Course: Advanced EU Law 2

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Course title Advanced EU Law 2
Course code MEP/AEUL2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 8
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hamuľák Ondrej, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Petr Michal, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Stehlík Václav, doc. JUDr. LL.M., Ph.D.
  • Šišková Naděžda, doc. et doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Rules of the division of competences between the EU and member states, implementation and supervision of the exercise of competences 2) The role of individual institutions, inter-institutional ties and interactions 3) Law-making processes with detailed analysis of individual phases, including the implementation of the EU rules on national level 4) The role of an individual as a pillar of integration within the EU

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The course is focused on functional and operational questions of the EU constitutionalism. Emphasis is put on the issue of the competency delineation of the EU activities, demonstration of supranational and inter-governmental method in specific aspects of the functioning of the EU institutions, detailed analysis of the law-making processes with emphasis on the role and influence of individual institutional players, defining the position of an individual in the European law and relationship between an individual and the EU institutions, including issues of protection of fundamental rights in the EU space. 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 primary aim of the course is to deepen theoretical knowledge of rules, procedures and limits in the activities of the EU.
To deepen theoretical knowledge of rules, procedures and limits in the activities of the EU.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

80% attendance at lectures
Recommended literature
  • CRAIG, P., de BÚRCA, G., et al. (2011). The Evolution of EU Law, 2nd ed.,. Oxford.
  • DE VRIES, S., BERNITZ, U., et al. (2013). The Protection of Fundamental Rights in the EU After Lisbon.. Oxford.
  • DOUGLAS-SCOTT, S. (2017). Research Handbook on EU Law and Human Rights.. Edward Elgar.
  • GARBEN, S. (2017). The Division of Competences between the EU and the Member States: Reflections on the Past, the Present and the Future. Hart.
  • GERARDS, J. (2019). General Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights. Cambridge University Press, 2019, 266 p.
  • GRANAT, K. (2018). The Principle of Subsidiarity and its Enforcement in the EU Legal Order. Hart.
  • KIIVER, P. (2012). The Early Warning System for the Principle of Subsidiarity: Constitutional Theory and Empirical Reality.. Routledge.
  • MENDES, J. (2018). Allocating Authority: Who Should Do What in European and International Law?. Hart.
  • PERIŠIN, T. (2018). The Transformation or Reconstitution of Europe. Hart.
  • SCHOLTEN, M. (2017). Law Enforcement by EU Authorities: Implications for Political and Judicial Accountability.. Edward Elgar.
  • Torres Pérez. (2009). Conflict of Rights in the European Union. Oxford.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): International and European Law (2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer