EUROPEAN UNION LAW – INSTITUTIONS AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Course Code
- LS 2011
- Credit Points
- 10
- Course Coordinator
- Ms C Lyons
Pre-requisites
LS 1011 for LLB*.
Notes
*There is no course pre-requisite for MA students on the MA (Legal Studies) Degree or the MA in European Studies Degree.
Overview
History, origins and development of the European Community/Union, examination of the treaties which form the framework of the EC/EU, the political institutions of the EC, sources of law and law making processes, fundamental principles and relationship between national law and EC law and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.
Structure
2 one-hour lectures per week and a programme of fortnightly tutorials.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (75%) and essay (25%).
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (75%) and essay (25% carried forward).