Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024 No Banner module data is available
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Description The purpose of this module is to instruct students on the law and politics of the withdrawal from the European Union (EU), using the historical example of Brexit – the United Kingdom (UK) departure from the EU – as a case study to enhance the understanding of European law & policy. By combining legal and political analysis, and by drawing on the extensive intellectual resources of the Brexit Institute (Ireland’s only and Europe’s first academic centre created to analyze Brexit), the module provides students with cutting-edge instruments to understand one of the most defining events of our times. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Understand the process of withdrawal from the EU, their stages and their features 2. Identify the legal and political mechanisms that shape withdrawal 3. Evaluate the constitutional and political consequences of withdrawal 4. Gain an advanced understanding of Brexit as a watershed historical process 5. Assess the key challenges resulting from Brexit, for Ireland, the UK, the EU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Introduction: The Law & Politics of BrexitWithdrawal and EU Law Features of Exiting from the EUHistorical Background on UK / EU RelationshipsBrexit Referendum and UK Politics Features of Exiting from the EUWithdrawal NegotiationsWithdrawal AgreementNorthern Ireland ProtocolFuture Relationship NegotiationsFuture Relationship AgreementsConclusion: Brexit and the Future of Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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