2. Scienze Politiche e delle Relazioni Internazionali
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  4. Course Units

EUROPEAN UNION LAW AND INSTITUTIONS

Scienze Politiche e delle Relazioni Internazionali EUROPEAN UNION LAW AND INSTITUTIONS

1212100062
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
EQF6
POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
2019/2020

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
SECONDO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
640LESSONS
PIERO PENNETTA T Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS AT PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH LEGAL INSTRUMENTS TO UNDERSTAND BASIC FEATURES OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS AND ITS MAIN CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENTS, PARTICULARLY ITS INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE, ITS SOURCES OF LAW, ITS JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND THE EU CITIZENSHIP.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
AT THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO KNOW THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO EXPRESS AUTONOMOUSLY THEIR CRITICAL OPINIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC LEGAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO IT, BY USING A SUITABLE LEGAL LANGUAGE.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CONSULT NORMATIVE TEXTS (FOUNDING TREATIES AND ACTS OF SECONDARY LAW) AND JURISPRUDENCE (E.G. RULINGS OF THE ECJ)
Prerequisites
THIS COURSE PRESUMES A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN LEGAL PRINCIPES OF DOMESTIC LAW AND INTERNATIONAL LAW.
PREPARATORY COURSE: INSTITUTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
Contents
1) ORIGINS, EVOLUTION AND FEATURES OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS (4 HOURS);
2) PRINCIPLES, OBJECTIVES AND FEATURES OF THE EU AND ITS FOUNDING TREATIES (4 HOURS);
3) REGULATION OF COMPETENCES (4 HOURS);
4) EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP (2 HOURS);
5) INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (6 HOURS);
6) INTER-INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES (4 HOURS);
7) NORMATIVE SOURCES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (6 HOURS);
8) JURISDICTIONAL FUNCTION (6 HOURS);
9) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EU LAW SYSTEM AND THE DOMESTIC LAW SYSTEM (4 HOURS)
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONSISTS IN 40 HOURS OF LESSONS.
IT INCLUDES LECTURES AND POSSIBLE SEMINARS FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC CASE-STUDIES.
Verification of learning
THE EXAM CONSISTS IN AN ORAL DISCUSSION AIMED TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS AND FUNCTIONING OF THE EU REACHED BY THE STUDENT. THE FINAL JUDGMENT WILL BE BASED ON
VERIFICATION OF THE LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGE AND ARGUMENT OF THE SUBJECTS DEALT WITH.
Texts
UGO VILLANI, INSTITUZIONI DI DIRITTO DELL'UNIONE EUROPEA, CACUCCI, BARI, 2017, V ED.
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