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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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LECTURES: 1. European Integration Process International organizations. EU as a supranational organization. EU founding Treaties. Changes to the primary law. EU enlargement process. 2. EU Institutional law I 7 EU institutions and other bodies. EU decision-making process. The European Council. The European Parliament. 3. EU Institutional law II. The European Commission. The Council. The European Central Bank. The Court of Auditors. 4. EU Institutional law III. The Court of Justice of the European Union. The Court of Justice. The General Court. The Civil Service Tribunal. Powers of the CJ. Enforcement of the EU law. 5. Sources of EU law, law-making Primary legislation. Revisions of the EU Treaties. Secondary legislation (regulations, directives, decisions, opinions and recommendations). International agreements. General principles. Formal requirements on the EU acts. Non-legislative acts. 6. Application of the EU Law in the Member States The direct applicability of the EU law. The direct effect of the EU law. The supremacy of the EU law. Rules of the application of the EU law. 7. EU substantive law. EU internal policies. Internal market. Division of the substantive law in terms of approval procedures. Overview of the EU internal policies. The internal market and its history. 8. Free movement of goods Definition of goods. Internal and external aspect of the customs union. Quantitative restrictions. Tax discrimination. State monopolies. State aid. 9. Free movement of persons Free movement and rights of EU citizens. Free movement of economically active persons and workers. Freedom of establishment of persons performing independent activities. 10. Area of freedom, security and justice History of Schengen Area. The movement of goods across the internal borders. The movement of persons inside and outside the EU borders. Asylum. Immigration and visa policy. Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. Judicial cooperation in civil matters. Bodies. 11. Free movement of services and capital Active and passive movement of services. The right of establishment x the right to provide services. Restrictions on the free movement of capital. 12. Competition. Consumer protection. Antitrust law. Agreements with competitors. The abuse of dominant market position. Concentration law. Merger control. Fundamental rights of consumers. 13. Economic and Monetary Policy History. Convergence criteria. Institutional arrangement. The aim of the Eurosystem. 14. EU External policies, Common Foreign and Security Policy External actions covered in the primary legislation. Other external actions. EU relations with international organizations and third countries. Legal instruments of the CFSP. Decision -making process. SEMINARS: Contents of seminars follow the lectures. Explanation of the EU Treaties and the secondary law in more detail. Examples. Discussion. Attendance is mandatory, students are allowed three excused absences.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this course is to give basic knowledge of European Union law, especially in the area of Community law. The students get to know basic concepts and principles of organizational structure of the European Community and the European Union, legal system and applications of Community law in English.
Students make sense of basic principles of the European Union - why and how the EU was established, how it constitutes and applies law and what is the role of Member States. Listeners understand the basics of the Internal Market, Economic and Monetary Union, Competition, Consumer protection and principles of EU enlargement.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Seminar work
Credit Requirements: Work on and presentation of semester work on one issue in English. Examination Requirements: Credit Requirements: Work on and presentation of semester work on one issue in English. Examination Requirements: Oral Exam
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Recommended literature
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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights..
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http://eur-lex.europa.eu/..
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Lisbon Treaty..
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Secondary legioslation..
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Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
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Web pages of the EU and its institutions..
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FORSTER, Nigel. Foster on EU Law. Oxford University Press, Second Edition, 2009..
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HRUBÝ, Rudolf a Martina KRÁSNICKÁ. Introduction to the EU law / Úvod do práva EU..
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KACZOROWSKA, Alina. European Union Law, Routledge, second edition, 2011..
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Other documents:. Treaty on European Union.
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WEATHERILL. Cases and materials on EU Law 8e. Update May 2008, The Lisbon Treaty..
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