Course: International and EU Law

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Course title International and EU Law
Course code KRM/MUP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Slobodník Martin, JUDr. Ph.D., LL.M.
  • Kubištová Adéla, Mgr.
  • Mika Petr, Mgr.
  • Nahodilová Tereza, Mgr.
Course content
Lectures: 1.-2. European integration process International organisation. The EU as a transnational organization. EU founding treaties. Changes in primary law. EU enlargement process. 3.-5. EU institutional law 7 EU institutions and other bodies. EU decision - making process. European Council. European Parliament. European Commission. Advice. European central bank. Court of Auditors. Court of Justice of the EU. Court of Justice. Tribunal. Civil Service Tribunal 6.-7. Sources of EU law and legislation, application and enforcement Primary legislation. Amendments to the founding treaties of the EU. Secondary legislation (regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations and opinions). International contracts. General principles. Formalities of EU acts. Non - legislative legal acts. 8. EU economic and monetary policy 9. Free movement of goods, free trade zones and customs union 10. Theoretical aspects of the selected topic as a basis for a case study. 11. Classification of international law. Public international law. Transnational law. Private international law. Relations between international, Union and national law. 12.- 13. International trade law National regulations. International contracts. Union standards. 14. International contract law Purchase contract in international trade. Seminars: The seminars copy the contents of the lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Preparation for classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 31 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to provide the students with basic orientation in the system of international law and European Union law, their functioning and interdependence. The course introduces the fundamentals of EU public, private and institutional law. International law is then focused mainly on the private law aspects and the law of international trade. All based on current economic issues and challenges.
Students understand the fundamentals of international and EU law and their connection with economic topics.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Test

Credit requirements: Attendance (max. 2 absences) and passing the test (15 correct answers from 20 questions) Examination requirements: The exam is oral. The correctness of the responses to the randomly selected topic is evaluated. The list of topics are available in MOODLE.
Recommended literature
  • Dokumenty v MOODLE.
  • EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
  • eur-lex.europa.eu.
  • Secondary legislation / Sekundární legislativa.
  • Treaty on European Union / Smlouva o Evropské unii.
  • Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union / Smlouva o fungování Evropské unie.
  • www stránky Evropské unie a jejich institucí.
  • Cottier, T. & Oesch, M. International Trade Regulation - Law and Policy in the WTO, the European Union and Switzerland. London/Bern: Cameron May/Stampfli Publishers, 2005.
  • Craig, P. & de Búrga, G. EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (5th ed.). Oxford University Press, 2011.
  • Hrubý, R. & Krásnická, M. Introduction to the EU law / Úvod do práva EU. Praha: Alfa Nakladatelství, 2012.
  • Kučera, Z., Pauknerová, M., & Růžička, K. Právo mezinárodního obchodu. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008.
  • Ondřej, J. Mezinárodní právo - veřejné, soukromé, obchodní. 5.rozšířené vydání. Aleš Čeněk, 2014.
  • Sorensen, K. E. WTO Law from an EU Perspective. Copenhagen, 2006.


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