handbook with the latter if they so wish.
Students have always to carefully consult the Treaty on European Union (TUE) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE), consolidated versions, that are available online.

Oral exam. The exam will be a (more or less) 20 minutes colloquium about three questions. The first question will be a general one; if the student is able to properly answer, then two more specific questions will follow, otherwise the exam will terminate after the first question.

Lectures, analysis of texts and reading of judgments. The whole programme will be delivered in class.
Students will be stimulated to debate.
Owing to the current pandemic emergency, the lectures will be delivered online.

English

Students can contact the teacher via e-mail (patricio.barbirotto@unive.it). Office hours will be held on Zoom, every Monday 14:00 to 15:00, and students shall make an appointment via e-mail. E-mail shall be written in a formal style, shall be very clear and shall not concern questions whose answers are easily found on the university websites and that therefore do not deserve any reply.
Students with disabilities may contact the Disability and Accessibility Offices (disabilita@unive.it) to benefit from specific services (i.e., alternate testing, readers, etc).

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