LAW-20062 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

LAW-10039 (Legal Essentials)

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module introduces you to key institutions, methods and principles of European Union law. You will examine the institutions and processes which are particular to EU law and construct a new constitutional legal order. You will also look at administrative rules and procedures within the Union, i.e., the ways in which power is defined, exercised, controlled and distributed among European institutions and the Member States. You will explore the different forms of regional integration and consider if and to what extent the Union has developed into something more than a mere economic community. In this module you will also assess the importance of European Union law and critically evaluate the processes of European integration and disintegration (Brexit). You will also examine the significance of European Union citizenship and the Union's Internal Market.

To develop students knowledge and understanding of the key institutions, methods and principles of EU law.
To critically assess the importance of EU law as a site of engagement for individuals and groups interested in legal reform and to critically evaluate the processes of European integration and disintegration and form an independent opinion on the past, present and future of EU law.

Intended Learning Outcomes

acquire a detailed knowledge of the relevant and substantive legal principles underpinning EU law
: 1
acquire an advanced critical understanding of specific cases under consideration and their relevance to the development of related principles in EU law: 1
undertake independent legal research so as to able to analyse key issues in EU Law: 1

Study hours

12 x 2-hour lectures
6 x 1-hour tutorials
24 hours of tutorial preparation
48 hours of pre- and post-lecture reading
48 hours of revision and assessment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment