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General information about the course
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Teaching assistant:
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Karlis Lapsa
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Phone:
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+46 (0) 8
16 26 13
(Telephone hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 1 PM to 3 PM)
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Room:
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C 970
(Consultation hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 1 PM to 3 PM)
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Email:
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euconstlaw@juridicum.su.se
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Welcome
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Welcome to the course Constitutional Law of the European Union!
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Learning objective/Course Aim
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The underlying objective of this course is to enable the participants to acquire a deeper understanding of the constitutional, legal and institutional structures of the Union. In this exercise, the constitutional foundation of the EU will be presented from the Treaty of Rome down to the Lisbon Treaty. A variety of legal issues will be presented and critically discussed in this course. The legal order of the EU, the nature of the EU law and the decision making procedure will be covered. A critical and detailed examination of the various EU institutions such as the European Parliament, Council, Commission, Court of Justice, European System of Central Banks, European Investment Bank and European Ombudsman by reference to their independence, composition, powers and functions will also be covered at length. The role and the functions of different consultative and advisory bodies such as the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions will be examined. There will also be detailed and critical examination of the constitutional structure of the economic and monetary union, foreign and security policy, justice and home affairs. The Charter of Fundamental Rights and its place in the EU’s constitutional framework will be examined. Language: All lectures and seminars will be conducted in English.
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Pre-requirements
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Students who wish to enroll in this course are required to possess a minimum of 150 higher education points of compulsory courses within the law programme and preferably have some basic knowledge in European Union Law (EU Law). Students who cannot satisfy the latter requirement may be granted an exemption provided they are willing to read a text book or articles prescribed by the course director. Undergraduate exchange students who meet the above criteria are also eligible to apply for enrolment.
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Course description
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Attendance by 80% on all lectures and on the Introduction on August 29th is compulsory. Each student must also write a memo during the course and oppose on another student's memo.
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Examination
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The course will conclude with a written examination. The students are required to answer the questions in English and they are given the option to select four out of six questions. No student will be penalized on grounds of grammatical inadequacies. They are allowed to use the compilation of articles, legal materials as well as the prescribed books for the relevant course. The students are free to use your own notes taken during the lectures. They are requested not to take the seminar assignments to the examination hall.
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