Introduction to european union law 406 (6 points)
(LAW)
Leader:
Offered:
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: Upon completion of this subject students should (1) have an appreciation of the forces behind the desire to create a single market and, ore broadly, a closer European Union; (2) be able to distinguish between the different methods of achieving a closer European Union, viz, the supra-nationalism of the main EU institutions as opposed to the inter-governmental nature of the European Council and the method of legislating according to the principle of 'subsidiarity'; (3) understand the functioning of the main EU institutions in a supra-national legal system which does not embody a separation of powers doctrine (exemplified by the co-decision legislative procedure and the Parliament's power over the composition of the Commission); (4) be able to appreciate the central role of the European Court of Justice in the reinforcement of a supra-national organisation and in the harmonisation of the laws of the member states; (5) be able to advise on the ways in which the laws and decisions of EU institutions may be challenged and the remedies available to both state and private parties; (6) have a bread understanding of the operation of the single European market and of the four freedoms.
Assessment: Open book examination (3.5 hours): 100% OR optional written assignment (4,000 words): 50% and an open book examination (2 hours): 50%
Prerequisites: LAW1100 Legal Process
Corequisites: LAW3200 or LAW 3201 Constitutional Law
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