24636 - Advanced European Union Law

Academic Year 2012/2013

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Law (cod. 0659)

Learning outcomes

The course requires a good knowledge of the general elements of EU Law

Course contents

The fundamental principles of the European Union and the progressive constitutionalization of the EU system.
Structural principles of the EUAims, values and objectives of the EU Fundamental freedoms and fundamental rights: a complex relationship
The status of EU citizenship
The course is based on the analysis of the ECJ case-law. Active participation is required to the students


Readings/Bibliography

MORVIDUCCI I DIRITTI DEI CITTADINI EUROPEI Giappichelli p.3-257 For students attendingthe course the exam will consist in drafting and presenting a case study

Teaching methods

The course will be taught via seminars and student participation will be encouraged through the analysis of case-law and materials.

The subject-matter of the exam coincides with that of the course. Continued presence during seminars is necessary been as recent materials will be examined. Active participation to the course also results in a privileged status in so far as thesis requests are concerned.

Assessment methods

Students will be examined constantly via in-class discussions and debates.
Active participation to the course will be taken into consideration when determining the exam programme, this will result in individual study paths being followed by each student.
For attending students the exam will consist in drafting and presenting a case-study
Further requirements:
In order to sustain the final exam it is necessary for students to have successfully completed the European Union law exam.

Teaching tools

The course aims to promote interaction with the students. Many judgements of the ECJ will be analyzed and discussed The course will host seminars of external speakers.Dates and topics of the seminars will be communicated

Recognition of exams held abroad for students involved on the Socrates-Erasmus project:
It is possible to recognise advanced/specialised programmes and exams completed in foreign universities, even on academic texts differing from those of the course, following prior authorisation by the Professor. Programmes of EUlaw with an institutional or introductory character will, however, not be recognised.

N.b.When request for recognition is made the programme, texts and the number of credits of the foreign course must be presented. Students from other italian universities or other faculties of the university of bologna are required to do the same.

Specific indications for incoming Erasmus-Socrates students:
Erasmus students wishing to take the final exam are required to follow lectures. The exam programme will be identical to that of italian students.

Links to further information

http://www.cirdce.unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Lucia Serena Rossi