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Module Title	European Union Law
Module Code	LG318
School	School of Law & Government
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Level	4	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None

Module Aims

The module aims to acquaint students with the objectives and functions of the EU, with its historical and future developments, and teach students about the manner in which the objective of the EU are pursued. Students will also learn about the nature of rights conferred by the Treaties of the European Union. The module explores the tension between the various economic, political, social and cultural facets of EU law.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module students will be able to:

Appreciate the history and development of European integration, and the constitutional basis of the EU, the function of each EU institutional body and the law making process.
Critically analyse the impact of EU law on national legal systems and how the systems of EU and national law interact.
Appreciate the social, economic and political perspectives that underlie developments in EU law.
Describe and assess the main principles of EU law relating to the fundamental free movement provisions.

Indicative Time Allowances
	Hours
Lectures	24
Tutorials	0
Laboratories	0
Seminars	0
Independent Learning Time	51

Total	75
Placements
Assignments

NOTE

Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

Indicative Syllabus

Part I Constitutional and Institutional Law

European Integration-Constitutionalism, Sovereignty and Federalism.
Sources and Nature of European Union Law - EU Legislation & the Supremacy of EU Law.
EU Institutions.
Law Making in the EU - Competence, Subsidiarity and Proportionality.
General Principles of EU Law - Fundamental Rights.
Sovereignty and Federalism - The Effect of EU Law.
Judicial Relations in the EU - Article 234.

Part II Administrative Law