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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Lectures: 1 - European integration and the creation of the European Community; 2 - organizational structure of the European Community and the European Union I.; 3 - the organizational structure of the European Community and the European Unio II.; 4 - the legal system - sources of law and rule-making; 5 - the application of Community law; 6 - the basics of Community, Internal Market I.; 7 - the basics of Community, Internal Market II.; 8 - Competition; 9 - Economic and Monetary Union; 10 - Consumer protection; 11 - Maastricht Treaty; 12 - Common Foreig and Security Policy of the EU (former second pillar of the EU), Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (former third pillar of the EU); 13 - further development of the EU: Treaty of Amsterdam, Treaty of Nice, Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, Treaty of Lisbon. Seminars: 1 -establishing treaties of the European Economic Community; 2 - regulations, directives and decisions; 3 - proceedings before European courts; 4 - free movement of goods; 5- free movement of persons and service; 6 - cartels and the abuse of a dominating position; 7 - presentations of seminary works.
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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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Portál www.curia.eu.
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Portál www.eurlex.eu.
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Portál www.euroskop.cz.
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Smlouvy zakládající Evropské společenství a smlouvy je měnící a doplňující.
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Hrubý, R.:. Interní učební texty v češtině: Úvod k právu Evropského společenství pro studenty ZF JU v Českých Budějovicích a jejich anglický ekvivalent: An Introduction To European Community Law for students of the Agricultural Faculty of the South Bohemian University in České Budějovice (1998)..
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Chromá, M., Coats, T.:. Introduction to Legal English (Úvod do právnické angličtiny), díl I, II, Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Karolinum, Praha 2000..
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Janouškovcová, H.:. English for the European Union. Skripta, ČZU PEF Praha, ve vydavatelství CREDIT Praha, 2000..
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Tichý, L., Král, R., Zemánek, J., Svoboda, P.:. Čtyřjazyčný slovník práva Evropských společenství. Linde, Praha 1997..
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