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Introduction to EU Law

Objectives



Introductory course aimed at students who did not complete the discipline of European Union constitutional law during the 1st cycle, which focuses on the main dimensions of European Union constitutional law, based on the analysis of the Treaties that govern the European Union and constitutional jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union.


At the end of the course, students will be able to:



 



i) understand the origin and nature of the European Union and its law;



ii) distinguish the institutions of the European Union and the sources of its law;



iii) understand the system of government and the judicial system of the European Union, as well as the relationship between EU law and national law;



iv) critically analyze decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union.


General characterization

Code

33267

Credits

2

Responsible teacher

Graça Canto Moniz

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 0

Teaching language

Available soon

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

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Teaching method



The syllabus is exposed by the lecturer through the discussion of doctrinal and jurisprudential texts. The sessions follow the Socratic model, in which the student is encouraged to actively intervene.

Evaluation method



Final written exam or drafting of a casenote to a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Subject matter

Module I – The origin and nature of the European Union



Class 1 – The origin of the European Union

Class 2 – The nature of the European Union



Module II – The identity of the European Union



Class 3 - Values, principles and fundamental rights

Class 4 – European citizenship

 



Module III – The political organization of the European Union



Class 5 - Vertical distribution of powers

Class 6 - Horizontal distribution of powers



Module IV – The legal order of the European Union



Class 7 – The relationship between the legal order of the Union and the legal orders of the Member States.

Class 8 - The decentralized execution and application of European Union law.