Unit name | Constitutional and Substantive EU Law |
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Unit code | LAWDM0088 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Dunne |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit aims to give students an understanding of both constitutional and substantive EU Law. The unit examines the institutional structure of the EU, the available legislative instruments, the relationship between EU law and national law, and key aspects of substantive EU law including a discussion of market integration and the free movement of goods. It discusses the role and competences of the EU institutions, with a particular focus on the Court of Justice and its relationship with national courts.
A knowledge of the European Union legal system is an essential part of legal education in every Member State. For students of law in the United Kingdom, learning about the EU – its institutions and legal framework – is particularly important at this time, as the UK prepares to leave the European Union in March 2019 and students consider the likely shape of domestic law in the post-Brexit era.
MA students will already have encountered certain aspects of EU law in the first year Public Law course (principally the history, the institutions, the development of the EU legal order and the effect of membership of the EU on parliamentary sovereignty). This EU law course is taught on the basis that students are already familiar with the EU material which was covered in that unit.
This unit is therefore designed:
On completion of this unit a successful student will be able to:
In relation to the outcomes above, students will also be able to:
This unit is taught by way of 20-30 lectures, 10 two-hour seminars and 2 assessment preparation and feedback sessions. Lectures are delivered jointly to students on the related undergraduate unit.
Summative: a 2000 word essay (33%) and a 3 hour written examination (67%). Both assessments will assess all of the Intended Learning Outcomes for this unit in the context of topics selected by the examiners.
Formative: students should do one formative assessment (this will usually be 1 x 1500 word essay).
Students must use a statute book (or printed copies of the relevant Treaty materials and other relevant legislation).
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The textbook we recommend for this unit is:
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