About this Course
Postgraduate Laws programme:
Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate
Course outline
| Constitutional and institutional law of the European Union |
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| Section A: The European Union institutional outline |
| · The EC/EU distinction |
| · Institutions: Council, Parliament, Commission, Court (ECJ and CFI) |
| · The ‘Democratic Deficit’ debate |
| · Subsidiarity |
| · The European Constitution and its ratification |
| Section B: Sources of European Union law |
| · Treaties |
| · Secondary legislation: Regulations, Directives |
| · Law-making procedures |
| · Direct effect |
| · Supremacy |
| · Agreements with third countries |
| Section C: Remedies and procedures in European Union law |
| · Enforcement proceedings by the Commission |
| · Preliminary references |
| · Direct actions before the ECJ |
| · Actions for failure to act |
| · Member State liability for failure to comply with European Union law |
| Section D: General principles of European Union law |
| · Human rights |
| · Citizenship |
| · Rule of law |
| · Discrimination |
| · Proportionality |
| Sequence: The sections can be attempted in any order. |
| Textbooks: Trevor C. Hartley, The Foundations of European Community Law 7th ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), ISBN: 9780199566754 |
| Nigel Foster, Blackstone’s EU Treaties and legislation 2010–2011 21st ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010) ISBN 9780199582396 |