LAWPUBL 438 European Public Law

Credit Points: 15 points
Offered: Summer School
Contact Hours: Lectures — M, T, W, Th 2–4 pm (9 Jan – 9 Feb)
Coordinator: Professor Janet McLean
Prerequisites: LAW 201, 211, 231, 241
Restriction: LAW 498

Course Description:

An introduction to the unique organisational structure of the European Union, its constitution, lawmaking and accountability mechanisms, its relationship with member states and its fundamental principles. The course will consider its nature (intergovernmental, supranational, a system of multi-level governance), its democratic legitimacy, and the mechanisms by which it governs.

Content Outline:

Topics will include:
• the fundamental structure of the EU
• how EU law is made and by whom
• the role of the European Courts, and the relationship between EU and national law
• selected areas of EU substantive law, such as the free movement of persons and goods.

Assessment:

Examination (2-hr open book)

Prescribed Text/s:

P Craig and G De Burca, EU Law Text Cases and Materials (OUP 2011) or
N Foster, Foster on EU Law (OUP 2009) or
D Chalmers, European Union Law (Cambridge University Press, 2010)
Note: The 2007 Lisbon Treaty entered into force on 1 December 2009 and texts published before then will not represent the current law.