Course: External Relations Law of the EU

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Course title External Relations Law of the EU
Course code MEP/PVVEU
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Stejskal Petr, Mgr. LL.M., Ph.D.
  • Stehlík Václav, doc. JUDr. LL.M., Ph.D.
  • Hamuľák Ondrej, JUDr. Ph.D.
  • Zbíral Robert, doc. JUDr. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Bureš Pavel, JUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The tuition will focus both on structural and constitutional aspects of EU external relations law and also on the EU relationship to selected parts of the world. Consequently, students will have a chance to acquire an overall apprehension of the EU activities in the world. In this way the course will supplement other subjects focused on EU law and international relations. The tuition will deal with the following topics: structure of the EU external relations law, delimitation of EU competences vis-?-vis competences of Member States, tasks of EU and Member States in external relations, EU common commercial policy, EU-WTO relations, foreign, security and defence policy, EU relations to individual regions of the world, system of EU external relations agreements, EU neighbourhood policy, human rights in external relations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
Learning outcomes
The course will focus on legal aspects of external relations law of the European Union as concerns both its theoretical dimension, EU primary law, relation to the constitutional law of the Member States and also its practical application in various regions of the world.
Students in this course will acquire knowledge and competences necessary to grasp the EU external activities and also the application of EU external relations norms in the national/Czech legal order. The graduates of this course will increase their competences for jobs at central administration authorities, courts, advocacy and also international field.
Prerequisites
Enrolment into this subject is not conditioned by any other subject attendance.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Students will be required to participate in seminars in the extent set by the course leader and to present their seminar paper during the course.
Recommended literature
  • Eeckhout, P. (2005). External Relations of the European Union: Legal and Constitutional Foundations. Oxford University Press.
  • Koutrakos, P. (2006). EU International Relations Law. Hart Publishing, Oxford.
  • Svoboda, P. (2010). Právo vnějších vztahů Evropské unie. Praha, Linde.


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): European Studies Focusing on European Law (2017) Category: Social sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer