LAW-30126 - 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 the 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 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. You will 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

demonstrate intellectual independence, including the ability to ask and answer cogent questions about European Union law and legal systems, identify gaps in their own knowledge and acquire new knowledge, and engage in critical analysis and evaluation: 1
acquire awareness of principles and values of law and justice, and of ethics relevant to European Union Law: 1
acquire knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts, values, principles and rules of
European Union Law within an institutional, social, national and global context: 1
recognise ambiguity and deal with uncertainty in law: 1
produce a synthesis of relevant doctrinal and policy issues and present a reasoned choice between alternative solutions with critical judgement of the merits of particular arguments: 1

Study hours

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

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment