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Syllabus 2020-21 - 11212018 - European Union Law and Institutions (Instituciones y derecho de la Unión Europea)
- Level 1: Tutorial support sessions, materials and exams in this language
- Level 2: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams and seminars in this language
- Level 3: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams, seminars and regular lectures in this language
DEGREE: | Grado en Derecho |
FACULTY: | FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES |
ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2020-21 |
COURSE: | European Union Law and Institutions |
NAME: European Union Law and Institutions | |||||
CODE: 11212018 | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2020-21 | ||||
LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 2 | ||||
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 | YEAR: 3 | SEMESTER: PC |
NAME: CRUZ ÁNGELES, JONATAN | ||
DEPARTMENT: U140 - DERECHO PÚBLICO Y COMÚN EUROPEO | ||
FIELD OF STUDY: 160 - DCHO. INTERNACIONAL PÚBLICO Y REL. INTERNACIONALES | ||
OFFICE NO.: D3 - 225 | E-MAIL: jangeles@ujaen.es | P: 953212060 |
WEBSITE: https://www.ujaen.es/departamentos/derecl/contactos/cruz-angeles-jonatan | ||
ORCID: - | ||
LANGUAGE: - | LEVEL: 2 |
LESSON 1. THE EUROPEAN UNION
- -Historical evolution: from the ECSC to the Lisbon Treaty.
- -Definition, nature and general characteristics.
- -Values and objectives.
- -Fundamental principles.
- -Enhanced cooperation.
- -Accession and withdrawal from the European Union.
LESSON 2. THE SYSTEM OF COMPETENCES
1.- The principle of conferral
2.- Competency categories:
2.1.- Exclusive competences.
2.2.- Shared competences.
2.3.- Supplementary competences.
2.4.- Evolutionary or implied competences.
3.- Principles relating to the exercise of competences.
LESSON 3. THE INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM (I)
1.- Introduction.
2.- The European Council.
3.- The European Commission.
4.- The Council of the European Union.
LESSON 4. THE INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM (II)
1.- The European Parliament.
- The Court of Justice of the European Union:
2.1.- The Court of Justice.
2.2.- The General Court.
2.3.- Specialized Courts.
3.- The Court of Auditors.
4.- The European Central Bank.
LESSON 5. THE BODIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
1.- The advisory bodies.
1.1.- The European Economic and Social Committee.
1.2.- The Committee of the Regions.
1.3.- The European Investment Bank.
2.- The European Ombudsman.
3.- European Agencies.
LESSON 6. DECISION-MAKING PROCEDURES
- Introduction.
- The ordinary legislative procedure.
- Special legislative procedures.
LESSON 7. THE SOURCES OF EUROPEAN UNION LAW (I)
- Introduction.
- General characteristics of European Union law.
- Primary legislation of the European Union.
- General principles of EU law and the custom.
LESSON 8. THE SOURCES OF EUROPEAN UNION LAW (II)
1.- Secondary legislation of the European Union Law:
1.1.- Mandatory typical acts: Regulation, directive and decisión.
1.2.- Typical non-compulsory acts: recommendation and opinion.
1.3.- Atypical acts.
2.- Instrumentation of international codes and standards
LESSON 9. THE EUROPEAN UNION LEGISLATION AND THE LEGAL SYSTEMS OF THE MEMBER STATES
1.- Introduction.
2.- The principle of direct effectiveness of European Union law.
3.- The principle of primacy of European Union law.
4.- The principle of State liability.
LESSON 10. THE EUROPEAN UNION'S JURISDICTIONAL SYSTEM
1.- The judicial model of the EU
2.- Actions for failure to fulfil obligations: infringement procedure
3.- Reviewing the legality of European Union legislation:
3.1.- Actions for annulment.
3.2.- Actions for failure to act.
3.3.- The exception of illegality.
4.- Preliminary rulings.
LESSON 11. INTERNAL EUROPEAN UNION POLICIES AND ACTIONS
1.- Introduction to internal and external EU policies and actions.
2.- Human rights and fundamental freedoms. European Citizenship.
3.- Internal Market.
4.- Space of Freedom, Security and Justice.
5.- Other policies.
LESSON 12. EUROPEAN UNION EXTERNAL ACTION
1.- The legal personality of the EU.
2.- The external relations of the European Union.
3.- The Common Foreign and Security Policy.
This course requires:
1) THEORY (4.5 ECTS): 45 hours of work in the lecture-room, combined with 67.5 hours of autonomous work.
2) PRACTICE (1.5 ECTS): 15 hours of practical lessons (case studies, discussions and seminars), combined with 22.5 hours of autonomous work.
Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support
Ordinary call
Assessment |
In-person/Online Format (synchronously or asynchronously) |
Description |
Percentage |
Attendance and/or active participation in activities |
On-site/ Online /mixed modality |
Attendance monitoring and active participation evaluation by the lecturer
|
10% |
Knowledge of the theoretical concepts |
On-site/ Online /mixed modality |
Final face-to-face or virtual (online) exam held on the date of the official call. |
60% |
Performing projects, cases or exercises |
On-site/ Online /mixed modality |
Delivery of practical exercises determined by the lecturer |
30% |
Extraordinary call
Assessment |
In-person/Online Format (synchronously or asynchronously) |
Description |
Percentage |
Asistencia y/o participación en actividades presenciales y/o virtuales |
On-site/ Online /mixed modality |
Attendance monitoring and active participation evaluation by the lecturer |
10% |
Conceptos teóricos de la materia |
On-site/ Online /mixed modality |
Final face-to-face or virtual (online) exam held on the date of the official call. |
60% |
Realización de trabajos, casos o ejercicios |
On-site/ Online /mixed modality |
Delivery of practical exercises determined by the lecturer |
30% |
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EU Law. Edition: 12. Author: Lorna Woods, Philippa Watson. Publisher: Oxford University Press.
- Notes: Pudiera haber una edición posterior
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EU Law: Text, Cases and Materials. Edition: 6. Author: Paul Craig and Gráinne de Búrca. Publisher: Oxford University Press.
- Notes: Pudiera haber una edición posterior
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EU Law Concentrate. Edition: 6. Author: Matthew Homewood. Publisher: Oxford University Press.
- Notes: Pudiera haber una edición posterior
Training activities |
( On-line/on-site)* Format |
Description of teaching methodology |
Theoretical lessons (6 ECTS) |
In-person classes 33-50% (depending on seating capacity of classrooms) |
Developing master classes, discussion with students and resolution of doubts in class, in subgroups or small groups in alphabetical order (according to the limitation of the classroom) that will rotate on a weekly basis, and performing theoretical training activities (asynchronous modality) through Virtual Teaching with the rest of the group. |
Practical lessons (3 ECTS) |
In-person classes 33-50% (depending on seating capacity of classrooms) |
Practical classes conducted in the classroom in subgroups or small groups in alphabetical order (according to the limitation of the classroom) that will rotate on a weekly basis, and performing practical training activities (asynchronous modality) through Virtual Teaching with the rest of the group. |
Tutorials |
In-person + Online |
Some tutoring sessions will be conducted in person and others will be conducted online (synchronously or asynchronously) |
Training activities |
( On-line/on-site)* Format |
Description of teaching methodology |
Theoretical lessons (6 ECTS) |
On Line Distance Teaching |
weekly hours of virtual (online) master classes conducted synchronously through videoconferencing, and theoretical training activities (asynchronous modality) through the Virtual Teaching platform |
Practical lessons (3 ECTS) |
On Line Distance Teaching |
Training activities (asynchronous modality) through the Virtual Teaching platform |
Tutorials |
On Line |
All tutoring sessions will be conducted online (synchronously and asynchronously) |
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