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Lecturer(s)
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Hamuľák Ondrej, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Petr Michal, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
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Stehlík Václav, doc. JUDr. LL.M., Ph.D.
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Šišková Naděžda, doc. et doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Defining the EU, doctrinal approaches to integration, views from various theoretical concepts and models 2) Legal, political, integral and external limits of the EU and European integration 3) Objectives and values of the EU, their definition, content and promotion 4) Legitimacy of the European union model of governance from the perspective of democratic principles, material constitutionalism (protection of fundamental rights), requirements of representative democracy and division of powers
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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The course is focused on conceptual and doctrinal questions of the European Union constitutionalism. Emphasis is put on legally-theoretical understanding of the EU and European integration, its limits, its value foundations and assertion of the EU's values in an integrated unit, as well as the questions of the legitimacy of the EU, exercise of its power and activities. Classes will have form of interactive lectures (analogy to the Oxford tutorials with small group of students) based on the structure: reading preparation - lecture - problem identification - discussion. The aim of the course is to advance theoretical knowledge and capability to identify and distinguish individual doctrinal approaches to constitutional and jurisprudential understanding of the EU.
To advance theoretical knowledge and capability to identify and distinguish individual doctrinal approaches to constitutional and jurisprudential understanding of the EU.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
80% attendance at lectures
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Recommended literature
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Arnull, Antohy et al. (2011). A Constitutional Order of States? Essays in EU Law in Honour of Alan Dashwood. Oxford.
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Avbelj, M., Komárek, J. (eds). (2012). Constitutional Pluralism in the European Union and Beyond. Oxford.
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Bache, I. et. al. (2017). Politics in the European Union. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
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CLOOTS, E. (2015). National Identity in EU Law. Oxford University Press.
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DE BÚRCA, G., WEILER, J., et al. (2012). The Worlds of European Constitutionalism. New York.
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DICKSON, J., ELEFTHERIADIS, P., et al. (2012). Philosophical Foundations of the European Union Law. Oxford.
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GRANAT, K. (2018). The Principle of Subsidiarity and its Enforcement in the EU Legal Order. Hart.
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MENDES, J. (2018). Allocating Authority: Who Should Do What in European and International Law?. Hart.
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PHELAN, D., R. (1997). Revolt or Revolution: At the Constitutional Boundaries of the European Community.. Round Hall.
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Schütze, R. (2009). From Dual to Cooperative Federalism. The Changing Structure of European Law. New York.
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STEIN, E. (2000). Thoughts from a Bridge. A Retrospective of Writings on New Europe and American Federalism.. Ann Arbor.
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VON BOGDANDY, A., BAST, J. (2010). Principles of European Constitutional Law.. Oxford.
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WALKER, N., SHAW, J., TIERNEY S. (eds.). (2011). Europe´s Constitutional Mosaic. Oxford.
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